1994 Stevenage Borough Council election

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.

1994 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]

5 May 1994
14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 32 4 Seats won 13 0 Seats after 31 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 13,749 4,744 Percentage 59.7% 20.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Liberal Seats before 1 2 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,169 Did not stand Percentage 18.1% n/a
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1994 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Overall results

1994 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13	0		1	92.9	59.7	13,749	1.8
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	20.6	4,744	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	1	7.1	18.1	4,169	6.8
	Militant Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	179	0.2
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	172	1.4
Total		13						23,013
	Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1990 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill[3]

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

Location of Bedwell Plash ward

Bedwell Plash[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bill Lawrence[4]	1,409	83.6%
	Conservative	M. Wyatt	277	16.4%
Turnout				43.8%
	Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells[3]

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

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow[3]

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

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood[3]

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)

Location of Mobbsbury ward

Mobbsbury[3]

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

Location of Monkswood ward

Monkswood[3]

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

Location of Old Stevenage ward

Old Stevenage[3]

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

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green[3]

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

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck[3]

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

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas[3]

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

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie Webb	979	85.6%
	Conservative	A. Luck	165	14.4%
Turnout				35.2%
	Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green[3]

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

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1994". The Elections Centre.
3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2019.