2007 Stevenage Borough Council election
# 2007 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2003. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 32
* Liberal Democrat 4
* Conservative 3

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2007 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.6 | 46.8 | 10,130 | +0.4% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 30.2 | 6,533 | +0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 21.3 | 4,612 | -0.5% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 211 | +1.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 172 | -0.1% |

## Ward results

### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jackie Hollywell | 805 | 51.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Freda Warner | 474 | 30.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 276 | 17.7 | -4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 21.3 | -2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Liz Harrington | 1,037 | 60.7 | -6.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine St. Leitner | 430 | 25.2 | -7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sydney Grubert | 241 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 35.5 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chells

Chells :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Howard Burrell | 771 | 41.9 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Griffith | 750 | 40.8 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Julie Seddon | 318 | 17.3 | -3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.1 | -10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Monika Cherney-Craw | 689 | 41.8 | -5.1 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 645 | 39.2 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 313 | 19.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.6 | -10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,647 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Parker | 1,091 | 54.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Susan Smith | 465 | 23.2 | -2.2 |
| | Labour | Joseph Sherry | 449 | 22.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 31.2 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | 41.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael Patston | 680 | 43.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Dilys Clark | 608 | 39.0 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 272 | 17.4 | -4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 4.6 | -4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,560 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael Downing | 1,018 | 49.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | James Fraser | 700 | 33.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 189 | 9.1 | -2.6 |
| | Green | Stuart Madgin | 172 | 8.3 | -0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 15.3 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | 43.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Reg Smith | 848 | 51.6 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Clark | 378 | 23.0 | +1.6 |
| | BNP | Michael Green | 211 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 205 | 12.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 28.6 | -2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Gardner | 816 | 52.2 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Roger Gill | 480 | 30.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 266 | 17.0 | -4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 21.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ralph Raynor | 742 | 50.8 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Elwell | 399 | 27.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 320 | 21.9 | -1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 23.5 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shephall

Shephall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ann Webb | 806 | 56.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Anita Speight | 348 | 24.3 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 278 | 19.4 | -6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 32.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Kissane | 1,040 | 61.6 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 470 | 27.8 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 179 | 10.6 | -4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 33.8 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Graham Clark | 818 | 55.3 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Rawlings | 429 | 29.0 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd | 232 | 15.7 | -4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 26.3 | -2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | 37.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
