2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 2023 →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 23 10 6
Seats won 9 2 2
Seats after 24 9 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 9,718 6,778 3,968
Percentage 44.7% 31.2 18.3
Swing Increase 7.0% Decrease 8.6% Increase 2.5%
Leader before election

Sharon Taylor
Labour

Leader after election

Sharon Taylor
Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2018. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since its creation in 1973.[2]

Results summary

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 Increase 3 69.2 15 24 61.5 9,718 44.7 +7.0
  Conservative 2 Decrease 2 15.4 7 9 23.1 6,778 31.2 -8.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 Steady 15.4 4 6 15.4 3,968 18.3 +2.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 629 2.9 -0.5
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 411 1.9 +0.6
  Independent 0 Decrease1 0.0 0 0 0.0 178 0.8 -0.6
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 50 0.2 -0.1

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joan Lloyd 786 47.7 +7.5
Conservative Dhiren Malavia 589 35.7 −12.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson 232 14.1 +4.4
TUSC Barbara Clare 42 2.5 +0.2
Majority 197 12.0
Turnout 1,649
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase9.9

Bedwell

Bedwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Nazmin Chowdhury 941 56.8 +2.6
Conservative Catherine Bibby 452 27.3 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry 191 11.5 +1.8
TUSC Steve Glennon 73 4.4 +1.4
Majority 489 29.5
Turnout 1,657
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase4.2

Chells

Chells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Wren 748 45.7 +10.8
Labour Co-op Forhad Chowdhury 507 31.0 +2.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 330 20.2 −8.4
TUSC Roger Charles 50 3.1 +1.2
Majority 241 14.7
Turnout 1,635
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.4

Longmeadow

Longmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bret Facey 610 39.9 −11.0
Labour Co-op Alistair Gordon 594 38.9 +5.4
Independent Matthew Hurst 178 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell 121 7.9 +2.2
TUSC Helen Kerr 25 1.6 +0.1
Majority 16 1.0
Turnout 1,528
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.2

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness 1,218 63.0 +7.3
Labour Co-op Louisa Barr 315 16.3 +0.2
Conservative Victoria Facey 306 15.8 −7.8
Green Dean Carpenter 93 4.8 +0.2
Majority 903 47.2
Turnout 1,932
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase3.6

Martins Wood

Martins Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lloyd Briscoe 659 43.6 +8.8
Conservative Andy Goldsmith 380 25.1 −5.6
Liberal Democrats Isabel Wilks 370 24.5 −5.9
Green Jim Borcherds 104 6.9 N/A
Majority 279 18.5
Turnout 1,513
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase7.2

Old Town

Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jim Brown 1,107 46.8 +11.4
Conservative Jody Hanafin 942 39.8 −0.3
Green Elizabeth Sturges 189 8.0 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Madani Mannan 111 4.7 +1.2
TUSC Mark Kerr 17 0.7 N/A
Majority 165 7.0
Turnout 2,366
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.9

Pin Green

Pin Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lin Martin-Haugh 749 49.0 +2.9
Conservative Andy Facey 484 31.6 −8.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton 142 9.3 +2.4
Green Naomi Lovelace-Collins 131 8.6 +1.4
TUSC Mark Pickersgill 24 1.6 N/A
Majority 265 17.4
Turnout 1,530
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase5.6

Roebuck

Roebuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Anne Wells 757 47.1 +11.1
Conservative Nicholas Leech 628 39.1 −8.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye 183 11.4 −2.7
TUSC Bryan Clare 39 2.4 +0.4
Majority 129 8.0
Turnout 1,607
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.0

Shephall

Shephall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rob Broom 834 59.7 +12.2
Conservative Celia Lawrence 375 26.9 −15.6
Liberal Democrats David Barks 134 9.6 +3.8
TUSC Michael Malocco 53 3.8 −0.4
Majority 459 32.8
Turnout 1,396
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase13.9

St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sandra Barr 1,079 59.8 +13.5
Conservative Melanie Mitchell 485 26.9 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Hazel Jones 180 10.0 +1.9
TUSC Amber Gentleman 60 3.3 +1.1
Majority 594 32.9
Turnout 1,804
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase11.8

Symonds Green

Symonds Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sharon Taylor 902 53.7 +10.7
Conservative Jack Ingarfill 523 31.1 −11.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 115 6.8 +0.4
Green Richard Warr 112 6.7 −0.1
TUSC Trevor Palmer 28 1.7 +0.5
Majority 379 22.3
Turnout 1,680
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase11.2

Woodfield

Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Bibby 674 47.0 −6.5
Labour Co-op Jim Callaghan 488 34.0 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth 223 15.5 +1.5
Reform UK Amodio Amato 50 3.5 +1.3
Majority 186 10.1
Turnout 1,435
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.1

By-elections

Bedwell

Bedwell: 19 January 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Conor McGrath 907 69.8 +13.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 263 20.2 –15.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry 129 10.0 –1.5
Majority 644 49.6
Turnout
Labour hold Swing Increase14.25

References

  1. ^ "Election Results - Borough Council Elections 2022". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Stevenage election result". BBC News.