2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

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

Elections toStevenage Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022.^[1] This was on the same day as otherlocal elections across theUnited Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in2018. TheLabour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since its creation in 1973.^[2]

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	3	69.2	15	24	61.5	9,718	44.7	+7.0
	Conservative	2	2	15.4	7	9	23.1	6,778	31.2	-8.6
	Liberal Democrats	2		15.4	4	6	15.4	3,968	18.3	+2.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	629	2.9	-0.5
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	411	1.9	+0.6
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	178	0.8	-0.6
	Reform	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	50	0.2	-0.1

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-ophold		Swing	9.9

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-ophold		Swing	4.2

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 Democratshold		Swing	4.4

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
	Conservativehold		Swing	8.2

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 Democratshold		Swing	3.6

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-ophold		Swing	7.2

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-opgain fromConservative		Swing	5.9

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-ophold		Swing	5.6

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-opgain fromConservative		Swing	10.0

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-ophold		Swing	13.9

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-ophold		Swing	11.8

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-ophold		Swing	11.2

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	Amodio Amato	50	3.5	+1.3
Majority			186	10.1
Turnout			1,435
	Conservativehold		Swing	5.1

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
	Labourhold		Swing	14.25

• Stevenage Borough Council elections
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