Harlow District Council elections

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One third of Harlow District Council in Essex, England, is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Essex County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 33 councillors have been elected from 11 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Summary of the council composition, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 9. [2]

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats UK Independence Party Vacant Independent Notes
1973 [3] 3804000
1976 [3] 3534000New ward boundaries [4]
1978 [3] 3345000
1979 [3] 3273000
1980 [3] 3372000
1982 [3] 3363000
1983 [3] 3434000
1984 [3] 3345000
1986 [3] 3624000
1987 [3] 3723000
1988 [3] 3543000
1990 [5] 3543000District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [6]
1991 [7] 3363000
1992 [8] 3173010
1994 [9] 3363000District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [10]
1995 [11] 3723000
1996 [12] 3903000
1998 [13] 3813000
1999 [14] 3444000
2000 [15] 2688000
2002 [2] 91212000New ward boundaries [16]
2003 [17] 91212000
2004 [18] 11139000
2006 [19] 111210000
2007 [20] 12128001
2008 [21] 6198000Includes delayed Harlow Common election
2010 [22] 10185000
2011 [23] 14172000
2012 [24] 20130000
2014 [25] 17110500
2015 [26] 19120200
2016 [27] 19120200
2018 [28] 20130000
2019 [29] 20130000
2021 [30] 12200010

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [31] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 Labour Labour
Latton Bush by-election 25 September 1997 Labour Labour
Mark Hall South by-election 25 September 1997 Labour Labour
Little Parndon by-election 7 June 2001 Labour Labour
Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election 25 October 2007 Labour Labour
Toddbrook by-election 25 October 2007 Labour Conservative
Staple Tye by-election 30 April 2009 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Toddbrook by-election 15 November 2012 Labour Labour
Mark Hall by-election 12 February 2015 UKIP Labour
Toddbrook by-election 28 September 2017 Labour Labour
Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election 8 March 2018 Labour Labour
Bush Fair by-election 8 November 2018 Labour Labour
Nettleswell by-election 8 November 2018 Labour Labour
Toddbrook by-election 13 December 2018 Labour Labour
Mark Hall by-election 8 July 2021 Labour Conservative
Bush Fair by-election 23 June 2022 Conservative Labour Co-op
Little Parndon and Town Centre by-election 10 October 2024 Labour Labour

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