# 2002 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 33
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Conservative 3

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 84.6 | 53.2 | 16,392 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 26.1 | 8,027 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 18.7 | 5,747 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 517 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 116 |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Lloyd | 1,512 | 66.0 |
| | Conservative | Freda Warner | 778 | 34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Underwood | 1,616 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 448 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 336 | 13.4 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Stephen Glennon | 116 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,168 | 46.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,516 | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela Stuart | 1,315 | 52.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 737 | 29.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Smith | 450 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,502 | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suzanne Myson | 1,158 | 49.4 |
| | Conservative | William Clark | 580 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 437 | 18.7 |
| | Green | William Hoyes | 167 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lis Knight | 1,459 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | Gordana Bjelic-Rados | 700 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | Prudence Howells | 543 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,702 | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Monaghan | 1,166 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 641 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 338 | 14.7 |
| | Green | Ian Murrill | 161 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,306 | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela Gallagher | 1,428 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | Dilys Clark | 815 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 382 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Bernard Chapman | 189 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tanis Kent | 1,369 | 59.3 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Clark | 544 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Griffith | 395 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,308 | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred McCarthy | 1,246 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | Anita Speight | 597 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 467 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,310 | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Latif | 1,167 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 494 | 23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 488 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 31.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Clark | 1,436 | 63.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Blanchett | 433 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 404 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,273 | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sharon Taylor | 1,535 | 64.6 |
| | Conservative | Louisa Notley | 841 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marion Mason | 863 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Ralph Raynor | 744 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Meacham | 304 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | |