1990 UK local government election
1990 Stevenage Borough Council election[ 1] [ 2]
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Seats before
27
10
1
Seats won
13
0
0
Seats after
32
6
1
Seat change
5
4
Popular vote
15,975
2,927
6,255
Percentage
61.5%
11.3%
24.1%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1990 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
The 1990 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990. 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 1986 . The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
1990 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
13
4
0
4
100.0
61.5
15,975
11.6
Conservative
0
0
0
0.0
24.1
6,255
5.9
Liberal Democrats
0
0
4
0.0
11.3
2,927
23.4
Green
0
0
0
0.0
2.1
553
1.9
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0.0
1.0
270
New
Total
13
25,980
Labour hold
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1986 election .
Ward results
Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward
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
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