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1996 Stevenage Borough Council election

1996 UK local government election

1996 Stevenage Borough Council election

1996 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1996 Stevenage Borough Council election
countryEngland
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election1995 Stevenage Borough Council election
previous_year1995
next_election1998 Stevenage Borough Council election
next_year1998
seats_for_election13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
majority_seats20
election_date2 May 1996
party1Labour Party (UK)
seats_before136
seats112
seat_change12
seats_after138
popular_vote112,748
percentage168.3%
party2Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats_before21
seats21
seat_change2
seats_after21
popular_vote22,246
percentage212.0%
map_imageStevenage UK local election 1996 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionMap showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionLabour
after_electionLabour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1992. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Labour 38
  • Liberal Democrats 1

Election result

|seats % = 92.3 |votes % = 70.3 |plus/minus = 27.0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 18.6 |plus/minus = 17.9 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0 |plus/minus = All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward

Note: Mobbsbury ward was won by Labour at the last regular election in 1992, but gained by the Liberal Democrats in an unscheduled election in 1994.

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

References

References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1996". The Elections Centre.
  3. Millar, Frank. (1996-05-03). "Tories suffer massive defeats in local elections". [[Irish Times]].
  4. (1996-05-04). "Complete list of results;Elections;Local". [[The Times]].
  5. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012".
  6. "Members of the Council".
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