2006 UK local government election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2002 . The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour 32 Liberal Democrat 4 Conservative 3 Election result Stevenage Local Election Result 2006 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 11 0 0 0 84.6 46.4 10,466 +6.6% Conservative 1 0 0 0 7.7 29.7 6,711 +0.3% Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 7.7 21.8 4,913 -6.5% English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 274 +1.2% Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 202 -1.0%
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Lloyd 824 50.9 +5.9 Conservative Freda Warner 434 26.8 -7.2 Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 361 22.3 +1.3 Majority 390 24.1 +13.1 Turnout 1,619 Labour hold Swing
Bedwell Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brian Underwood 1,144 67.1 +17.8 Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner 561 32.9 +9.7 Majority 583 34.2 +8.1 Turnout 1,705 Labour hold Swing
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pamela Stuart 860 45.5 +10.1 Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith 633 33.5 -12.1 Conservative Julie Seddon 396 21.0 +2.0 Majority 227 12.0 Turnout 1,889 Labour hold Swing
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Suzanne Myson 846 46.9 +10.3 Conservative Matthew Hurst 618 34.3 -1.6 Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville 340 18.8 -8.7 Majority 228 12.6 +11.9 Turnout 1,804 Labour hold Swing
Manor Location of Manor ward Manor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Knight 1,129 52.6 -6.6 Conservative Susan Smith 545 25.4 +3.4 Labour Thomas McGarry 472 22.0 +3.2 Majority 584 27.2 -10.0 Turnout 2,146 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jeannette Thomas 698 43.4 +7.9 Conservative Richard Seddon 553 34.4 +2.5 Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 357 22.2 +2.2 Majority 145 9.0 +5.4 Turnout 1,608 Labour hold Swing
Old Town Location of Old Town ward Old Town Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pamela Gallagher 998 45.6 +5.2 Conservative James Fraser 732 33.5 -1.1 Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 255 11.7 -3.8 Green Stuart Madgin 202 9.2 -0.4 Majority 266 12.1 +6.3 Turnout 2,187 Labour hold Swing
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tanis Kent 933 52.4 +5.9 Conservative Mollie Cawthorn 381 21.4 -9.3 English Democrat Richard Aitkins 274 15.4 +15.4 Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 191 10.7 -12.2 Majority 552 31.0 +15.2 Turnout 1,779 Labour hold Swing
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sherma Batson 817 50.0 +5.5 Conservative Roger Gill 471 28.8 -0.8 Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville 347 21.2 -4.6 Majority 346 21.2 +6.3 Turnout 1,635 Labour hold Swing
St Nicolas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Caroline Latif 772 50.7 +9.5 Conservative Matthew Wyatt 398 26.1 -3.5 Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 353 23.2 -5.9 Majority 374 24.6 +13.0 Turnout 1,523 Labour hold Swing
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Robert Clark 805 55.1 +2.5 Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville 378 25.9 +3.2 Conservative Leslie Clark 277 19.0 -5.6 Majority 427 29.2 +1.2 Turnout 1,460 Labour hold Swing
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sharon Taylor 909 53.9 +7.3 Conservative Claire Poole 516 30.6 -2.4 Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 261 15.5 -4.8 Majority 393 23.3 +9.7 Turnout 1,686 Labour hold Swing
Woodfield Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Marion Mason 829 54.4 0.0 Labour Monika Cherney-Craw 388 25.4 +5.6 Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd 308 20.2 -5.6 Majority 441 29.0 +0.4 Turnout 1,525 Conservative hold Swing
References 2006 Stevenage election result Ward results