# 2010 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council stood for election; the seats which were last contested in 2006. The election saw the Conservative Party gain a further 3 seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 27
* Conservative 9
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 61.5 | 35.9 | 13730 | -4.2% |
| Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30.8 | 34.9 | 13365 | -0.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 21.9 | 8367 | +5.1% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 2402 | +2.2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 136 | +0.4% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 133 | -2.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 121 | +0.3% |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lloyd | 1,149 | 38.6 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Gill | 1,055 | 35.5 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 497 | 16.7 | +7.2 |
| | UKIP | Angela Denness | 275 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 3.1 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2976 | 61.5 | +27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Underwood | 1,114 | 39.8 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Christine Saint Leitner | 744 | 26.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 522 | 18.6 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Dilley | 421 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 13.2 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2801 | 60.0 | +28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Stuart | 1,226 | 39.1 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 973 | 31.0 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 937 | 29.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 8.1 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3136 | 65.2 | +27.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Hurst | 1,086 | 37.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Myson | 996 | 34.4 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 561 | 19.4 | +7.7 |
| | UKIP | Roy Worden | 254 | 8.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2897 | 67.2 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mead | 1,427 | 40.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Smith | 1,144 | 32.8 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Joseph Sherry | 711 | 20.4 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Mark Rowe | 210 | 6.0 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 8.1 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3492 | 71.0 | +29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hearn | 1,044 | 36.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Jeanette Thomas | 921 | 32.1 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Aylward | 535 | 18.6 | +11.5 |
| | UKIP | Pat Jones | 239 | 8.3 | +5.8 |
| | English Democrat | John Cooper | 133 | 4.6 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 4.5 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2872 | 62.3 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Yarnold-Foster | 1,421 | 38.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Pamela Gallagher | 1,349 | 36.7 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 662 | 18.0 | +8.8 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Maddox | 244 | 6.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 2.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3676 | 66.1 | +24.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lin Martin-Haugh | 1,163 | 40.9 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Roethenbaugh | 881 | 31.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Copsey | 480 | 16.9 | +5.5 |
| | UKIP | David McDonagh | 181 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | BNP | Michael Green | 136 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 9.9 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2841 | 63.1 | +31.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sherma Batson | 1,055 | 37.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Harvey Page | 943 | 33.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 546 | 19.2 | +7.7 |
| | UKIP | Victoria Gabriel | 293 | 10.3 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 4.0 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2837 | 62.0 | +29.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Latif | 1,098 | 41.4 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Mould | 855 | 32.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 581 | 21.9 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Carol Knowles | 121 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 9.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2655 | 61.2 | +29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Clark | 1,035 | 41.5 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Anita Speight | 707 | 28.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 465 | 18.7 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Bob Layson | 285 | 11.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 13.1 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2492 | 58.0 | +26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Taylor | 1,191 | 42.4 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mould | 1,082 | 38.5 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 537 | 19.1 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 3.9 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2810 | 64.5 | +33.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Bibby | 1,430 | 52.8 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Saunders | 662 | 24.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd-Manning | 617 | 22.8 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 28.4 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2709 | 67.2 | +30.9 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Note: Woodfield ward was won by Marion Mason for the Conservatives in 2006, but she defected to UKIP in January 2008.