# 2019 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats were last contested in 2015. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973.

## Results summary

2019 Stevenage Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 9 | 1 | 69.2 | 18 | 27 | 69.2 | 7,860 | 38.1 | -6.1 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 15.4 | 5 | 7 | 17.9 | 6,538 | 31.7 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 15.4 | 3 | 5 | 12.8 | 4,634 | 22.4 | +7.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,610 | 7.8 | +4.7 |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Adrian Richard Brown | 674 | 45.7 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Rohan Foster | 574 | 38.9 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Anderson | 227 | 15.4 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 29.49 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Liz Harrington | 813 | 54.2 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas John Leech | 356 | 23.7 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Victoria Louise Snelling | 213 | 14.2 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Macmillan | 119 | 7.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | 27.85 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Booth | 766 | 46.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Pam Stuart | 446 | 27.1 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Paul Wyatt | 282 | 17.2 | −3.8 |
| | Green | David Peter Ingarfill | 149 | 9.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 33.54 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Michael Farquharson | 682 | 45.3 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Webb | 608 | 40.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Robert Bye | 217 | 14.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 31.70 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Gareth Parker | 1,484 | 75.6 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | James David Corrigan | 264 | 13.5 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | David Stanley Wood | 214 | 10.9 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,220 | 62.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,962 | 39.73 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Teresa Lynn Callaghan | 526 | 36.3 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Brinkworth | 524 | 36.1 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Bret Ray Facey | 401 | 27.6 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 32.06 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Loraine Graziella Rossati | 881 | 39.6 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | James Robert Phillip Fraser | 845 | 38.0 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Genevieve Sturges | 312 | 14.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Eric Pinder | 187 | 8.4 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | 35.59 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jeannette Audrey Thomas | 606 | 43.0 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Andy Facey | 454 | 32.2 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Naomi Ruth Collins | 228 | 16.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross London | 122 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | 30.10 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Gardner | 698 | 43.8 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Janet Marie Munro | 537 | 33.7 | −6.6 |
| | Green | John Malocco Martin | 185 | 11.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Matthew Barber | 174 | 10.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 31.75 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Claire Lesley Parris | 787 | 46.9 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Mandi Tandi | 642 | 38.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Peter Charles Snell | 250 | 14.9 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 32.10 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sarah Jane Mead | 580 | 46.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Celia Lawrence | 368 | 29.5 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Michael Malocco | 201 | 16.1 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Galton Darwin Littleton | 99 | 7.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 27.74 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Downing | 639 | 43.6 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Marianne Young | 509 | 34.7 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Richard David Warr | 173 | 11.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 145 | 9.9 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | 33.48 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Edward Lawrence | 624 | 46.8 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Jim Callaghan | 388 | 29.1 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Geoffrey Brinkworth | 320 | 24.0 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,332 | 32.10 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |