# 1998 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 37
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92.3 | 62.5 | 9,144 | 2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 2,305 | 2.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 3,144 | 0.9 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 35 | New |
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Hollywell | 925 | 71.0% |
| | Conservative | Freda Warner | 206 | 15.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knigh | 136 | 10.4% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mark Pickersgill | 35 | 2.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bedwell Plash

Bedwell Plash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Lawrence | 729 | 73.9% |
| | Conservative | Victoria Greaves | 147 | 14.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilkins | 110 | 11.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela Stuart | 508 | 70.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 125 | 17.2% |
| | Conservative | Gwen Hegan | 92 | 12.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Webb | 767 | 61.3% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 272 | 21.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 212 | 16.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Marshall | 853 | 47.6% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Greaves | 706 | 39.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Knight | 234 | 13.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mobbsbury

Mobbsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 617 | 47.7% |
| | Labour | Gillian Tuffin | 614 | 47.4% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 63 | 4.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Monkswood

Monkswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Cullen | 463 | 77.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Robbins | 70 | 11.6% |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Young | 68 | 11.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Old Stevenage

Old Stevenage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hugh Tessier | 944 | 53.5% |
| | Conservative | Jean Carter | 615 | 34.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 205 | 11.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Reginald Smith | 616 | 72.0% |
| | Conservative | Marion Mason | 145 | 16.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Kelleher | 95 | 11.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Dunnell | 654 | 66.2% |
| | Conservative | Claire Halling | 204 | 20.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecil Lewis | 130 | 13.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stanley Munden | 439 | 53.6% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Woods | 201 | 24.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 179 | 21.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Webb | 583 | 82.8% |
| | Conservative | Sheree Huetson | 69 | 9.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 52 | 7.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Kissane | 1,049 | 67.9% |
| | Conservative | Peter McPartland | 356 | 23.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sydney Grubert | 140 | 9.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |