1998 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

1998 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1][2]

← 1996 7 May 1998 1999 →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	26.0%
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 38 1 Seats won 12 1 Seats after 37 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 9,144 2,305 Percentage 62.5% 15.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 37
• Liberal Democrat 2

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	0	1	1	92.3	62.5	9,144	2.8
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	0	1	7.7	15.8	2,305	2.3
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	3,144	0.9
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	35	New

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jacqueline Hollywell	925	71.0%
	Conservative	Freda Warner	206	15.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knigh	136	10.4%
	Socialist Alternative	Mark Pickersgill	35	2.7%
Turnout				20.8%
	Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward

Bedwell Plash^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Lawrence	729	73.9%
	Conservative	Victoria Greaves	147	14.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wilkins	110	11.2%
Turnout				26.3%
	Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pamela Stuart	508	70.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Lambert	125	17.2%
	Conservative	Gwen Hegan	92	12.7%
Turnout				21.9%
	Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ann Webb	767	61.3%
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	272	21.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Latham	212	16.9%
Turnout				25.4%
	Labour hold

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gary Marshall	853	47.6%
	Conservative	Stuart Greaves	706	39.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Knight	234	13.1%
Turnout				22.7%
	Labour hold

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward

Mobbsbury^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Snell	617	47.7%
	Labour	Gillian Tuffin	614	47.4%
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	63	4.9%
Turnout				41.7%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward

Monkswood^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Cullen	463	77.0%
	Liberal Democrats	George Robbins	70	11.6%
	Conservative	Alexandra Young	68	11.3%
Turnout				27.1%
	Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward

Old Stevenage^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Hugh Tessier	944	53.5%
	Conservative	Jean Carter	615	34.9%
	Liberal Democrats	David Williams	205	11.6%
Turnout				30.5%
	Labour hold

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Reginald Smith	616	72.0%
	Conservative	Marion Mason	145	16.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Kelleher	95	11.1%
Turnout				24.2%
	Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Dunnell	654	66.2%
	Conservative	Claire Halling	204	20.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Cecil Lewis	130	13.2%
Turnout				24.5%
	Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stanley Munden	439	53.6%
	Conservative	Sheila Woods	201	24.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	179	21.9%
Turnout				23.2%
	Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie Webb	583	82.8%
	Conservative	Sheree Huetson	69	9.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	52	7.4%
Turnout				22.5%
	Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Kissane	1,049	67.9%
	Conservative	Peter McPartland	356	23.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Sydney Grubert	140	9.1%
Turnout				26.6%
	Labour hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.