# 2008 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The election saw the Conservative party gain 3 seats but the Labour party remained firmly in control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 30
* Conservative 5
* Liberal Democrat 3
* United Kingdom Independence Party 1

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 61.5 | 40.1 | 8,361 | -6.7% |
| Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 30.8 | 35.4 | 7,382 | +5.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 3,489 | -4.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 853 | +4.1% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 517 | +2.5% |
| Free England Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 158 | +0.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 67 | -0.5% |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lilian Strange | 671 | 41.7 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Anita Speight | 486 | 30.2 | −0.3 |
| | English Democrat | Carl Cooper | 301 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 153 | 9.5 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 11.5 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | 33.9 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Cullen | 788 | 52.6 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Christine Saint-Leitner | 467 | 31.2 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 243 | 16.2 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 21.4 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 32.0 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vickie Warwick | 792 | 43.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 540 | 29.8 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 478 | 26.4 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 14.0 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,810 | 38.0 | −1.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 688 | 40.4 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Bruce Jackson | 640 | 37.6 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 199 | 11.7 | −7.3 |
| | UKIP | Julie Seddon | 177 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,704 | 39.5 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 805 | 40.8 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | Susan Smith | 609 | 30.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Joseph Sherry | 458 | 23.2 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Carol Knowles | 101 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 9.9 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,973 | 41.3 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dilys Clark | 611 | 37.6 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Janet Raynor | 574 | 35.3 | −8.3 |
| | English Democrat | John Cooper | 216 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 116 | 7.1 | −10.3 |
| | Green | Tom Moore | 67 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Elwell | 40 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 35.9 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Fraser | 886 | 42.1 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Hugh Tessier | 860 | 40.9 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tennille Steiner | 193 | 9.2 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | Rick Seddon | 165 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 41.2 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Speller | 649 | 47.6 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Clark | 402 | 29.5 | +6.5 |
| | Free England Party | Richard Aitkins | 158 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 155 | 11.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 18.1 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | 32.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Lloyd | 578 | 39.7 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Gill | 482 | 33.1 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Vicky Peebles | 229 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 168 | 11.5 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6.6 | −14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 32.9 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Henry | 605 | 44.5 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Mould | 460 | 33.8 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 295 | 21.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 10.7 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | 31.6 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Pickersgill | 646 | 47.4 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 355 | 26.0 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 221 | 16.2 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Bob Layson | 141 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 21.4 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 31.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurie Chester | 733 | 47.6 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mould | 599 | 38.9 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 209 | 13.6 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 8.7 | −25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 35.8 | −3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Notley | 859 | 60.6 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Rawlings | 367 | 25.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd | 192 | 13.5 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 34.7 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 36.3 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |