1994 Stevenage Borough Council election

The 1994 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994. 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 1990. There was also a second seat up for election in Mobbsbury. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

1994 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]
5 May 1994
14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 32 4
Seats won 13 0
Seats after 31 4
Seat change 1
Popular vote 13,749 4,744
Percentage 59.7% 20.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Liberal
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 2 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 4,169 Did not stand
Percentage 18.1% n/a
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1994 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Overall results
1994 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 13 0 1 92.9 59.7 13,749 1.8
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 20.6 4,744 3.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 1 7.1 18.1 4,169 6.8
  Militant Labour 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 179 0.2
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 172 1.4
Total 13 23,013
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1990 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter L. Wardle[4] 1,353 61.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Walsh 364 16.5%
Conservative F. Warner 315 14.2%
Militant Labour J. Horton 179 8.1%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bill Lawrence[4] 1,409 83.6%
Conservative M. Wyatt 277 16.4%
Turnout 43.8%
Labour hold

Chells
Location of Chells ward
Chells[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Pamela Stuart[4] 872 74.1%
Liberal Democrats A. Tron 174 14.8%
Conservative R. Luck 130 11.1%
Turnout 36.5%
Labour hold

Longmeadow
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ann Webb[4] 1,258 53.2%
Conservative M. Davies 573 24.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Robbins 532 22.5%
Turnout 47.5%
Labour hold

Martins Wood
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gary Marshall[4] 1,186 48.0%
Conservative E. Fulton 850 34.4%
Liberal Democrats B. Segadelli 434 17.6%
Turnout 39.8%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury (2 seats)
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour G. O'Carroll 736
Liberal Democrats A. Berkeley 734
Liberal Democrats M. Latham 732
Labour M. Pelling 702
Conservative G. Hegan 159
Conservative M. Shaw 133
Turnout 55.2%
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Monkswood
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Cullen[4] 745 76.2%
Liberal Democrats M. Harris 131 13.4%
Conservative P. Gonzalez 102 10.4%
Turnout 41.7%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Hugh Tessier[4] 1,250 51.4%
Conservative C. Aylin 836 34.4%
Liberal Democrats J. Moorcroft 345 14.2%
Turnout 44.0%
Labour hold

Pin Green
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rej J. Smith[4] 934 61.0%
Conservative E. Hegan 299 19.5%
Liberal Democrats S. Grubert 297 19.4%
Turnout 40.5%
Labour hold

Roebuck
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Brian Dunnell[4] 964 57.6%
Conservative A. Harvey 354 21.2%
Liberal Democrats J. Samochwal 240 14.3%
Green W. Hoyes 115 6.9%
Turnout 41.5%
Labour hold

St Nicholas
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stan R. Munden[4] 634 44.3%
Liberal Democrats M. Griffith 589 41.2%
Conservative S. Woods 207 14.5%
Turnout 39.2%
Labour hold

Shephall
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Eddie Webb 979 85.6%
Conservative A. Luck 165 14.4%
Turnout 35.2%
Labour hold

Symonds Green
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Kissane 1,429 62.3%
Conservative J. Jode 477 20.8%
Liberal Democrats K. Taylor 329 14.4%
Green T. Figg 57 2.5%
Turnout 42.7%
Labour hold

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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