# 2021 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election, plus a by-election in Roebuck ward; the seats which were last contested in 2016. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973, but with a reduced majority.

## Results summary

2021 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 Co-op | 6 | 5 | 42.9 | 16 | 22 | 56.4 | 9,199 | 37.7 | -0.4 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 4 | 42.9 | 5 | 11 | 28.2 | 9,724 | 39.8 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | 6 | 15.4 | 3,864 | 15.8 | -6.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 826 | 3.4 | -4.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 348 | 1.4 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 1.3 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 0.3 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Kerby | 828 | 47.9 | +9.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Michelle Gardner | 695 | 40.2 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 168 | 9.7 | −5.7 |
| | TUSC | Barbara Clare | 39 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 7.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 34.1 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Matt Creasey | 979 | 54.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | David Hurst | 596 | 33.0 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick MacMillan | 175 | 9.7 | −4.5 |
| | TUSC | Steve Glennon | 55 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 21.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,805 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Ashley-Wren | 600 | 34.9 | −11.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Forhad Chowdhury | 499 | 29.0 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 492 | 28.6 | +11.4 |
| | Green | David Ingarfill | 96 | 5.6 | −3.5 |
| | TUSC | Roger Charles | 33 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 5.9 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | 34.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Mitchell | 835 | 50.9 | +5.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Webb | 550 | 33.5 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barks | 94 | 5.7 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Richard Dyer | 91 | 5.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Peter Colley | 49 | 3.0 | New |
| | TUSC | Helen Kerr | 23 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 17.4 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 37.2 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 1,125 | 55.7 | −19.9 |
| | Conservative | Dan Buckingham | 487 | 24.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Louisa Barr | 315 | 15.6 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Dean Carpenter | 92 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 31.6 | −30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 39.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Myla Arceno | 571 | 34.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Janet Munro | 504 | 30.7 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Brinkworth | 499 | 30.4 | −5.7 |
| | Reform UK | Rob Henry | 43 | 2.6 | New |
| | TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 24 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 4.1 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,641 | 35.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | 1,027 | 40.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jim Brown | 907 | 35.4 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | John Spiers | 348 | 13.6 | New |
| | Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 191 | 7.5 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madani Mannan | 89 | 3.5 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,562 | 40.5 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Maureen McKay | 752 | 46.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Grant Prest | 650 | 39.8 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Naomi Lovelace-Collins | 118 | 7.2 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Littleton | 113 | 6.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 6.3 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 34.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Howells | 790 | 52.5 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Leech | 611 | 40.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Allen Brown | 593 | 39.4 | −4.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Monika Cherney-Craw | 551 | 36.6 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 232 | 15.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Barber | 197 | 13.1 | +2.2 |
| | TUSC | Bryan Clare | 33 | 2.2 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Simon Speller | 685 | 47.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Roni Hearn | 613 | 42.5 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Reece | 83 | 5.8 | −5.1 |
| | TUSC | Michael Malocco | 60 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.0 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 31.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Richard Henry | 891 | 46.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Layla Buckingham | 710 | 36.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jones | 156 | 8.1 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Botevyle | 125 | 6.5 | New |
| | TUSC | Amber Gentleman | 42 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 9.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,924 | 34.5 | +2.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jackie Hollywell | 717 | 43.0 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Jack Ingarfill | 712 | 42.7 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Richard Warr | 113 | 6.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 106 | 6.4 | −3.5 |
| | TUSC | Trevor Palmer | 20 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.3 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 36.9 | +3.4 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Notley | 869 | 53.5 | +6.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alistair Gordon | 494 | 30.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 227 | 14.0 | −10.0 |
| | Reform UK | Amodio Amato | 35 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1.625 | 39.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |