The 1991 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991. 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 1987. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

Overall results

1991 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 3 0 Increase3 69.2 51.7 11,718 Increase11.2
  Conservative 1 0 0 Steady 7.7 28.6 6,478 Increase5.2
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 5 Decrease5 7.7 14.6 3,319 Decrease16.5
  Liberal 2 2 0 Steady 15.4 4.4 1,008 New
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 133 New
Total 13 22,656
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1987 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill
Bandley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Lloyd 1,387 68.0%
Conservative F. Warner 653 32.0%
Turnout 33.6%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour H. Lawrence 1,197 73.8%
Conservative P. Gonzalez 425 26.2%
Turnout 41.1%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Myson 951 40.7%
Liberal Democrats P. Akhurst 840 36.0%
Conservative L. Bradshaw 480 20.6%
Green W. Hoyes 63 2.7%
Turnout 46.9%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Strange 929 40.4%
Conservative I. Sills 873 38.0%
Liberal Democrats K. Taylor 497 21.6%
Turnout 42.1%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats R. Parker 869 50.9%
Labour J. Watts 637 37.3%
Conservative J. Whittaker 201 11.8%
Turnout 51.6%
Liberal Democrats hold

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Underwood 717 75.6%
Conservative A. Wells 231 24.4%
Turnout 39.0%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Carter 1,195 47.9%
Labour J. Cox 1,043 41.8%
Liberal Democrats D. Christy 256 10.3%
Turnout 47.2%
Conservative hold

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Weston 917 60.2%
Conservative C. Aylin 366 24.0%
Liberal Democrats A. Simister 170 11.2%
Green R. Gurney 70 4.6%
Turnout 44.5%
Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. McCarthy 903 50.5%
Conservative S. McPartland 517 28.9%
Liberal Democrats R. Baskerville 369 20.6%
Turnout 43.6%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal P. Gallagher 637 43.1%
Labour M. Pelling 541 36.6%
Conservative J. Gordon 301 20.4%
Turnout 40.4%
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Hall 979 78.4%
Conservative S. Huetson 269 21.6%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Cotter 1,244 52.2%
Liberal Democrats M. Notley 821 34.5%
Conservative F. Price 318 13.3%
Turnout 44.3%
Labour hold

Wellfield

Location of Wellfield ward
Wellfield[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J. Wallis-Price 371 47.0%
Labour R. Strange 273 34.6%
Conservative J. Halling 146 18.5%
Turnout 47.0%
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1991". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Stevenage_Borough_Council_election
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