Stevenage Borough Council election, 1996
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Stevenage Local Election Result 1996[2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 12 | +2 | 92.3 | 70.3 | 12748 | +3.6% | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | +1 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 1709 | -7.0% | ||||
Conservative | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19.1 | 3469 | +3.1% | ||||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 196 | +0.2% | ||
Social Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
References
- ↑ Millar, Frank (1996-05-03). "Tories suffer massive defeats in local elections". Irish Times. p. 10.
- 1 2 "Complete list of results;Elections;Local". The Times. 1996-05-04. p. 1.
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