# 2018 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. 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 2014. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

## Result Summary

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 44.2 | 10,035 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 37.8 | 8,583 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 14.9 | 3,387 | 2.3 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3.1 | 715 | 1.0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | | | | | | 22,720 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Ward Results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lloyd | 772 | 47.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Foster | 715 | 43.9 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 143 | 8.8 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | 32.01 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lizzy Kelly | 1,001 | 60.4 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Frith | 506 | 30.5 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Victoria Snelling | 151 | 9.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 31.35 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wren | 796 | 46.3 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Pam Stuart | 562 | 32.7 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 360 | 21.0 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,718 | 34.65 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doug Bainbridge | 789 | 48.1 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | David Wood | 665 | 40.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Booth | 185 | 11.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 36.31 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy McGuinness | 1,196 | 60.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Clarke | 400 | 20.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | David Martin | 370 | 18.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 796 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 39.27 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lloyd Briscoe | 639 | 41.5 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Barnes | 518 | 33.7 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Brinkworth | 382 | 24.8 | +19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 33.48 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 1,012 | 42.8 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Monika Cherney-Craw | 1,010 | 42.7 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 194 | 8.2 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mason Humberstone | 149 | 6.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,365 | 37.65 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lin Martin-Haugh | 811 | 51.5 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Laing | 579 | 36.8 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Vicky Lovelace | 184 | 11.7 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 32.89 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah-Jane Potter | 842 | 48.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Alex Farquharson | 706 | 40.3 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 113 | 6.5 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Martin Malocco | 90 | 5.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,751 | 34.23 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Broom | 727 | 53.4 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hearn | 482 | 35.4 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Michael Malocco | 84 | 6.2 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Barber | 68 | 5.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 29.79 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Barr | 951 | 51.9 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Tandi | 690 | 37.6 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Naomi Collins | 96 | 5.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 96 | 5.2 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 34.87 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Taylor | 847 | 52.3 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Young | 602 | 37.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 89 | 5.5 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Richard Warr | 81 | 5.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 36.36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Bibby | 835 | 53.9 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Irfan Javed | 543 | 35.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 170 | 11.0 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,548 | 36.37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |