1988 UK local government election
The 1988 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988. 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 1984 . The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results 1988 Stevenage Borough Council Election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 13 2 0 2 100.0 54.9 12,845 7.1 Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 26.0 6,084 2.1 SLD 0 0 2 2 0.0 18.7 4,390 5.4 Green 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 95 New Total 13 23,414 Labour hold
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election .
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill Bandley Hill[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour D. Woodward 1,504 69.3% Conservative F. Warner 410 18.9% SLD D. Cleary 255 11.8% Turnout 36.3% Labour hold
Bedwell Plash Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour M. Downing 1,166 69.2% Conservative M. Mowe 389 23.1% SLD J. Wren 131 7.8% Turnout 42.8% Labour hold
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour K. Vale 769 66.9% Conservative A. Ffinch 249 21.7% SLD Horne J. 132 11.5% Turnout 35.8% Labour hold
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour P. Davies 1,034 42.5% SLD D. Millbrow 749 30.8% Conservative L. Irons 648 26.7% Turnout 48.0% Labour gain from SLD
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour G. Marshall 834 40.6% Conservative J. Devey 623 30.3% SLD Herbert P. 503 24.5% Green M. Fowler 95 4.6% Turnout 43.4% Labour hold
Mobbsbury Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Davies 753 46.3% SLD C. Lewis 626 38.5% Conservative G. Smith 247 15.2% Turnout 46.8 % Labour gain from SLD
Monkswood Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Jackson 763 73.4% Conservative S. Huetson 183 17.6% SLD P. Younger 93 9.0% Turnout 42.5% Labour hold
Old Stevenage Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour H. Morris 1,158 47.6% Conservative F. Haine 1,044 42.9% SLD A. Christy 230 9.5% Turnout 46.2% Labour hold
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour A. Campbell 1,001 61.9% Conservative M. Allen 436 26.9% SLD V. Kelleher 181 11.2% Turnout 41.5% Labour hold
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour F. Schofield 979 48.3% SLD T. Allen 547 27.0% Conservative P. McPartland 501 24.7% Turnout 48.2% Labour hold
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Fowler 742 46.5% SLD J. Lucioli 528 33.1% Conservative S. Woods 325 20.4% Turnout 41.9% Labour hold
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Clark 935 70.0% Conservative D. Mynott 273 20.4% SLD A. Simister 127 9.5% Turnout 38.4% Labour hold
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour S. Munden 1,207 53.6% Conservative M. Notley 756 33.6% SLD G. Balderstone 288 12.8% Turnout 42.3% Labour hold
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre. ^ 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 .