2004 UK local government election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2000 . 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 2004 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 10 -1 76.9 39.8 8,749 -7.9% Liberal Democrats 2 +1 15.4 28.3 6,224 +2.9% Conservative 1 0 7.7 29.4 6,460 +4.3% Green 0 0 0 1.9 413 +0.5% Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0.5 119 +0.1%
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lillian Strange 739 45.0 -7.2 Conservative Mollie Cawthorn 558 34.0 +5.1 Liberal Democrats Sean McManus 345 21.0 +2.1 Majority 181 11.0 -12.3 Turnout 1,642 35.1 -11.9
Bedwell Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Cullen 869 49.3 -10.2 Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner 408 23.2 +4.5 Liberal Democrats John Meacham 365 20.7 +3.7 Socialist Alternative Stephen Glennon 119 6.8 +2.0 Majority 461 26.1 -14.7 Turnout 1,761 38.7 -11.6
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert 828 45.6 +12.9 Labour Jeannette Thomas 643 35.4 -16.5 Conservative Jody Hanafin 344 19.0 +3.6 Majority 185 10.2 Turnout 1,815 40.5 -15.1 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bruce Jackson 619 36.6 -10.0 Conservative Matthew Hurst 606 35.9 +7.8 Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville 464 27.5 +2.2 Majority 13 0.7 -17.8 Turnout 1,689 39.6 -12.2
Manor Location of Manor ward Manor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 1,232 59.2 -7.1 Conservative Prudence Howells 458 22.0 +5.2 Labour Howard Burrell 392 18.8 +2.0 Majority 774 37.2 -12.3 Turnout 2,082 43.9 -14.1
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Royall 585 35.5 -7.3 Conservative Ralph Dimelow 526 31.9 +2.3 Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 330 20.0 +2.0 Green Ian Murrill 207 12.6 +3.0 Majority 59 3.6 -9.6 Turnout 1,648 37.2 -11.8
Old Town Location of Old Town ward Old Town Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hugh Tessier 870 40.4 -6.0 Conservative Dilys Clark 746 34.6 +6.9 Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft 333 15.5 -2.4 Green Bernard Chapman 206 9.6 +1.6 Majority 124 5.8 -12.9 Turnout 2,155 46.3 -11.0
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Speller 762 46.5 -7.5 Conservative Leslie Clark 503 30.7 +6.1 Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 375 22.9 +1.6 Majority 259 15.8 -13.6 Turnout 1,640 37.7 -14.5
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Lloyd 760 44.5 -5.2 Conservative Anita Speight 505 29.6 +4.0 Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 441 25.8 +1.1 Majority 255 14.9 -9.2 Turnout 1,706 39.3 -9.7
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Henry 586 41.2 -7.3 Conservative Ian Pritchard 421 29.6 +4.5 Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 414 29.1 +2.6 Majority 165 11.6 -10.4 Turnout 1,421 33.9 -13.1
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jack Pickersgill 838 52.6 -8.6 Conservative Freda Warner 392 24.6 +5.2 Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville 362 22.7 +3.3 Majority 446 28.0 -13.8 Turnout 1,592 37.2 -14.5
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Anthony Turner 784 46.6 -13.9 Conservative Galina Dimelow 555 33.0 +8.5 Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd 342 20.3 +5.4 Majority 229 13.6 -22.4 Turnout 1,681 38.6 -15.1
Woodfield Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Notley 830 54.4 +8.2 Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith 393 25.8 +7.5 Labour Ashraf Ismail 302 19.8 -15.7 Majority 437 28.6 +17.9 Turnout 1,525 39.6 -16.7
References 2004 Stevenage election result Local Elections: Stevenage Ward results