1994 Stevenage Borough Council election
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14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1994 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1990. There was also a second seat up for election in Mobbsbury. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 0 |  1
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92.9 | 59.7 | 13,749 | 1.8
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| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 20.6 | 4,744 |  3.5
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| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
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7.1 | 18.1 | 4,169 | 6.8
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| Militant Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.8 | 179 | 0.2
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| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.7 | 172 | 1.4
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| Total | 13 | 23,013 | ||||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||||
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1990 election.
Ward results[edit]
Bandley Hill[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter L. Wardle[4] | 1,353 | 61.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Walsh | 364 | 16.5% | |
| Conservative | F. Warner | 315 | 14.2% | |
| Militant Labour | J. Horton | 179 | 8.1% | |
| Turnout | 36.9% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Bedwell Plash[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Lawrence[4] | 1,409 | 83.6% | |
| Conservative | M. Wyatt | 277 | 16.4% | |
| Turnout | 43.8% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Chells[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Stuart[4] | 872 | 74.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Tron | 174 | 14.8% | |
| Conservative | R. Luck | 130 | 11.1% | |
| Turnout | 36.5% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Longmeadow[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Webb[4] | 1,258 | 53.2% | |
| Conservative | M. Davies | 573 | 24.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Robbins | 532 | 22.5% | |
| Turnout | 47.5% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Martins Wood[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Marshall[4] | 1,186 | 48.0% | |
| Conservative | E. Fulton | 850 | 34.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Segadelli | 434 | 17.6% | |
| Turnout | 39.8% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Mobbsbury (2 seats)[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. O'Carroll | 736 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Berkeley | 734 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Latham | 732 | ||
| Labour | M. Pelling | 702 | ||
| Conservative | G. Hegan | 159 | ||
| Conservative | M. Shaw | 133 | ||
| Turnout | 55.2% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Monkswood[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cullen[4] | 745 | 76.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Harris | 131 | 13.4% | |
| Conservative | P. Gonzalez | 102 | 10.4% | |
| Turnout | 41.7% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Old Stevenage[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Tessier[4] | 1,250 | 51.4% | |
| Conservative | C. Aylin | 836 | 34.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Moorcroft | 345 | 14.2% | |
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Pin Green[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rej J. Smith[4] | 934 | 61.0% | |
| Conservative | E. Hegan | 299 | 19.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Grubert | 297 | 19.4% | |
| Turnout | 40.5% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Roebuck[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Dunnell[4] | 964 | 57.6% | |
| Conservative | A. Harvey | 354 | 21.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Samochwal | 240 | 14.3% | |
| Green | W. Hoyes | 115 | 6.9% | |
| Turnout | 41.5% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
St Nicholas[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stan R. Munden[4] | 634 | 44.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Griffith | 589 | 41.2% | |
| Conservative | S. Woods | 207 | 14.5% | |
| Turnout | 39.2% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Shephall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eddie Webb | 979 | 85.6% | |
| Conservative | A. Luck | 165 | 14.4% | |
| Turnout | 35.2% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Symonds Green[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Kissane | 1,429 | 62.3% | |
| Conservative | J. Jode | 477 | 20.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Taylor | 329 | 14.4% | |
| Green | T. Figg | 57 | 2.5% | |
| Turnout | 42.7% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre.
- ^ 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 "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
