2015 Stevenage Borough Council election

2015 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2015 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The by-thirds 2015 Stevenage Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect one third (thirteen) of the members (councillors) of the council, one for each ward, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election.^[3] The up for election were last contested in 2011. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

Results

In the previous result the changes were that Labour party candidates gained two Conservative-held seats and a Liberal Democrat took a Labour councillor-held seat.^[4] As shown in the 2012 table this meant the total of councillors stood as 31, 4 and 4 for these party groups, the governing group being that of Labour councillors. This election saw three seats in that group convert to the now largest formal opposition group of councillors, local Conservatives.

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2015^[5]
Party		Seats				Popular vote
Party		Won	Not up	Total	±	Votes	%
	Labour	8	22	30	−3	15815	39
	Conservative	4	2	6	+3	14923	36
	Liberal Democrats	1	2	3	0	3082	8
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	566	1
	Green	0	0	0	0	2225	5
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	4297	11
Total		13	26	39	–	40908	–
Turnout							71.4

Ward by ward

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sharon Hearn	1,496	46.3
	Labour Co-op	Jacqueline Ann Hollywell	1,267	39.2
	Green	James Brett Howarth	188	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	161	5.0
	TUSC	Amanda Gloria Dilley	117	3.6
Majority			229	7.1
Turnout			3,229	62.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Elizabeth Harrington	1,530	49.3
	Conservative	Ashik Miah	687	22.1
	UKIP	Dale Long	605	19.3
	Green	Victoria Louise Snelling	136	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Steiner	117	3.8
	TUSC	Steven William Glennon	31	1.0
Majority			843	27.2
Turnout			3,106	58.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Howard John Burrell	1,307
	Conservative	Matthew Paul Wyatt	1,186
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew David Anderson	427
	Green	Laura Kate Hamilton	215
	TUSC	Roger Alexander Charles	100
Majority			121
Turnout				61.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	1,283
	Labour	Monika Cherney-Craw	1,046
	UKIP	Mark Williams	549
	Green	Martin Malocco	179
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	21
Majority			237
Turnout				66.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Parker	1,413
	Conservative	Matthew Clarke	996
	Labour	Ryan McQueen	722
	UKIP	Peter Yarnold-Forrester	455
	Green	Marcus Blackburn	101
Majority			417
Turnout				71.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Mead	1,246
	Conservative	Michael Hearn	1,239
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Washer	188
	Green	Steve Welch	179
	TUSC	Mark Gentleman	88
Majority			7
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Fraser	1,719
	Labour Co-op	Hugh Tessier	1,468
	UKIP	Marilyn Yarnold-Forrester	518
	Green	Elizabeth Sturges	242
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Snell	183
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	32
Majority			251
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Jeannette Thomas	1,268
	Conservative	Michelle Frith	973
	UKIP	Patricia Jones	548
	Green	Vicky Lovelace	194
	TUSC	Rhian Clare	31
Majority			295
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	John Gardner	1,152
	Conservative	Adam Mitchell	1,104
	UKIP	Vicky Gabriel	614
	Green	Graham White	154
	Liberal Democrats	Debra Brown	123
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	18
Majority			48
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	John Raynor	1,373
	Conservative	Alexander Farquharson	960
	UKIP	Jessica Worden	554
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	182
	Green	Darren Stocker	141
	TUSC	Amber Gentleman	29
Majority			413
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

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Shephall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Ann Webb	1,284
	Conservative	Paul Mould	730
	UKIP	Roy Worden	582
	Green	Michael Malocco	148
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	42
Majority			554
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Downing	1,341	45.6
	Conservative	Philip Roethenbaugh	1,183	40.3
	Green	Richard Warr	199	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	158	5.4
	TUSC	Trevor Palmer	57	1.9
Majority			158	5.3
Turnout			2,938	63.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Graham Lawrence	1,367
	Labour	Jim Callaghan	811
	UKIP	Brian Lewis	390
	Green	Sophie MacNeill	149
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Snell	130
Majority			556
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2015". Local Elections Archive Project.
^ Steven Ayres (18 June 2015). "Local elections 2015". House of Commons Library. p. 21.
^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ 2014 Results Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Comet. Accessed 25 May 2015
^ "District Council Elections - District Council Elections - Thursday, 7 May 2015". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Local Election Results - 2015". Stevenage Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ Pritchard, Oliver (8 May 2015). "Stevenage Borough Council council elections 2015: Labour hold Symonds Green". The Comet. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ Pritchard, Oliver (8 May 2015). "Stevenage Borough Council elections 2015: Conservatives hold Woodfield". The Comet. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[1] Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2015". Local Elections Archive Project.

[2] Steven Ayres (18 June 2015). "Local elections 2015". House of Commons Library. p. 21.

[TEC-3] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

[4] 2014 Results Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Comet. Accessed 25 May 2015

[results-5] "District Council Elections - District Council Elections - Thursday, 7 May 2015". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[Results-6] "Local Election Results - 2015". Stevenage Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[7] Pritchard, Oliver (8 May 2015). "Stevenage Borough Council council elections 2015: Labour hold Symonds Green". The Comet. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[8] Pritchard, Oliver (8 May 2015). "Stevenage Borough Council elections 2015: Conservatives hold Woodfield". The Comet. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

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