Stevenage Borough Council
Coordinates: 51°54′00″N 0°12′11″W / 51.900°N 0.203°W Stevenage Borough Council is the local authority for the Stevenage non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Stevenage is located in the north-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing thirteen electoral wards; each of the wards elects three councillors.
The Council is currently controlled by the Labour Party, who hold 30, or 77%, of the 39 seats. Labour have controlled the council continuously since its creation as a non-metropolitan district in 1973. The Conservatives form the second-largest contingent and official opposition, with 5 seats, having leapfrogged the Liberal Democrats at the 2008 election. The Liberal Democrats hold three seats, and there is also one councillor from the United Kingdom Independence Party, who was originally elected to represent the Conservatives. The Leader of the Labour Group and the Council is Councillor Sharon Taylor; The Leader of the Conservative Group and leader of the official opposition is Councillor Graham Clark; and the leader of the Liberal Democrat Group is Councillor Robin Parker.
[edit] Composition
| Party | Councillors | Change (on 2007) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 30 | -2 | |
| Conservative | 5 | +3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | -1 | |
| UKIP | 1 | - | |
| Total | 39 | - | |
| Source: BBC News | |||
[edit] Wards
Stevenage consists of thirteen wards.
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