2021 Stevenage Borough Council election

2021 Stevenage Borough Council election
14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council; 20 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2021 Stevenage Borough Council election
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election, plus a by-election in Roebuck ward; the seats which were last contested in 2016.^[1] The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973, but with a reduced majority.

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2021 Stevenage Borough Council election^[2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour Co-op	6	5	42.9	16	22	56.4	9,199	37.7	-0.4
	Conservative	6	4	42.9	5	11	28.2	9,724	39.8	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	14.3	4	6	15.4	3,864	15.8	-6.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	826	3.4	-4.4
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	348	1.4	New
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	329	1.3	New
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	78	0.3	New
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	49	0.2	New

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Kerby	828	47.9	+9.0
	Labour Co-op	Michelle Gardner	695	40.2	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Anderson	168	9.7	−5.7
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	39	2.3	New
Majority			133	7.7	—
Turnout			1,730	34.1	+4.6
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Matt Creasey	979	54.2	±0.0
	Conservative	David Hurst	596	33.0	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nick MacMillan	175	9.7	−4.5
	TUSC	Steve Glennon	55	3.0	New
Majority			383	21.2	−9.2
Turnout			1,805	32.0	+4.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	4.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Ashley-Wren	600	34.9	−11.7
	Labour Co-op	Forhad Chowdhury	499	29.0	+1.9
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	492	28.6	+11.4
	Green	David Ingarfill	96	5.6	−3.5
	TUSC	Roger Charles	33	1.9	New
Majority			101	5.9	−13.8
Turnout			1,720	34.8	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	6.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Mitchell	835	50.9	+5.6
	Labour Co-op	Chris Webb	550	33.5	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Barks	94	5.7	−8.7
	Green	Richard Dyer	91	5.5	New
	UKIP	Peter Colley	49	3.0	New
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	23	1.4	New
Majority			285	17.4	+12.5
Turnout			1,642	37.2	+5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

2021 Stevenage Borough Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Snell	1,125	55.7	−19.9
	Conservative	Dan Buckingham	487	24.1	+10.6
	Labour Co-op	Louisa Barr	315	15.6	+4.7
	Green	Dean Carpenter	92	4.6	New
Majority			638	31.6	−30.6
Turnout			2,019	39.5	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Myla Arceno	571	34.8	−1.5
	Conservative	Janet Munro	504	30.7	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Brinkworth	499	30.4	−5.7
	Reform UK	Rob Henry	43	2.6	New
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	24	1.5	New
Majority			67	4.1	+2.2
Turnout			1,641	35.5	+3.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Duncan	1,027	40.1	+2.1
	Labour Co-op	Jim Brown	907	35.4	−4.2
	Independent	John Spiers	348	13.6	New
	Green	Elizabeth Sturges	191	7.5	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Madani Mannan	89	3.5	−4.9
Majority			120	4.7	N/A
Turnout			2,562	40.5	+4.9
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Maureen McKay	752	46.1	+3.1
	Conservative	Grant Prest	650	39.8	+7.6
	Green	Naomi Lovelace-Collins	118	7.2	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Littleton	113	6.9	−1.8
Majority			102	6.3	−4.5
Turnout			1,633	34.6	+4.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Howells	790	52.5	+8.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Leech	611	40.6	+6.9
	Labour Co-op	Allen Brown	593	39.4	−4.4
	Labour Co-op	Monika Cherney-Craw	551	36.6	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bye	232	15.4	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Barber	197	13.1	+2.2
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	33	2.2	New
Turnout			—	33.5
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Simon Speller	685	47.5	+3.7
	Conservative	Roni Hearn	613	42.5	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Reece	83	5.8	−5.1
	TUSC	Michael Malocco	60	4.2	New
Majority			72	5.0	−12.0
Turnout			1,441	31.6	+3.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Richard Henry	891	46.3	−0.6
	Conservative	Layla Buckingham	710	36.9	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Jones	156	8.1	−6.8
	Green	Jacqueline Botevyle	125	6.5	New
	TUSC	Amber Gentleman	42	2.2	New
Majority			181	9.4	+0.8
Turnout			1,924	34.5	+2.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jackie Hollywell	717	43.0	−0.6
	Conservative	Jack Ingarfill	712	42.7	+8.0
	Green	Richard Warr	113	6.8	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	106	6.4	−3.5
	TUSC	Trevor Palmer	20	1.2	New
Majority			5	0.3	−8.6
Turnout			1,668	36.9	+3.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Notley	869	53.5	+6.7
	Labour Co-op	Alistair Gordon	494	30.4	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Brinkworth	227	14.0	−10.0
	Reform UK	Amodio Amato	35	2.2	New
Majority			375	23.1
Turnout			1.625	39.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

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