2018 Harlow District Council election

2018 Harlow District Council election

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11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative UKIP Seats before 19 12 2 Seats won 6 5 0 Seats after 20 13 0 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 7,767 8,325 984 Percentage 43.4% 46.5% 5.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2018 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour increased their majority on the council by gaining one seat.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 20
• Conservative 13 ^[2]

Results summary

2018 Harlow District Council election ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	20	1	0	1	54.5	43.4	7,767	3.3
	Conservative	13	1	0	1	45.5	46.5	8,325	10.7
	UKIP	0	0	2	2	0.0	5.5	984	15.5
	Harlow Alliance Party	0	0	0		0.0	2.4	426	New
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	2.2	395	1.4
Total		33						17,897
	Labour hold

Ward results

Bush Fair

Location of Bush Fair ward

Bush Fair

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eugenie Harvey	733	45.0	1.7
	Conservative	Andreea Hardware	634	38.9	17.1
	UKIP	Dan Long	180	11.0	14.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Robins	82	5.0	1.5
Majority			99	6.1	15.5
Turnout			1,629	29.1
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing	9.4

Church Langley

Location of Church Langley ward

Church Langley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Hall	1,203	68.3	13.2
	Labour	Jake Shepherd	451	25.7	6.4
	UKIP	Pat Long	103	5.9	19.8
Majority			752	42.6
Turnout			1,757	27.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shona Johnson	877	53.8	9.1
	Labour	Allan Jolley	560	34.4	2.0
	Harlow Alliance Party	Nicholas Taylor	193	11.8	New
Majority			317	19.4
Turnout			1,630
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing	3.6

Harlow Common

Location of Harlow Common ward

Harlow Common ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hulcoop	813	47.6	8.6
	Conservative	Tom Reynolds	639	37.4	4.0
	Harlow Alliance Party	Mike Carr	149	8.7	New
	UKIP	Anita Long	106	6.2	17.2
Majority			174	10.2
Turnout			1,707
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Little Parndon and Hare Street

Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward

Little Parndon and Hare Street ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Durcan	965	60.4	5.6
	Conservative	Stevie Souter	533	33.3	7.1
	UKIP	Patsy Long	101	6.3	13.1
Majority			432	27.1
Turnout			1,599
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Mark Hall

Location of Mark Hall ward

Mark Hall ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Purton	761	49.9	5.6
	Conservative	Andrew Colley	503	38.7	14.6
	UKIP	Abbey Ward	140	6.2	20.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Rideout	121	4.2	1.9
Majority			190	12.2
Turnout			1,554
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Nettleswell

Location of Netteswell ward

Nettleswell ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Danvers	791	50.9	3.2
	Conservative	Jake Brackstone	601	38.7	15.0
	UKIP	Marian Lestrange	97	6.2	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thurston	65	4.2	1.5
Majority			190	12.2
Turnout			1,554
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joel Charles	1,303	65.6	19.3
	Labour	Liam Kerrigan	586	29.1	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Millington	127	6.3	2.8
Majority			717	35.5
Turnout			2,016
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.1

Staple Tye

Location of Staple Tye ward

Staple Tye ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hardware	574	44.1	9.1
	Labour	Laura McAlpine	573	44.0	2.4
	UKIP	Mark Gough	154	11.8	11.3
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,301
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing	3.4

Summers & Kingsmoor

Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward

Summers & Kingsmoor ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Churchill	907	57.2	11.1
	Labour	Aiden O'Dell	678	42.8	9.2
Majority			229	14.4
Turnout			1,585
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Toddbrook

Location of Toddbrook ward

Toddbrook ward, 3 May 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Edwards	856	53.7	3.2
	Conservative	Peter Lamb	551	34.6	9.7
	UKIP	Chris Ward	103	6.5	18.2
	Harlow Alliance Party	Alan Leverett	64	5.3	New
Majority			305	19.1
Turnout			1,594
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

By-elections between 2018 and 2019

Bush Fair

A by-election was held in Bush Fair on 8 November 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Ian Beckett. ^[3] The seat was held for Labour by Joseph Dunne. ^{[4] [5]}

Bush Fair by-election 8 November 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Dunne	543	45.0	5.6
	Conservative	Andreea Hardware	460	38.1	6.0
	UKIP	Anita Long	103	8.5	15.4
	Harlow Alliance	Nicholas Taylor	63	5.2	5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Rideout	39	3.2	1.4
Majority			83	6.9
Turnout			1,213	21.77
	Labour hold		Swing

Nettleswell

A by-election was held in Nettleswell on 8 November 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Waida Forman. ^[3] The seat was held for Labour by Shannon Jezzard. ^{[6] [5]}

Bush Fair by-election 8 November 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shannon Jezzard	497	50.2	2.5
	Conservative	Jake Brackstone	254	25.6	2.0
	Harlow Alliance	Alan Leverett	99	10.0	10.0
	UKIP	Mark Gough	98	9.9	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thurston	43	4.3	1.4
Majority			243	24.6
Turnout			993	18.14
	Labour hold		Swing

Toddbrook

A by-election was held in Toddbrook on 13 December 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Karen Clempner. ^[7] The seat was held for Labour by Frances Mason. ^{[8] [9]}

Bush Fair by-election 13 December 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frances Mason	464	51.1	5.4
	Conservative	Tom Reynolds	311	34.3	0.9
	UKIP	Mark Gough	89	9.8	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thurston	44	4.8	4.8
Majority			243	16.8
Turnout			153	16.69
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Harlow District Elections Results - 3 May 2018". Harlow Council. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. "Harlow District Council". BBC News Online. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
3. Andrew Teale (7 November 2018). "Previews: 08 Nov 2018". Britain Elects.
4. Harlow Council [@HarlowCouncil] (8 November 2018). "The full result for the #BushFair By-Election is 🔽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Labour hold both Bush Fair and Netteswell in by-elections". Your Harlow. 8 November 2018.
6. Harlow Council [@HarlowCouncil] (8 November 2018). "Here is the #Netteswell By-Election result in full 🔽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Andrew Teale (13 December 2018). "Previews: 13 Dec 2018". Britain Elects.
8. Harlow Council [@HarlowCouncil] (13 December 2018). "Toddbrook By-Election Result 🔽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. "Labour hold Toddbrook in By-Election". Your Harlow. 13 December 2018.