1994 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1994 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1990. There was also a second seat up for election in Mobbsbury. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

1994 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]

← 1992 5 May 1994 1995 →

14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 32 4
Seats won 13 0
Seats after 31 4
Seat change Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 13,749 4,744
Percentage 59.7% 20.6%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Liberal
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 2 2
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 4,169 Did not stand
Percentage 18.1% n/a

Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1994 Stevenage Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Overall results

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1994 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 13 0  1 92.9 59.7 13,749  1.8
  Conservative 0 0 0   0.0 20.6 4,744  3.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0  1 7.1 18.1 4,169  6.8
  Militant Labour 0 0 0   0.0 0.8 179  0.2
  Green 0 0 0   0.0 0.7 172  1.4
Total 13 23,013
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1990 election.

Ward results

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Bandley Hill

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Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter L. Wardle[4] 1,353 61.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Walsh 364 16.5%
Conservative F. Warner 315 14.2%
Militant Labour J. Horton 179 8.1%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

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Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bill Lawrence[4] 1,409 83.6%
Conservative M. Wyatt 277 16.4%
Turnout 43.8%
Labour hold

Chells

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Location of Chells ward
Chells[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Pamela Stuart[4] 872 74.1%
Liberal Democrats A. Tron 174 14.8%
Conservative R. Luck 130 11.1%
Turnout 36.5%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

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Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ann Webb[4] 1,258 53.2%
Conservative M. Davies 573 24.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Robbins 532 22.5%
Turnout 47.5%
Labour hold

Martins Wood

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Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gary Marshall[4] 1,186 48.0%
Conservative E. Fulton 850 34.4%
Liberal Democrats B. Segadelli 434 17.6%
Turnout 39.8%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury (2 seats)

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Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. O'Carroll 736
Liberal Democrats A. Berkeley 734
Liberal Democrats M. Latham 732
Labour M. Pelling 702
Conservative G. Hegan 159
Conservative M. Shaw 133
Turnout 55.2%
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Monkswood

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Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Cullen[4] 745 76.2%
Liberal Democrats M. Harris 131 13.4%
Conservative P. Gonzalez 102 10.4%
Turnout 41.7%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage

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Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Hugh Tessier[4] 1,250 51.4%
Conservative C. Aylin 836 34.4%
Liberal Democrats J. Moorcroft 345 14.2%
Turnout 44.0%
Labour hold

Pin Green

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Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rej J. Smith[4] 934 61.0%
Conservative E. Hegan 299 19.5%
Liberal Democrats S. Grubert 297 19.4%
Turnout 40.5%
Labour hold

Roebuck

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Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brian Dunnell[4] 964 57.6%
Conservative A. Harvey 354 21.2%
Liberal Democrats J. Samochwal 240 14.3%
Green W. Hoyes 115 6.9%
Turnout 41.5%
Labour hold

St Nicholas

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Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stan R. Munden[4] 634 44.3%
Liberal Democrats M. Griffith 589 41.2%
Conservative S. Woods 207 14.5%
Turnout 39.2%
Labour hold

Shephall

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Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Eddie Webb 979 85.6%
Conservative A. Luck 165 14.4%
Turnout 35.2%
Labour hold

Symonds Green

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Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Kissane 1,429 62.3%
Conservative J. Jode 477 20.8%
Liberal Democrats K. Taylor 329 14.4%
Green T. Figg 57 2.5%
Turnout 42.7%
Labour hold

References

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  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2019.