Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2002. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 0 0 84.6 46.4 10,466 +6.6%
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 7.7 29.7 6,711 +0.3%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 7.7 21.8 4,913 -6.5%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 274 +1.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 202 -1.0%

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Lloyd 824 50.9 +5.9
Conservative Freda Warner 434 26.8 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 361 22.3 +1.3
Majority 390 24.1 +13.1
Turnout 1,619
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Underwood 1,144 67.1 +17.8
Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner 561 32.9 +9.7
Majority 583 34.2 +8.1
Turnout 1,705
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward
Chells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Stuart 860 45.5 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith 633 33.5 −12.1
Conservative Julie Seddon 396 21.0 +2.0
Majority 227 12.0
Turnout 1,889
Labour hold Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suzanne Myson 846 46.9 +10.3
Conservative Matthew Hurst 618 34.3 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville 340 18.8 −8.7
Majority 228 12.6 +11.9
Turnout 1,804
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Knight 1,129 52.6 −6.6
Conservative Susan Smith 545 25.4 +3.4
Labour Thomas McGarry 472 22.0 +3.2
Majority 584 27.2 −10.0
Turnout 2,146
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeannette Thomas 698 43.4 +7.9
Conservative Richard Seddon 553 34.4 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 357 22.2 +2.2
Majority 145 9.0 +5.4
Turnout 1,608
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Gallagher 998 45.6 +5.2
Conservative James Fraser 732 33.5 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 255 11.7 −3.8
Green Stuart Madgin 202 9.2 −0.4
Majority 266 12.1 +6.3
Turnout 2,187
Labour hold Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tanis Kent 933 52.4 +5.9
Conservative Mollie Cawthorn 381 21.4 −9.3
English Democrat Richard Aitkins 274 15.4 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 191 10.7 −12.2
Majority 552 31.0 +15.2
Turnout 1,779
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sherma Batson 817 50.0 +5.5
Conservative Roger Gill 471 28.8 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville 347 21.2 −4.6
Majority 346 21.2 +6.3
Turnout 1,635
Labour hold Swing

St Nicolas

Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Latif 772 50.7 +9.5
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 398 26.1 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 353 23.2 −5.9
Majority 374 24.6 +13.0
Turnout 1,523
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Clark 805 55.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville 378 25.9 +3.2
Conservative Leslie Clark 277 19.0 −5.6
Majority 427 29.2 +1.2
Turnout 1,460
Labour hold Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Taylor 909 53.9 +7.3
Conservative Claire Poole 516 30.6 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 261 15.5 −4.8
Majority 393 23.3 +9.7
Turnout 1,686
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Mason 829 54.4 0.0
Labour Monika Cherney-Craw 388 25.4 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd 308 20.2 −5.6
Majority 441 29.0 +0.4
Turnout 1,525
Conservative hold Swing

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Stevenage_Borough_Council_election
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