# 1996 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1992. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 38
* Liberal Democrats 1

## Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 1996 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 92.3 | 70.3 | 12,748 | 27.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18.6 | 3,468 | 17.9 |
| Militant Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 196 | New |
| Social Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.

## Ward results
### Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Woodward | 1,175 | 68.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Lloyd | 220 | 12.8% |
| | Conservative | F. Warner | 187 | 10.9% |
| | Militant Labour | J. Horton | 141 | 8.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bedwell Plash

Bedwell Plash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Downing | 1,086 | 79.9% |
| | Conservative | M. Wyatt | 170 | 12.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Grubert | 104 | 7.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chells

Chells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Vale | 879 | 84.8% |
| | Conservative | G. Hegan | 158 | 15.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Longmeadow

Longmeadow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bruce Jackson | 1,026 | 64.2% |
| | Conservative | R. Dimelow | 295 | 18.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Latham | 278 | 17.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Martins Wood

Martins Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael P. Patston | 1,269 | 64.6% |
| | Conservative | E. Hegan | 437 | 22.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Segadelli | 259 | 13.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Mobbsbury

Mobbsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin G. Parker | 847 | 50.4% |
| | Labour | J. Nadauld | 755 | 45.0% |
| | Conservative | S. Huetson | 77 | 4.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Note: Mobbsbury ward was won by Labour at the last regular election in 1992, but gained by the Liberal Democrats in an unscheduled election in 1994.

### Monkswood

Monkswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Liz Harrington | 653 | 85.6% |
| | Conservative | P. Rushforth | 110 | 14.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Old Stevenage

Old Stevenage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela E.J. Gallagher | 1,261 | 60.7% |
| | Conservative | P. McPartland | 815 | 39.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Pin Green

Pin Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon K. Speller | 910 | 74.0% |
| | Conservative | M. Mason | 186 | 15.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Moorcroft | 133 | 10.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Roebuck

Roebuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Monika Cherney-Craw | 871 | 69.4% |
| | Conservative | M. Hurst | 207 | 16.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hamblin | 177 | 14.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Nicholas

St Nicholas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Fowler | 687 | 68.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Griffith | 166 | 16.5% |
| | Conservative | S. Woods | 156 | 15.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Shephall

Shephall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert A. Clark | 697 | 77.2% |
| | Conservative | M. Davies | 89 | 9.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Snell | 62 | 6.9% |
| | Militant Labour | M. Pickersgrill | 55 | 6.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Symonds Green

Symonds Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony T. Turner | 1,479 | 71.8% |
| | Conservative | M. Notley | 581 | 28.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |