1988 Stevenage Borough Council election

1988 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1][2]

← 1987 5 May 1988 1990 →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SLD Conservative Last election 26 12 1 Seats before 25 12 1 Seats won 13 0 0 Seats after 27 10 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 12,845 4,390 6,084 Percentage 54.9% 18.7% 26.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1988 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988. 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 1984. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

1988 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13	2	0	2	100.0	54.9	12,845	7.1
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	26.0	6,084	2.1
	SLD	0	0	2	2	0.0	18.7	4,390	5.4
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	95	New
Total		13						23,414
	Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.