Stevenage Borough Council
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Stevenage Borough Council is the local authority for the Stevenage
non-metropolitan district
of England
, the United Kingdom
. Stevenage is located in the north-east of Hertfordshire
, in the East of England
region
.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing thirteen electoral wards
; each of the wards elects three councillors.
The Council is currently controlled by the Labour Party
, who hold 30, or 77%, of the 39 seats. Labour have controlled the council continuously since its creation as a non-metropolitan district in 1973. The Conservatives
form the second-largest contingent and official opposition, with 5 seats, having leapfrogged the Liberal Democrats
at the 2008 election
. The Liberal Democrats hold three seats, and there is also one councillor from the United Kingdom Independence Party
, who was originally elected to represent the Conservatives
. The Leader of the Labour Group and the Council is Councillor Sharon Taylor; The Leader of the Conservative Group and leader of the official opposition is Councillor Graham Clark; and the leader of the Liberal Democrat Group is Councillor Robin Parker.
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of England
England
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Stevenage is located in the north-east of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, in the East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...
region
Regions of England
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.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing thirteen electoral wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
; each of the wards elects three councillors.
The Council is currently controlled by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, who hold 30, or 77%, of the 39 seats. Labour have controlled the council continuously since its creation as a non-metropolitan district in 1973. The Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
form the second-largest contingent and official opposition, with 5 seats, having leapfrogged the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
at the 2008 election
Stevenage Council election, 2008
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....
. The Liberal Democrats hold three seats, and there is also one councillor from the United Kingdom Independence Party
United Kingdom Independence Party
The United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...
, who was originally elected to represent the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. The Leader of the Labour Group and the Council is Councillor Sharon Taylor; The Leader of the Conservative Group and leader of the official opposition is Councillor Graham Clark; and the leader of the Liberal Democrat Group is Councillor Robin Parker.
Composition
| Party | Councillors | Change (on 2007) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | -2 | ||
| 5 | +3 | ||
| 3 | -1 | ||
| 1 | - | ||
| Total | 39 | - | |
| Source: BBC News | |||
Wards
Stevenage consists of thirteen wards.
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Symonds Green Symonds Green is a neighbourhood within the English new town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire.Symonds Green is predominantly a residential area, dating mostly from the 1970s, with a mixture of public-sector, charitable, and private housing... |