1986 UK local government election
The 1986 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986. 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 1982 . The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results 1986 Stevenage Borough Council Election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 9 3 0 1 69.2 46.9 11,497 8.6 Alliance 4 0 2 2 30.8 8,512 34.7 1.3 Conservative 0 0 1 1 0.0 18.2 4,472 7.6 Green 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 54 New Total 13 24,535 Labour hold
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election .
Ward results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour A. Luhman 1,226 59.9% Alliance A. Wells-Collins 508 24.8% Conservative J. Bostock 313 15.3% Turnout 36.8% Labour hold
Bedwell Plash Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour W. Lawrence 1,072 62.2% Alliance P. Herbert 377 21.9% Conservative D. Franks 274 15.9% Turnout 42.2% Labour hold
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Clark 767 55.0% Alliance S. Gordon-Walker 404 29.0% Conservative T. Finch 224 16.1% Turnout 41.6% Labour hold
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance S. Booth 1,301 50.0% Labour B. Underwood 916 35.2% Conservative P. Gonzalez 383 14.7% Turnout 51.7% Alliance hold
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance D. Kelleher 907 45.8% Labour J. Naduald 747 37.7% Conservative M. Mason 325 16.4% Turnout 46.7% Alliance hold
Mobbsbury Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance R. Parker 910 47.9% Labour J. Watts 762 40.1% Conservative B. Potter 229 12.0% Turnout 53.1% Alliance hold
Monkswood Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour E. Webb 687 62.9% Alliance T. Younger 227 20.8% Conservative F. Haine 178 16.3% Turnout 44.0% Labour hold
Old Stevenage Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Green 1,016 41.4% Conservative J. Carter 861 35.1% Alliance D. Christy 578 23.5% Turnout 46.7% Labour gain from Conservative
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Smith 915 53.3% Alliance B. Clarke 471 27.4% Conservative M. Wyatt 331 19.3% Turnout 43.4% Labour hold
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Dunnel 818 41.2% Alliance J. Lewis 762 38.3% Conservative P. McPartland 353 17.8% Green D. Paice 54 2.7% Turnout 47.3% Labour gain from Alliance
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas[3] Party Candidate Votes % Alliance I. Hargreaves 709 43.2% Labour P. Alexander 655 39.9% Conservative T. Woods 276 16.8% Turnout 44.6% Alliance hold
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour S. Greenfield 827 59.1% Alliance Shaw G. 382 27.3% Conservative F. Warner 191 13.6% Turnout 40.0% Labour hold
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green[3] Party Candidate Votes % Labour D. Kissane 1,089 41.9% Alliance P. Gallagher 976 37.6% Conservative J. Halling 534 20.5% Turnout 48.6% Labour gain from Alliance
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1986". 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 .