# 2016 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 2016 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2012. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

## Results

Stevenage Borough Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % | ± |
| | Labour | 10 | 19 | 29 | −1 | 9,155 | 42.6 | |
| | Conservative | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 6,776 | 31.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2,706 | 12.6 | |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,081 | 5.0 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,038 | 4.8 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707 | 3.3 | |
| | Give Me Back Elmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.1 | |
| Total | Total | 13 | 26 | 39 | – | 21486 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34.65 | |

## Ward Results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michelle Gardner | 783 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Farquharson | 603 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 98 | |
| | TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.11% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bedwell

Bedwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Cullen | 917 | |
| | Conservative | David William Bundy | 415 | |
| | Green | Victoria Louise Snelling | 147 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 95 | |
| | TUSC | Steve Glennon | 68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.15% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jackie Hollywell | 619 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 437 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Booth | 515 | |
| | TUSC | Roger Alexander Charles | 67 | |
| | Green | Shirley Anne Hicks | 61 | |
| | Give Me Back Elmo | Bobby Smith | 23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.66% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adam Joseph Stephen Mitchell | 638 | |
| | Labour | Lorraine Kathleen Bell | 631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 131 | |
| | Green | Alex Tasker | 98 | |
| | TUSC | Helen Dorothy Kerr | 65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.78% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 1,224 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Clarke | 414 | |
| | Labour | Monika Elizabeth Cherney-Craw | 352 | |
| | Green | Marcus Michael Grant Blackburn | 83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen McKay | 717 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Steven Hearn | 534 | |
| | Green | Naomi Ruth Collins | 89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Anderson | 79 | |
| | TUSC | Mark Nathan Simon Gentleman | 56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.56% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Old Town

Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Brown | 974 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Kenneth Roethenbaugh | 749 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 143 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 97 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.66% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Speller | 762 | |
| | Conservative | Michelle Mary Frith | 477 | |
| | Green | Vicky Lovelace | 130 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Washer | 99 | |
| | TUSC | Ella Milner | 58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.16% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Lloyd | 714 | |
| | Conservative | Bret Ray Facey | 471 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Peter Williams | 282 | |
| | Green | Martin John Malocco | 86 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 77 | |
| | TUSC | Bryan Clare | 16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.05% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Henry | 858 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Orral | 540 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 148 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.35% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Philip Mead | 708 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Frith | 381 | |
| | Green | Michael Andrew Malocco | 133 | |
| | TUSC | Barbara Clare | 111 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.57% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Laurie Chester | 733 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Young | 457 | |
| | UKIP | Sean Ulick Howlett | 252 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 69 | |
| | Green | Richard David Warr | 57 | |
| | TUSC | Trevor Michael Palmer | 16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.35% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Woodfield

Woodfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Notley | 660 | |
| | Labour | Jim Callaghan | 441 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Peter Charles Snell | 74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |