1992 Stevenage Borough Council election
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1992 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992. 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 1988. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
10 | 47.3 | 9,838 | ![]() | ||
Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 36.5 | 7,584 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 16.2 | 3,356 | ![]() | ||
Total | 13 | 20,778 | ||||||||
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style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Labour hold |
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.
Ward results
Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Woodward | 1,037 | 56.2% | |
Conservative | F. Warner | 609 | 33.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | F. Price | 200 | 10.8% | |
Turnout | 30.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Downing | 860 | 60.5% | |
Conservative | P. Gonzalez | 461 | 32.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Windred | 100 | 7.0% | |
Turnout | 36.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | K. Vale | 599 | 48.9% | |
Conservative | G. Hegan | 388 | 31.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Wren | 237 | 19.4% | |
Turnout | 37.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Jackson | 750 | 36.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Akhurst | 725 | 35.5% | |
Conservative | M. Hurst | 565 | 27.7% | |
Turnout | 41.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Hawkins | 1,272 | 52.0% | |
Labour | G. Marshall | 933 | 38.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Taylor | 240 | 9.8% | |
Turnout | 42.6% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Mobbsbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Davies | 560 | 40.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Aitkins | 468 | 33.4% | |
Conservative | J. Whitaker | 373 | 26.6% | |
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Monkswood
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Monkswood_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Monkswood_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Harrington | 593 | 68.1% | |
Conservative | M. Shaw | 187 | 21.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Robbins | 91 | 10.4% | |
Turnout | 35.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Stevenage
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. McPartland | 1,243 | 53.7% | |
Labour | M. Charney-Craw | 876 | 37.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Christy | 196 | 8.5% | |
Turnout | 43.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Pin Green
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Macfadyen | 766 | 55.6% | |
Conservative | A. Luck | 438 | 31.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Grubert | 173 | 12.6% | |
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | F. Schofield | 737 | 48.3% | |
Conservative | H. Poole | 510 | 33.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Atkinson | 278 | 18.2% | |
Turnout | 37.5% | |||
Labour hold |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Fowler | 521 | 43.8% | |
Conservative | S. Woods | 363 | 30.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Simister | 306 | 25.7% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Shephall
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg/150px-Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1979.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Clark | 687 | 68.4% | |
Conservative | S. Huetson | 230 | 22.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Sharman | 88 | 8.8% | |
Turnout | 30.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M. Notley | 945 | 44.6% | |
Labour | S. Munden | 919 | 43.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Sharman | 254 | 12.0% | |
Turnout | 39.2% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |