2008 Stevenage Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election November 2013 January 2024 2008 Stevenage Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2007 Stevenage Borough Council election 2007 2010 Stevenage Borough Council election 2010 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 1 May 2008 Labour Party (UK) 32 32 8 2 30 8,361 40.1% Conservative Party (UK) 3 2† 4 3 5 7,382 35.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 4 1 1 3 3,489 16.8% UKIP 0 1† 0 1 853 4.1% Stevenage UK local election 2008 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2008 Stevenage Borough Council elections. †Councilor Marion Mason defected from Conservatives to UKIP in January 2008.https://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage-conservative-councillor-defects-to-ukip-1-2304638 Stevenage Conservative councillor defects to UKIP The Comet 29 July 2013 9 May 2019 9 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190509214946/https://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage-conservative-councillor-defects-to-ukip-1-2304638 dead Council control Council control after election Labour Labour Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. The election saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats but the Labour Party remained firmly in control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/26uh.stm Elections 2008 BBC News Labour 30 Conservative 5 Liberal Democrat 3 United Kingdom Independence Party 1 Election results Stevenage local election result 2008 Labour Party (UK) 8 1 3 -2 61.5 40.1 8,361 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) 4 3 0 +3 30.8 35.4 7,382 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 7.7 16.8 3,489 -4.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.1 853 +4.1 English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.5 517 +2.5 Free England Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 158 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 67 -0.5 Ward results Bandley Hill thumb|Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill Labour Party (UK) Lilian Strange 671 41.7 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anita Speight 486 30.2 -0.3 English Democrats Party Carl Cooper 301 18.7 +18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Knight 153 9.5 -8.2 185 11.5 -9.8 1,611 33.9 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Bedwell thumb|Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell Labour Party (UK) David Cullen 788 52.6 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Saint-Leitner 467 31.2 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Lambert 243 16.2 +2.1 321 21.4 -14.1 1,498 32.0 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Chells thumb|Location of Chells ward Chells Labour Party (UK) Vickie Warwick 792 43.8 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Steiner 540 29.8 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Wyatt 478 26.4 +9.1 252 14.0 +12.9 1,810 38.0 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Longmeadow thumb|Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Hurst 688 40.4 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Bruce Jackson 640 37.6 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ralph Baskerville 199 11.7 -7.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Julie Seddon 177 10.4 +10.4 48 2.8 1,704 39.5 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor thumb|Location of Manor ward Manor Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Snell 805 40.8 -13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Smith 609 30.9 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Sherry 458 23.2 +0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Carol Knowles 101 5.1 +5.1 196 9.9 -21.3 1,973 41.3 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martins Wood thumb|Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood Conservative Party (UK) Dilys Clark 611 37.6 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Janet Raynor 574 35.3 -8.3 English Democrats Party John Cooper 216 13.3 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Segadelli 116 7.1 -10.3 Green Party of England and Wales Tom Moore 67 4.1 +4.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Andrew Elwell 40 2.5 +2.5 37 2.3 1,624 35.9 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Town thumb|Location of Old Town ward Old Town Conservative Party (UK) James Fraser 886 42.1 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Tessier 860 40.9 -8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tennille Steiner 193 9.2 +0.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Rick Seddon 165 7.8 +7.8 26 1.2 2,104 41.2 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pin Green thumb|Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green Labour Party (UK) Simon Speller 649 47.6 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Clark 402 29.5 +6.5 Free England Party Richard Aitkins 158 11.6 +11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Griffith 155 11.4 -1.1 247 18.1 -10.5 1,364 32.0 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) Roebuck thumb|Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck Labour Party (UK) John Lloyd 578 39.7 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Gill 482 33.1 +2.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Vicky Peebles 229 15.7 +15.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Baskerville 168 11.5 -5.5 96 6.6 -14.9 1,457 32.9 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) St Nicholas thumb|Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas Labour Party (UK) Richard Henry 605 44.5 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Mould 460 33.8 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Snell 295 21.7 -0.2 145 10.7 -12.8 1,360 31.6 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Shephall thumb|Location of Shephall ward Shephall Labour Party (UK) Jack Pickersgill 646 47.4 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Dimelow 355 26.0 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Baskerville 221 16.2 -3.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Bob Layson 141 10.3 +10.3 291 21.4 -10.6 1,363 31.3 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Symonds Green thumb|Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green Labour Party (UK) Laurie Chester 733 47.6 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Mould 599 38.9 +11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Hearmon 209 13.6 +3.0 134 8.7 -25.1 1,541 35.8 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Woodfield thumb|Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Notley 859 60.6 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Richard Rawlings 367 25.9 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Katherine Lloyd 192 13.5 -2.2 492 34.7 +8.4 1,418 36.3 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Stevenage election result Ward results Tories gain seats in Stevenage Video: Stevenage election results 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire