# 2015 Stevenage Borough Council election

The by-thirds 2015 Stevenage Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect one third (thirteen) of the members (councillors) of the council, one for each ward, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election. The up for election were last contested in 2011. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

## Results

In the previous result the changes were that Labour party candidates gained two Conservative-held seats and a Liberal Democrat took a Labour councillor-held seat. As shown in the 2012 table this meant the total of councillors stood as 31, 4 and 4 for these party groups, the governing group being that of Labour councillors. This election saw three seats in that group convert to the now largest formal opposition group of councillors, local Conservatives.
Stevenage Borough Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % |
| | Labour | 8 | 22 | 30 | −3 | 15815 | 39 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 14923 | 36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3082 | 8 |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2225 | 5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4297 | 11 |
| Total | Total | 13 | 26 | 39 | – | 40908 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71.4 |

### Ward by ward
#### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sharon Hearn | 1,496 | 46.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jacqueline Ann Hollywell | 1,267 | 39.2 |
| | Green | James Brett Howarth | 188 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 161 | 5.0 |
| | TUSC | Amanda Gloria Dilley | 117 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,229 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

#### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Elizabeth Harrington | 1,530 | 49.3 |
| | Conservative | Ashik Miah | 687 | 22.1 |
| | UKIP | Dale Long | 605 | 19.3 |
| | Green | Victoria Louise Snelling | 136 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 117 | 3.8 |
| | TUSC | Steven William Glennon | 31 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,106 | 58.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Howard John Burrell | 1,307 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Paul Wyatt | 1,186 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Anderson | 427 | |
| | Green | Laura Kate Hamilton | 215 | |
| | TUSC | Roger Alexander Charles | 100 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 1,283 | |
| | Labour | Monika Cherney-Craw | 1,046 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Williams | 549 | |
| | Green | Martin Malocco | 179 | |
| | TUSC | Helen Kerr | 21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

#### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Parker | 1,413 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Clarke | 996 | |
| | Labour | Ryan McQueen | 722 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Yarnold-Forrester | 455 | |
| | Green | Marcus Blackburn | 101 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

#### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | Sarah Mead | 1,246 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hearn | 1,239 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Washer | 188 |
| | Green | Steve Welch | 179 |
| | TUSC | Mark Gentleman | 88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Fraser | 1,719 |
| | Labour Co-op | Hugh Tessier | 1,468 |
| | UKIP | Marilyn Yarnold-Forrester | 518 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 242 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 183 |
| | TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

#### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | Jeannette Thomas | 1,268 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Frith | 973 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Jones | 548 |
| | Green | Vicky Lovelace | 194 |
| | TUSC | Rhian Clare | 31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | John Gardner | 1,152 |
| | Conservative | Adam Mitchell | 1,104 |
| | UKIP | Vicky Gabriel | 614 |
| | Green | Graham White | 154 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debra Brown | 123 |
| | TUSC | Bryan Clare | 18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | John Raynor | 1,373 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Farquharson | 960 |
| | UKIP | Jessica Worden | 554 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 182 |
| | Green | Darren Stocker | 141 |
| | TUSC | Amber Gentleman | 29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | Ann Webb | 1,284 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mould | 730 |
| | UKIP | Roy Worden | 582 |
| | Green | Michael Malocco | 148 |
| | TUSC | Barbara Clare | 42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Downing | 1,341 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Roethenbaugh | 1,183 | 40.3 |
| | Green | Richard Warr | 199 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 158 | 5.4 |
| | TUSC | Trevor Palmer | 57 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,938 | 63.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham Lawrence | 1,367 |
| | Labour | Jim Callaghan | 811 |
| | UKIP | Brian Lewis | 390 |
| | Green | Sophie MacNeill | 149 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Snell | 130 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |