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
 
 
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
 
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