1990 Stevenage Borough Council election

1990 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1][2]

3 May 1990
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
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 5 4 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.

1990 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13	4	0	5	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	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.