2002 UK local government election
Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999 . The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour 33 Liberal Democrat 3 Conservative 3 Election result Stevenage Local Election Result 2002 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 11 0 84.6 53.2 16,392 Conservative 1 0 7.7 26.1 8,027 Liberal Democrats 1 0 7.7 18.7 5,747 Green 0 0 0 1.7 517 Socialist Alternative 0 0 0 0.4 116
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill Party Candidate Votes % Labour Joan Lloyd 1,512 66.0 Conservative Freda Warner 778 34.0 Majority 734 32.0 Turnout 2,290
Bedwell Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell Party Candidate Votes % Labour Brian Underwood 1,616 64.2 Conservative Ralph Dimelow 448 17.8 Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert 336 13.4 Socialist Alternative Stephen Glennon 116 4.6 Majority 1,168 46.4 Turnout 2,516
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells Party Candidate Votes % Labour Pamela Stuart 1,315 52.6 Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 737 29.5 Conservative Susan Smith 450 18.0 Majority 578 23.1 Turnout 2,502
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow Party Candidate Votes % Labour Suzanne Myson 1,158 49.4 Conservative William Clark 580 24.8 Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 437 18.7 Green William Hoyes 167 7.1 Majority 578 24.6 Turnout 2,342
Manor Location of Manor ward Manor Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Lis Knight 1,459 54.0 Labour Gordana Bjelic-Rados 700 25.9 Conservative Prudence Howells 543 20.1 Majority 759 28.1 Turnout 2,702
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood Party Candidate Votes % Labour David Monaghan 1,166 50.6 Conservative Matthew Wyatt 641 27.8 Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 338 14.7 Green Ian Murrill 161 7.0 Majority 525 22.8 Turnout 2,306
Old Town Location of Old Town ward Old Town Party Candidate Votes % Labour Pamela Gallagher 1,428 50.7 Conservative Dilys Clark 815 29.0 Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft 382 13.6 Green Bernard Chapman 189 6.7 Majority 613 21.7 Turnout 2,814
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green Party Candidate Votes % Labour Tanis Kent 1,369 59.3 Conservative Leslie Clark 544 23.6 Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith 395 17.1 Majority 825 35.7 Turnout 2,308
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck Party Candidate Votes % Labour Alfred McCarthy 1,246 53.9 Conservative Anita Speight 597 25.8 Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 467 20.2 Majority 649 28.1 Turnout 2,310
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas Party Candidate Votes % Labour Carol Latif 1,167 54.3 Conservative Matthew Hurst 494 23.0 Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 488 22.7 Majority 673 31.3 Turnout 2,149
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall Party Candidate Votes % Labour Robert Clark 1,436 63.2 Conservative Christopher Blanchett 433 19.0 Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville 404 17.8 Majority 1,003 44.2 Turnout 2,273
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green Party Candidate Votes % Labour Sharon Taylor 1,535 64.6 Conservative Louisa Notley 841 35.4 Majority 694 29.2 Turnout 2,376
Woodfield Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Marion Mason 863 45.2 Labour Ralph Raynor 744 38.9 Liberal Democrats John Meacham 304 15.9 Majority 119 6.3 Turnout 1,911
References 2002 Stevenage election result Ward results