1998 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

1998 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]
7 May 1998
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.0%
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 38 1
Seats won 12 1
Seats after 37 2
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 9,144 2,305
Percentage 62.5% 15.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Stevenage Local Election Result 1998
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 0 1 Decrease1 92.3 62.5 9,144 Increase2.8
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 Increase1 7.7 15.8 2,305 Decrease2.3
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 21.5 3,144 Increase0.9
  Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 35 New

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jacqueline Hollywell 925 71.0%
Conservative Freda Warner 206 15.8%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knigh 136 10.4%
Socialist Alternative Mark Pickersgill 35 2.7%
Turnout 20.8%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour William Lawrence 729 73.9%
Conservative Victoria Greaves 147 14.9%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins 110 11.2%
Turnout 26.3%
Labour hold

Chells
Location of Chells ward
Chells[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Pamela Stuart 508 70.1%
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert 125 17.2%
Conservative Gwen Hegan 92 12.7%
Turnout 21.9%
Labour hold

Longmeadow
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ann Webb 767 61.3%
Conservative Matthew Hurst 272 21.7%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 212 16.9%
Turnout 25.4%
Labour hold

Martins Wood
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gary Marshall 853 47.6%
Conservative Stuart Greaves 706 39.4%
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Knight 234 13.1%
Turnout 22.7%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 617 47.7%
Labour Gillian Tuffin 614 47.4%
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 63 4.9%
Turnout 41.7%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Monkswood
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Cullen 463 77.0%
Liberal Democrats George Robbins 70 11.6%
Conservative Alexandra Young 68 11.3%
Turnout 27.1%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Hugh Tessier 944 53.5%
Conservative Jean Carter 615 34.9%
Liberal Democrats David Williams 205 11.6%
Turnout 30.5%
Labour hold

Pin Green
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Reginald Smith 616 72.0%
Conservative Marion Mason 145 16.9%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Kelleher 95 11.1%
Turnout 24.2%
Labour hold

Roebuck
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brian Dunnell 654 66.2%
Conservative Claire Halling 204 20.6%
Liberal Democrats Cecil Lewis 130 13.2%
Turnout 24.5%
Labour hold

St Nicholas
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stanley Munden 439 53.6%
Conservative Sheila Woods 201 24.5%
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 179 21.9%
Turnout 23.2%
Labour hold

Shephall
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Eddie Webb 583 82.8%
Conservative Sheree Huetson 69 9.8%
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 52 7.4%
Turnout 22.5%
Labour hold

Symonds Green
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Kissane 1,049 67.9%
Conservative Peter McPartland 356 23.0%
Liberal Democrats Sydney Grubert 140 9.1%
Turnout 26.6%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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