1992 Stevenage Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1992 Stevenage Borough Council election[1] [2]
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1991 Stevenage Borough Council election
Previous Year:1991
Next Election:1994 Stevenage Borough Council election
Next Year:1994
Seats For Election:13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
Majority Seats:20
Election Date:7 May 1992
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:35
Seats1:10
Seat Change1:3
Seats After1:32
Popular Vote1:9,838
Percentage1:47.3%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:1
Seats2:3
Seat Change2:3
Seats After2:4
Popular Vote2:7,584
Percentage2:36.5%
Party4:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Seats Before4:2
Seats4:0
Seats After4:2
Popular Vote4:Did not stand
Percentage4:n/a
Party5:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:0
Seats After5:1
Popular Vote5:3,356
Percentage5:16.2%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 1992 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992. 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 1988. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

Overall results

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 13| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 20,778| style="text-align: right;" | |-|colspan="11" style="color:inherit;background:"||-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| colspan="10"| Labour holdAll comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Symonds Green

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1992. The Elections Centre.