1996 Harlow District Council election

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1996 Harlow District Council election [1] [2]
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16 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election373
Seats won151
Seats after393
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg0
Popular vote11,3573,893
Percentage66.8%22.9%
Harlow UK local election 1996 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1996 Harlow District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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, which it had held continuously since the council's creation in 1973.

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Election result

1996 Harlow local election result [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1520Increase2.svg293.866.811,357Increase2.svg17.8
  Liberal Democrats 100Steady2.svg06.39.61,634Decrease2.svg2.8
  Conservative 002Decrease2.svg20.022.93,893Decrease2.svg15.7
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.00.7121New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 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 John McCree [4] 804 84.5%
Conservative E. Roberts14715.5%
Turnout 32.3%
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%
Labour Sid Warner [5] 774 58.3%
Conservative P. McClarnon55441.7%
Turnout 42.0%
Labour gain from Conservative

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 Terry Abel [6] 590 73.3%
Conservative V. Roberts11514.3%
Liberal Democrats S. Ward10012.4%
Turnout 31.5%
Labour hold

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward Kingsmoor ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Kingsmoor ward
Kingsmoor [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ian Turner [7] 807 55.2%
Conservative D. Roberts45130.9%
Liberal Democrats L. Jones20313.9%
Turnout 32.3%
Labour gain from Conservative

Latton Bush (2 seats)

Location of Latton Bush ward Latton Bush ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Latton Bush ward
Latton Bush (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pauline Bruce [8] 941
Labour Alan Jones [8] 834
Conservative S. Carter386
Conservative V. Ross334
Liberal Democrats J. Dawson143
Liberal Democrats P. Dawson121
Turnout 39.9%
Labour hold
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 Daphne Pennick [9] 1,051 81.3%
Conservative D. Weales24118.7%
Turnout 33.8%
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 Mike Danvers [10] 968 81.8%
Conservative D. Crossingham21518.2%
Turnout 32.8%
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 Rob Eschle [11] 724 78.4%
Conservative R. Tweed19921.6%
Turnout 33.7%
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 Jean Clark [12] 602 75.3%
Liberal Democrats S. Herbert10012.5%
Conservative G. Mitchinson9712.1%
Turnout 33.4%
Labour hold

Old Harlow (2 seats)

Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Old Harlow ward
Old Harlow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Argent 1,060
Labour Jonathan Simcox [13] 1,037
Conservative M. Garnett572
Conservative S. Livings521
Liberal Democrats G. George181
Liberal Democrats N. Macy139
Turnout 39.7%
Labour hold
Labour hold

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward Passmores ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Passmores ward
Passmores [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jim Rogers [14] 745 63.1%
Liberal Democrats A. Curran22719.2%
Conservative T. McArdle20817.6%
Turnout 33.6%
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 Maggie Hulcoop [15] 894 61.1%
Conservative R. Cross44930.7%
Green M. Powell1218.3%
Turnout 32.3%
Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward Stewards ward in Harlow 1976.svg
Location of Stewards ward
Stewards [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Sue Lawton [16] 680 58.7%
Labour J. Tremayne42636.8%
Conservative S. Butt534.6%
Turnout 32.2%
Liberal Democrats 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 Ruth Watson [17] 971 82.5%
Conservative M. Fletcher20617.5%
Turnout 33.7%
Labour hold

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Great Parndon

Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 488 53.0 -5.3
Conservative 43347.0+5.3
Majority556.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Latton Bush

Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 503 72.5 +8.5
Conservative 11516.6-9.7
Liberal Democrats 568.1-1.6
Green 202.9+2.9
Majority38855.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mark Hall South

Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 530 64.2 -17.6
Liberal Democrats 18622.5+22.5
Conservative 11013.3-4.9
Majority34441.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Summaries 1996". 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.
  4. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Brays Grove". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Great Parndon". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Hare Street and Town Centre". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Kingsmoor". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Introducing your Local Councillors - Latton Bush". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Little Parndon". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Mark Hall South". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Netteswell East". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 4 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Old Harlow". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Passmores". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Potter Street". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Stewards". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Tye Green". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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