John Blackwood: councillor for Martins Wood, Stevenage Borough Council
John Blackwood is a Reform UK councillor for the Martins Wood ward on Stevenage Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.
- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- Ward
- Martins Wood
- Party
- Reform UK
- Term began
- 11 May 2026
- Official profile
- democracy.stevenage.gov.uk
- Source
- Stevenage Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact John Blackwood
These are the details Stevenage Borough Council publishes for John Blackwood, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: John.Blackwood@stevenage.gov.uk
- Post: Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN
- Official profile: democracy.stevenage.gov.uk
Who else represents Martins Wood
- Myla Arceno Labour & Co-operative Cabinet Member - Culture, Leisure and Wellbeing
- Lloyd Briscoe Labour & Co-operative Mayor
Reform UK on Stevenage Borough Council
Reform UK holds 10 of the 39 seats on Stevenage Borough Council. The largest group is Labour & Co-operative, with 19. Seats by party: Labour & Co-operative 19, Reform UK 10, Liberal Democrat 6, Labour 2, Independent 1, Conservative 1.
Leaders and post holders on Stevenage Borough Council
- Lin Martin-Haugh Chair of Licensing, General Purposes and Standards Committees
- Jim Brown Chair of Community Select Committee
- Ellie Plater Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Tom Wren Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Andy McGuinness Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Lloyd Briscoe Mayor
- Coleen De Freitas Co Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member - Economy, Skills and Young People
- Forhad Chowdhury Chair of Audit
All 39 councillors of Stevenage Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Martins Wood
John Blackwood sits on Stevenage Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Stevenage, each with its own page:
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Hertfordshire Constabulary led by Jonathan Ash-Edwards, Andy Prophet
- Stevenage: Kevin Bonavia (Labour) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Stevenage, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Stevenage Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Stevenage Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.