2023 Stevenage Borough Council election

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4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)

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13 out of 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Richard Henry	Phil Bibby	Robin Parker
Party	Labour Co-op	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	24 seats, 44.7%	9 seats, 31.2%	6 seats, 18.3%
Seats before	24	9	6
Seats after	24	9	6
Seat change

Leader before election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

Leader after election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

The 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Thirteen of the 39 seats on the council were up for election. Labour retained its majority on the council.

Overview

Stevenage Borough Council has had a Labour majority since it was created in 1974.^[1] No seats changed party at this election and so Labour retained its majority.^[2]^[3]

Overall results

The overall results were:^[4]

2023 Stevenage Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour Co-op	9		69.2	15	24	61.5	8,743	44.1	-0.6
	Conservative	2		15.4	7	9	23.1	5,701	28.8	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	2		15.4	4	6	15.4	3,871	19.5	+1.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,007	5.1	+2.2
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	367	1.8	-0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	70	0.4	-0.4
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	59	0.3	+0.1

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stevenage Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.^[5]^[6] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:^[7]

Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Mason Humberstone	647	44.0	-3.7
	Conservative	David Stubbs	543	36.9	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Anderson	173	11.8	-2.3
	Green	Adrian Busolini	86	5.9	N/A
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	21	1.4	-1.1
Majority			104
Turnout				29.10
Registered electors			5,082
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedwell

Bedwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ellie Plater	771	53.9	-2.9
	Conservative	Cathy Bibby	305	21.3	-6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Berry	160	11.2	-0.3
	Green	Steven Hodges	104	7.3	N/A
	Independent	David Bundy	70	4.9	N/A
	TUSC	Steve Glennon	21	1.5	-2.9
Majority			466
Turnout				24.64
Registered electors			5,836
	Labour hold		Swing

Chells

Chells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Booth*	691	45.7	±0.0
	Labour Co-op	Teresa Callaghan*	477	31.6	+0.6
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	298	19.7	-0.5
	TUSC	Roger Charles	45	3.0	-0.1
Majority			214
Turnout				30.31
Registered electors			5,008
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The Labour candidate Teresa Callaghan had represented Martins Wood ward prior to this election.

Longmeadow

Longmeadow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Farquharson*	637	43.6	+3.7
	Labour Co-op	Alistair Gordon	623	42.7	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Snell	155	10.6	+2.7
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	45	3.1	+1.5
Majority			14
Turnout				33.12
Registered electors			4,432
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Parker*	1,254	71.8	+8.8
	Labour Co-op	Louisa Barr	297	17.0	+0.7
	Conservative	Robert Lingard	195	11.2	-4.6
Majority			957
Turnout				34.60
Registered electors			5,060
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Martins Wood

Martins Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Carolina Veres	665	48.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Jack Ingarfil	339	24.7	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Madani Mannan	202	14.7	-9.8
	Green	Paul Dawson	133	9.7	+2.8
	TUSC	Mark Gentleman	32	2.3	N/A
Majority			326
Turnout				29.93
Registered electors			4,631
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Loraine Rossati*	992	45.0	-1.8
	Conservative	Jody Hanafin	792	36.0	-3.8
	Green	Jim Borcherds	236	10.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Littleton	151	6.9	+2.2
	TUSC	Mark Kerr	32	1.5	+0.8
Majority			200
Turnout				35.18
Registered electors			6,282
	Labour hold		Swing

Pin Green

Pin Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jeannette Thomas*	725	52.8	+3.8
	Conservative	Andy Facey	361	26.3	-5.3
	Green	Naomi Lovelace-Collins	149	10.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Wilks	137	10.0	+0.7
Majority			364
Turnout				28.32
Registered electors			4,855
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck

Roebuck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Forhad Chowdhury	682	47.0	-0.1
	Conservative	Nick Leech	502	34.6	-4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bye	170	11.7	+0.3
	Green	Stephani Mok	75	5.2	N/A
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	23	1.6	-0.8
Majority			180
Turnout				28.57
Registered electors			5,120
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicholas

St Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Claire Parris*	943	58.3	-1.5
	Conservative	Mel Mitchell	415	25.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Jones	190	11.8	+1.8
	TUSC	Amber Gentleman	69	4.3	+1.0
Majority			528
Turnout				28.41
Registered electors			5,717
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall

Shephall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sarah Mead*	736	59.3	-0.4
	Conservative	Celia Lawrence	306	24.7	-2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Barks	151	12.2	+2.6
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	48	3.9	+0.1
Majority			430
Turnout				27.16
Registered electors			4,609
	Labour hold		Swing

Symonds Green

Symonds Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Michael Downing*	720	48.9	-4.8
	Conservative	Dhiren Malavia	435	29.6	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	155	10.5	+3.7
	Green	Richard Warr	130	8.8	+2.1
	TUSC	Trevor Palmer	31	2.1	+0.4
Majority			285
Turnout				33.21
Registered electors			4,447
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield

Woodfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Lawrence*	573	38.9	-8.1
	Labour Co-op	Jim Callaghan	465	31.6	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Brinkworth	282	19.1	+3.6
	Green	Elizabeth Sturges	94	6.4	N/A
	Reform UK	Amodio Amato	59	4.0	+0.5
Majority			108
Turnout				35.16
Registered electors			4,204
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Local elections 2023: Tories lose Dacorum, Hertsmere, East Herts and Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ Day, Christopher (4 May 2023). "Stevenage Borough Council: Local election results 2023". The Comet. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Stevenage election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Notice of Election". Stevenage Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Stevenage Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Election results - Borough Council elections 2023". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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