# 2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. 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 which were last contested in 2018. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since its creation in 1973.

## Results summary

2022 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 | 3 | 69.2 | 15 | 24 | 61.5 | 9,718 | 44.7 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 15.4 | 7 | 9 | 23.1 | 6,778 | 31.2 | -8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 15.4 | 3,968 | 18.3 | +2.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 629 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 411 | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 178 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 0.2 | -0.1 |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joan Lloyd | 786 | 47.7 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Dhiren Malavia | 589 | 35.7 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 232 | 14.1 | +4.4 |
| | TUSC | Barbara Clare | 42 | 2.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Nazmin Chowdhury | 941 | 56.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Bibby | 452 | 27.3 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Berry | 191 | 11.5 | +1.8 |
| | TUSC | Steve Glennon | 73 | 4.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,657 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wren | 748 | 45.7 | +10.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Forhad Chowdhury | 507 | 31.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 330 | 20.2 | −8.4 |
| | TUSC | Roger Charles | 50 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bret Facey | 610 | 39.9 | −11.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alistair Gordon | 594 | 38.9 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | Matthew Hurst | 178 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 121 | 7.9 | +2.2 |
| | TUSC | Helen Kerr | 25 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,528 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy McGuinness | 1,218 | 63.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Louisa Barr | 315 | 16.3 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Facey | 306 | 15.8 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Dean Carpenter | 93 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 47.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lloyd Briscoe | 659 | 43.6 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Andy Goldsmith | 380 | 25.1 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Wilks | 370 | 24.5 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Jim Borcherds | 104 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jim Brown | 1,107 | 46.8 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 942 | 39.8 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 189 | 8.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madani Mannan | 111 | 4.7 | +1.2 |
| | TUSC | Mark Kerr | 17 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lin Martin-Haugh | 749 | 49.0 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Andy Facey | 484 | 31.6 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Littleton | 142 | 9.3 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Naomi Lovelace-Collins | 131 | 8.6 | +1.4 |
| | TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 24 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,530 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Wells | 757 | 47.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Leech | 628 | 39.1 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 183 | 11.4 | −2.7 |
| | TUSC | Bryan Clare | 39 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.0 | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rob Broom | 834 | 59.7 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | Celia Lawrence | 375 | 26.9 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barks | 134 | 9.6 | +3.8 |
| | TUSC | Michael Malocco | 53 | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,396 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 13.9 | |

### St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sandra Barr | 1,079 | 59.8 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Melanie Mitchell | 485 | 26.9 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jones | 180 | 10.0 | +1.9 |
| | TUSC | Amber Gentleman | 60 | 3.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,804 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 11.8 | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sharon Taylor | 902 | 53.7 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Jack Ingarfill | 523 | 31.1 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 115 | 6.8 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Richard Warr | 112 | 6.7 | −0.1 |
| | TUSC | Trevor Palmer | 28 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 11.2 | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Bibby | 674 | 47.0 | −6.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jim Callaghan | 488 | 34.0 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 223 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
| | Reform UK | Amodio Amato | 50 | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

## By-elections
### Bedwell

Bedwell: 19 January 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Conor McGrath | 907 | 69.8 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 263 | 20.2 | –15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Berry | 129 | 10.0 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 49.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.25 | |