2024 local government election in North Hertfordshire
The 2024 Stevenage Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] All 39 members of Stevenage Borough Council in Hertfordshire were elected following boundary changes.[2] [3]
The election saw the Conservatives nearly wiped out of the council entirely, with them only holding onto one seat in Woodfield.[4] [5] All of their other seats went to the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats held on to all their seats, becoming the official opposition in Stevenage.[6] No other party made any notable impact or gains in the results.
Woodfield ward saw the rare outcome where two candidates drew on the number of received votes. Labour candidate Robert Boyle and incumbent Conservative councillor Margaret Notley both received 571 votes and had to draw lots to determine who won, with Robert winning.[7]
Summary Election result Stevenage Borough Council's composition after the 2024 local elections 2024 Stevenage Borough Council election Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 39 32 7 0 8 82.0 51.8 26,842 +7.7 Liberal Democrats 20 6 0 0 15.4 17.1 8,862 -1.7 Conservative 21 1 0 7 8 2.6 19.2 9,949 -9.6 Green 14 0 0 0 0.0 7.6 3,924 +2.5 Reform UK 7 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 1,479 +2.5 TUSC 9 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 770 -0.3
Ward results The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stevenage Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.[8] The results were published by the council the day after the election.[9]
Almond Hill Almond Hill (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Lin Martin-Haugh* 834 52.7 Labour Co-op Tom Plater 814 51.5 Labour Co-op Jeannette Thomas* 783 49.5 Conservative Nicolaas Houps 469 29.6 Green Paul Dawson 447 28.3 Liberal Democrats Richard Phillip Reece 356 22.5 Turnout 1,582 29.14 Registered electors 5,460 Labour Co-op win (new seat) Labour Co-op win (new seat) Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Bandley Hill & Poplars Bandley Hill & Poplars (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Jim Brown* 749 42.0 Labour Co-op Jade Woods 701 39.3 Labour Co-op Kamal Choudhury 689 38.7 Conservative David Denny-Stubbs 530 29.7 Conservative Victoria Facey 508 28.5 Conservative Matthew Wyatt 462 25.9 Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton 271 15.2 Reform UK Michael Hearn 266 14.9 Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins 252 14.1 Liberal Democrats Riad Mannan 218 12.2 Green Adrian Busolini 183 10.3 TUSC Mark Pickersgill 62 3.5 Turnout 1,782 32.49 Registered electors 5,501 Labour Co-op win (new seat) Labour Co-op win (new seat) Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Bedwell Chells Chells (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Julie Ashley-Wren* 741 47.3 Liberal Democrats Tom Wren* 738 47.2 Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth* 598 38.2 Labour John Lloyd 509 32.5 Labour Patrick Newman 460 29.4 Labour Thea Pendlebury 448 28.6 Conservative Christine Clarkson 290 18.5 Green David Ingarfill 212 13.5 Turnout 1,565 28.47 Registered electors 5,518 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Longmeadow Manor Manor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Robin Parker* 1,122 61.8 Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness* 1,077 59.3 Liberal Democrats Graham Snell* 1,023 56.3 Labour Louisa Barr 397 21.8 Labour Maureen McKay* 357 19.6 Labour Peter Taylor 328 18.1 Conservative Andy Goldsmith 311 17.1 Green Ashlee Hodson 189 10.4 Turnout 1,817 33.26 Registered electors 5,487 Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold
Martins Wood Old Town Roebuck Shephall St. Nicholas Symonds Green Woodfield Woodfield (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Phil Bibby* 624 40.7 Labour Leanne Brady 602 39.2 Labour Robert Boyle 571[a] 37.2 Conservative Margaret Notley* 571 37.2 Conservative Jody Hanafin 559 36.4 Labour Swantantra Tripathi 520 33.9 Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth 227 14.8 Green Richard Warr 227 14.8 Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth 204 13.3 Reform UK Amodio Amato 146 9.5 Turnout 1,535 38.15 Registered electors 4,037 Conservative hold Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative
References ^ Robert Boyle and Margaret Notley received the same number of votes, so the one elected was decided via drawing lots. ^ Council, Stevenage Borough. "Election Timetable 2024". www.stevenage.gov.uk . Retrieved 2024-03-22 . ^ McRae, Isabella (2022-06-06). "Stevenage could see new boundaries for council wards in the borough". Herts Live . Retrieved 2024-03-22 . ^ "Polling District and Polling Places Review 2023". www.stevenage.gov.uk . Stevenage Borough Council. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-22 . ^ "Stevenage election result". BBC News . 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024 . ^ Parry, Louise; Holmes, Amy (3 May 2024). "Tories go from largest to smallest party on council". BBC News . Retrieved 18 May 2024 . ^ Day, Christopher (3 May 2024). "Stevenage Borough Council: Local election results 2024". The Comet (newspaper). Retrieved 18 May 2024 . ^ Day, Christopher (3 May 2024). "Recap: Stevenage Borough Council election results 2024". The Comet (newspaper). Retrieved 18 May 2024 . ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Stevenage Borough Council . 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024 . ^ "Election Results - Borough Council Elections 2024". Stevenage Borough Council . 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024 . See also
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