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Stevenage 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

13 ward races

14 seats

12 elected below the proportional quota

85.7% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	9,616	35.2%	9	64.3%	5	35.7%	+4
Labour Party	6,286	23.0%	3	21.4%	3	21.4%	0
Green Party	4,279	15.7%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Conservative Party	3,643	13.3%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Liberal Democrats	3,426	12.5%	2	14.3%	2	14.3%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	73	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	27,323	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Old Town · 1 seat · won at 30.4% · −19.6 pts below quota
Woodfield · 1 seat · won at 31.9% · −18.1 pts below quota
Almond Hill · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
Bedwell · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Chells · 1 seat · won at 35.3% · −14.7 pts below quota
Longmeadow · 1 seat · won at 37.3% · −12.7 pts below quota
Roebuck · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
Symonds Green · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
Shephall · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
Bandley Hill and Poplars · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
Martins Wood · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
Manor · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
St Nicholas · 2 seats · won at 33.4% · above quota

Race results

Old Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.6 pts Valid ballots 1,781

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Spencer	Labour Party	542	30.4%	−19.6 pts	Elected
2	Mason Humberstone	Reform UK	509	28.6%	—
3	Andy Whitmore	Green Party	326	18.3%	—
4	Richard Desmond Liversidge	Conservative Party	272	15.3%	—
5	Neil Brinkworth	Liberal Democrats	122	6.9%	—
6	Mark Shaun Kerr	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	10	0.6%	—

Electorate 4,276 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.stevenage.old-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Woodfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.1 pts Valid ballots 1,983

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Doug Bainbridge	Reform UK	633	31.9%	−18.1 pts	Elected
2	Margaret Penelope Notley	Conservative Party	511	25.8%	—
3	Ceara Roopchand	Labour Party	443	22.3%	—
4	Richard Warr	Green Party	235	11.9%	—
5	Emma Fielding	Liberal Democrats	161	8.1%	—

Electorate 4,462 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.stevenage.woodfield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Almond Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.6 pts Valid ballots 2,084

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jody Hanafin	Reform UK	717	34.4%	−15.6 pts	Elected
2	Becca Watts	Green Party	615	29.5%	—
3	Jeannette Thomas	Labour Party	392	18.8%	—
4	Catherine Ann Bibby	Conservative Party	228	10.9%	—
5	Charles Littleton	Liberal Democrats	132	6.3%	—

Electorate 5,463 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.stevenage.almond-hill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bedwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 1,810

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ellie Plater	Labour Party	626	34.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
2	Dan Ashton	Reform UK	589	32.5%	—
3	Harrison Pinner	Green Party	294	16.2%	—
4	Adam Joseph Stephen Mitchell	Conservative Party	169	9.3%	—
5	Emma Ewart	Liberal Democrats	125	6.9%	—
6	Mark Pickersgill	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	7	0.4%	—

Electorate 5,341 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.stevenage.bedwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chells · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.7 pts Valid ballots 1,986

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jaysica Marvell	Liberal Democrats	701	35.3%	−14.7 pts	Elected
2	Gary Smith	Reform UK	651	32.8%	—
3	Yvonne Pendlebury	Labour Party	235	11.8%	—
4	Dave Ingarfill	Green Party	227	11.4%	—
5	Matthew Paul Wyatt	Conservative Party	172	8.7%	—

Electorate 5,519 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.stevenage.chells.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Longmeadow · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.7 pts Valid ballots 2,037

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jan Bainbridge	Reform UK	759	37.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
2	Bret Ray Facey	Conservative Party	487	23.9%	—
3	Akin Elekolusi	Labour Party	360	17.7%	—
4	Wendy Attwell	Green Party	258	12.7%	—
5	Stephen Booth	Liberal Democrats	159	7.8%	—
6	Helen Dorothy Kerr	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	14	0.7%	—

Electorate 5,078 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stevenage.longmeadow.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Roebuck · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.0 pts Valid ballots 1,754

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liam Morrell Phillips	Reform UK	667	38.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
2	Alistair Gordon	Labour Party	407	23.2%	—
3	Sara Warden	Green Party	279	15.9%	—
4	Pawel Gora	Conservative Party	238	13.6%	—
5	Nigel Bye	Liberal Democrats	163	9.3%	—

Electorate 4,995 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.stevenage.roebuck.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Symonds Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 1,938

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeff Bullock	Reform UK	761	39.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
2	Jamie Pendlebury	Labour Party	392	20.2%	—
3	Jack Downie-Webb	Green Party	378	19.5%	—
4	Maria Jacqueline Wheeler	Conservative Party	264	13.6%	—
5	Clive Hearmon	Liberal Democrats	131	6.8%	—
6	Trevor Michael Palmer	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	12	0.6%	—

Electorate 4,675 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.stevenage.symonds-green.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Shephall · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.6 pts Valid ballots 1,699

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ricki Rands	Reform UK	670	39.4%	−10.6 pts	Elected
2	Simon Speller	Labour Party	505	29.7%	—
3	Dan Cornwell-Groves	Green Party	227	13.4%	—
4	Nicholas John Leech	Conservative Party	189	11.1%	—
5	Riad Mannan	Liberal Democrats	92	5.4%	—
6	Barbara Jane Clare	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	16	0.9%	—

Electorate 4,845 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stevenage.shephall.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bandley Hill and Poplars · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.7 pts Valid ballots 2,087

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wendy Rouse	Reform UK	842	40.3%	−9.7 pts	Elected
2	Kamal Choudhury	Labour Party	453	21.7%	—
3	David Stubbs	Conservative Party	291	13.9%	—
4	Shaun Rockwood	Green Party	269	12.9%	—
5	Andrew Anderson	Liberal Democrats	225	10.8%	—
6	Martin Barry Slade	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	7	0.3%	—

Electorate 5,464 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stevenage.bandley-hill-poplars.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Martins Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,909

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Blackwood	Reform UK	799	41.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Thea Pendlebury	Labour Party	440	23.0%	—
3	Maria Fekete	Green Party	268	14.0%	—
4	Alex Farquharson	Conservative Party	200	10.5%	—
5	Jill Brinkworth	Liberal Democrats	195	10.2%	—
6	Mark Gentleman	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	7	0.4%	—

Electorate 5,038 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.stevenage.martins-wood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,272

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Peter Wilkins	Liberal Democrats	955	42.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
2	Julia Lawrence	Reform UK	737	32.4%	—
3	Stephani Mok	Green Party	208	9.2%	—
4	Marcel Nicolaas Hermanus Houps	Conservative Party	187	8.2%	—
5	Maureen McKay	Labour Party	185	8.1%	—

Electorate 5,434 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.stevenage.manor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Nicholas · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +0.1 pts Valid ballots 1,991.5

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Claire Parris	Labour Party	716	36.0%	+2.6 pts	Elected
2	Matthew Hurst	Reform UK	666	33.4%	+0.1 pts	Elected
3	Ian Marshall	Reform UK	616	30.9%	—
4	Carolina Cristina Veres	Labour Party	590	29.6%	—
5	Jenn Arndt	Green Party	371	18.6%	—
6	Philip Notley	Green Party	324	16.3%	—
7	Jeremy Beadle	Conservative Party	235	11.8%	—
8	Jack Stephan George William Ingarfill	Conservative Party	200	10.0%	—
9	David Barks	Liberal Democrats	150	7.5%	—
10	Richard Reece	Liberal Democrats	115	5.8%	—

Electorate 5,438 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.stevenage.st-nicholas.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index