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.[3]
^"Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^"Local Election Summaries 1996". The Elections Centre.
^Millar, Frank (3 May 1996). "Tories suffer massive defeats in local elections". Irish Times. p. 10.
^ ab"Complete list of results;Elections;Local". The Times. 4 May 1996. p. 1.
^ abcdefghijklm"Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ abcdefghijklm. Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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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 3 1996 Stevenage Borough Council election 1 2 1995 2 May 1996 1998 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council20 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Party Labour Liberal DemocratsSeats before 36 1Seats won 12 1Seats after 38 1Seat change 2Popular vote 12 748 2 246Percentage 68 3 12 0 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Stevenage Borough Council elections Council control before electionLabour Council control after election LabourAfter the election the composition of the council was Labour 38 Liberal Democrats 1 4 Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Bandley Hill 2 2 Bedwell Plash 2 3 Chells 2 4 Longmeadow 2 5 Martins Wood 2 6 Mobbsbury 2 7 Monkswood 2 8 Old Stevenage 2 9 Pin Green 2 10 Roebuck 2 11 St Nicholas 2 12 Shephall 2 13 Symonds Green 3 ReferencesElection result editStevenage Local Election Result 1996 4 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 12 3 1 nbsp 2 92 3 70 3 12 748 nbsp 27 0 Conservative 0 0 3 nbsp 2 0 18 6 3 468 nbsp 17 9 Militant Labour 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 196 New Social Democrat 0 0 0 nbsp 1 0 0 0All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election Ward results editBandley Hill edit nbsp Location of Bandley HillBandley Hill 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bob Woodward 6 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 29 2 Labour holdBedwell Plash edit nbsp Location of Bedwell Plash wardBedwell Plash 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael Downing 6 1 086 79 9 Conservative M Wyatt 170 12 5 Liberal Democrats S Grubert 104 7 6 Turnout 36 8 Labour holdChells edit nbsp Location of Chells wardChells 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Vale 6 879 84 8 Conservative G Hegan 158 15 2 Turnout 32 1 Labour holdLongmeadow edit nbsp Location of Longmeadow wardLongmeadow 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bruce Jackson 6 1 026 64 2 Conservative R Dimelow 295 18 4 Liberal Democrats M Latham 278 17 4 Turnout 33 2 Labour holdMartins Wood edit nbsp Location of Martins Wood wardMartins Wood 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Michael P Patston 6 1 269 64 6 Conservative E Hegan 437 22 2 Liberal Democrats B Segadelli 259 13 2 Turnout 28 6 Labour gain from ConservativeMobbsbury edit nbsp Location of Mobbsbury wardMobbsbury 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Robin G Parker 6 847 50 4 Labour J Nadauld 755 45 0 Conservative S Huetson 77 4 6 Turnout 54 2 Liberal Democrats holdNote 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 edit nbsp Location of Monkswood wardMonkswood 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Liz Harrington 6 653 85 6 Conservative P Rushforth 110 14 4 Turnout 34 0 Labour holdOld Stevenage edit nbsp Location of Old Stevenage wardOld Stevenage 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Pamela E J Gallagher 6 1 261 60 7 Conservative P McPartland 815 39 3 Turnout 37 7 Labour gain from ConservativePin Green edit nbsp Location of Pin Green wardPin Green 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Simon K Speller 6 910 74 0 Conservative M Mason 186 15 1 Liberal Democrats J Moorcroft 133 10 8 Turnout 34 7 Labour holdRoebuck edit nbsp Location of Roebuck wardRoebuck 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Monika Cherney Craw 6 871 69 4 Conservative M Hurst 207 16 5 Liberal Democrats J Hamblin 177 14 1 Turnout 31 9 Labour holdSt Nicholas edit nbsp Location of St Nicholas wardSt Nicholas 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Bob Fowler 6 687 68 1 Liberal Democrats M Griffith 166 16 5 Conservative S Woods 156 15 5 Turnout 29 1 Labour holdShephall edit nbsp Location of Shephall wardShephall 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert A Clark 6 697 77 2 Conservative M Davies 89 9 9 Liberal Democrats G Snell 62 6 9 Militant Labour M Pickersgrill 55 6 1 Turnout 28 7 Labour holdSymonds Green edit nbsp Location of Symonds Green wardSymonds Green 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Tony T Turner 6 1 479 71 8 Conservative M Notley 581 28 2 Turnout 37 3 Labour gain from ConservativeReferences edit Council compositions by year The Elections Centre Local Election Summaries 1996 The Elections Centre Millar Frank 3 May 1996 Tories suffer massive defeats in local elections Irish Times p 10 a b Complete list of results Elections Local The Times 4 May 1996 p 1 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973 2012 PDF Retrieved 11 July 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Members of the Council Archived from the original on 8 November 2002 Retrieved 1 August 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Stevenage Borough Council election amp oldid 1144015821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
