# 2000 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished third in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 33
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Conservative 3

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 86.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lilian Strange | 631 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative | F. Warner | 244 | 23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Latham | 144 | 11.2 |
| | Socialist Alternative | M. Pickersgill | 33 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.7 |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Cullen | 1,122 | 63.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Wyatt | 376 | 21.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Robbins | 282 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeannette Thomas | 572 | 43.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 572 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative | W. Clark | 172 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.3 |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bruce Jackson | 541 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | V. Ovenden | 376 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Wilkins | 156 | 13.9 |
| | Green | Hoyes W. | 46 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 875 | 60.4 |
| | Labour | F. Price | 325 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Smith | 249 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 38.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.8 |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Royall | 514 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Hurst | 340 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Lambert | 129 | 12.1 |
| | Green | I. Murrill | 81 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.7 |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hugh Tessier | 1,035 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Greaves | 966 | 42.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 280 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Speller | 644 | 59.5 |
| | Conservative | L. Notley | 302 | 27.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Snell | 137 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.6 |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Dunnell | 541 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | P. Wilkins | 319 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Bellars | 249 | 22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.0 |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Henry | 524 | |
| | Labour | C. Latif | 514 | |
| | Conservative | L. Clark | 308 | |
| | Conservative | S. Woods | 295 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Lloyd | 184 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.2 |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Webb | 818 | |
| | Labour | Brian Hall | 780 | |
| | Conservative | V. Greaves | 192 | |
| | Conservative | S. Kerby | 180 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 153 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Knight | 152 | |
| | Green | T. Figg | 28 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 52.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Turner | 624 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Clark | 415 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Grubert | 105 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Notley | 591 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | A. Ismail | 354 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Sturges | 70 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |