1988 Harlow District Council election

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1988 Harlow District Council election [1] [2]
  1987 5 May 1988 1990  

14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Last election3723
Seats before3633
Seats won1121
Seats after3543
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote12,2276,0542,022
Percentage60.1%29.7%9.9%

Harlow UK local election 1988 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Harlow District Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1988 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Election result

1988 Harlow local election result [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1101Decrease2.svg178.660.112,227Increase2.svg3.4
  Conservative 210Increase2.svg114.329.76,054Increase2.svg8.1
  SLD 100Steady2.svg07.19.92,022Decrease2.svg11.8
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.00.358New

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

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward Brays Grove ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Brays Grove ward
Brays Grove [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Burnham 835 76.7%
Conservative D. Messer25423.3%
Turnout 33.8%
Labour hold

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Great Parndon ward
Great Parndon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative L. Atkins 820 48.5%
Labour J. Sanders70541.7%
SLD D. Harris1066.3%
Independent S. Ford583.4%
Turnout 51.1%
Conservative hold

Hare Street and Town Centre

Location of Hare Street and Town Centre ward Hare Street and Town Centre ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Hare Street and Town Centre ward
Hare Street and Town Centre [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Hobbs 758 75.2%
Conservative D. Groves25024.8%
Turnout 35.6%
Labour hold

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward Kingsmoor ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Kingsmoor ward
Kingsmoor [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Rigden 841 46.0%
Labour J. Young82044.8%
SLD D. Collins1689.2%
Turnout 38.3%
Conservative gain from Labour

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward Latton Bush ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Latton Bush ward
Latton Bush [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Jones 1,052 69.5%
Conservative S. Cross46130.5%
Turnout 36.7%
Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward Little Parndon ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Little Parndon ward
Little Parndon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Condon 975 65.0
Conservative K. Smart35523.7%
SLD L. Spenceley17111.4%
Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward Mark Hall South ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Mark Hall South ward
Mark Hall South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour T. Farr 1,061 69.7%
Conservative N. Hitch33321.9%
SLD N. Armitage1298.5%
Turnout 38.9%
Labour hold

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward Netteswell East ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Netteswell East ward
Netteswell East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Balbi 727 65.2%
Conservative M. Rigden26023.3%
SLD V. Scott12811.5%
Turnout 38.5%
Labour hold

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward Netteswell West ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Netteswell West ward
Netteswell West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Coleman 618 64.6%
Conservative S. Jones21522.5%
SLD S. Herbert12312.9%
Turnout 37.7%
Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Old Harlow ward
Old Harlow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Howitt 1,243 48.7%
Conservative S. Carter1,15145.1%
SLD P. Barton1566.1%
Turnout 55.7%
Labour hold

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward Passmores ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Passmores ward
Passmores [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Rogers 859 61.8%
Conservative M. Tombs38127.4%
SLD A. Curran14910.7%
Turnout 35.0%
Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward Potter Street ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Potter Street ward
Potter Street [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Brown 970 71.5%
Conservative D. Fleming24418.0%
SLD S. Ward14210.5%
Turnout 41.2%
Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward Stewards ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Stewards ward
Stewards [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SLD S. Curran 750 50.7%
Labour C. Downing56037.9%
Conservative K. Jones16811.4%
Turnout 37.6%
SLD hold

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward Tye Green ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Tye Green ward
Tye Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour V. Phelps 1,044 76.5%
Conservative B. Hill32123.5%
Turnout 36.9%
Labour hold

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References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.