| Election Name: | 1996 Stevenage Borough Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1998 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 1996 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 36 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Seats After1: | 38 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,748 |
| Percentage1: | 68.3% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,246 |
| Percentage2: | 12.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1992. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.
Note: Mobbsbury ward was won by Labour at the last regular election in 1992, but gained by the Liberal Democrats in an unscheduled election in 1994.