2024 Harlow District Council election

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2024 Harlow District Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

All 33 seats to Harlow District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderDan SwordsChris Vince
Party Conservative Labour
Last election21 seats, 41.5%12 seats, 43.8%
Seats before2112
Seats won1716
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote21,90021,928
Percentage43.8%43.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3%Steady2.svg 0.0%

Harlow UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Harlow District Council election

Leader before election

Dan Swords
Conservative

Leader after election

TBD
Conservative

The 2024 Harlow District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 33 members of Harlow District Council in Essex were elected following boundary changes.

Contents

Background

Historically, Harlow was a Labour council. Labour held a majority on the council from its creation until 2002, when the district fell into no overall control. [1] The Conservatives held a majority for the first time following the 2008 election, but Labour retook control in 2012.

The Conservative won a majority on the council in 2021, [2] and have governed as a majority since then. In the most recent election, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 41.5% of the vote, and Labour lost 1 seat with 43.8%.

In the build up to the May 2024 election, Conservative candidate James Leppard was suspended from the party pending investigation [3] , following a Hope Not Hate allegation of Islamophobia. [4]

Boundary changes

Harlow usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. [5] All wards have 3 councillors.

Old wards [6] New wards
Bush FairBush Fair
Church LangleyChurch Langley North and Newhall
Great ParndonChurch Langley South and Potter Street
Harlow CommonGreat Parndon
Little Parndon and Hare StreetLatton Bush and Stewards
Mark HallLittle Parndon and Town Centre
NetteswellMark Hall
Old HarlowNetteswell
Staple TyeOld Harlow
Sumners and KingsmoorPassmores
ToddbrookSumners and Kingsmoor

Summary

Council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [7] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 21 Conservative 21 Conservative 17
Labour 12 Labour 12 Labour 16

Election result

2024 Harlow District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 331700Decrease2.svg 451.543.821,900+2.3
  Labour 331600Increase2.svg 448.543.821,928±0.0
  Green 24000Steady2.svg0.08.64,314–0.9
 Harlow Alliance Party4000Steady2.svg0.02.0993–0.8
  Liberal Democrats 3000Steady2.svg0.00.7351–0.8
  UKIP 2000Steady2.svg0.00.6325N/A
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3141N/A
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.155–0.2

Ward results

Statement of Persons Nominated: [8]

Bush Fair

Bush Fair (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jodi Dunne* 778 43.0
Labour Co-op Kay Morrison* 769 42.5
Labour Co-op Mark Ingall 737 40.7
Conservative Colleen Morrison58932.5
Conservative Nidhi Hindocha57531.8
Conservative Brian Kasule55030.4
Green Hannah Bolton1779.8
Green David Margetts1759.7
Green Jennifer Steadman1759.7
UKIP Daniel Long1417.8
Liberal Democrats William Tennison894.9
Turnout 1,81128.3
Registered electors 6,397
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Church Langley North & Newhall

Church Langley North & Newhall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Johnson* 831 62.8
Conservative Michael Hardware* 779 60.3
Conservative Dan Swords* 798 58.9
Labour Edna Stevens43733.0
Labour Simon O'Dell41831.6
Labour John Solomon38429.0
Green Michelle Margetts18514.0
Green Bengeman White13610.3
Turnout 1,45327.3
Registered electors 5,318
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Church Langley South & Potter Street

Church Langley South & Potter Street (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicky Purse* 939 61.7
Conservative Danielle Brown* 890 58.4
Conservative James Leppard* 826 54.2
Labour Christine Gallacher56837.3
Labour Emma Mullard-Toal51333.7
Labour Jeff Mace50533.2
Green Tina Richardson18712.3
Independent Gary Roberts1419.3
Turnout 1,77326.6
Registered electors 6,669
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Parndon

Great Parndon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Carter* 932 59.4
Conservative Hannah Ellis 825 52.6
Conservative Matthew Saggers* 791 50.4
Labour Rosie Jackson58137.0
Labour Allan Jolley52733.6
Labour Harry Tennison49031.2
Harlow Alliance Nicholas Taylor28918.4
Green Vicki O'Brien1499.5
Green Liz Pike1217.7
Turnout 1,71130.6
Registered electors 5,601
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Latton Bush & Stewards

Latton Bush & Stewards (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Howard 890 47.1
Conservative Alastair Gunn* 881 46.6
Conservative Stacy Seales 859 45.4
Conservative John Steer*83644.2
Labour Phil Waite80542.6
Labour Peiyee O'Dell78141.3
Harlow Alliance Karen James22111.7
Green Tina Higginson21511.4
Green Jack Margetts1839.7
Turnout 2,10030.8
Registered electors 6,815
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Little Parndon & Town Centre

Little Parndon & Town Centre (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Vince* 761 62.7
Labour Tony Durcan* 710 58.5
Labour Maggie Hulcoop* 671 55.3
Conservative Dan Brown38832.0
Conservative Geoffrey Longster34928.8
Conservative Anne Richards33227.4
Green Klara Bow18715.4
Green Caroline Schellin-Jolley13311.0
Green Danielle Kemm1088.9
Turnout 1,36526.1
Registered electors 5,228
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mark Hall

Mark Hall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Houlihan 722 50.3
Labour Aiden O'Dell* 685 47.7
Labour Lanie Shears* 682 47.5
Conservative Simon Carter*40828.4
Green Julie Taylor37023.5
Conservative Fahreday Purse33722.9
Conservative John Purse32922.9
Green Ernesto Johnson24016.7
Green Paul King23316.2
UKIP Mark Gough18412.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Rideout1178.1
Turnout 1,57127.7
Registered electors 5,679
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Netteswell

Netteswell (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Griggs* 871 67.2
Labour Nancy Watson* 710 54.8
Labour Stefan Mullard-Toal 705 54.4
Conservative Wendy Carter42032.4
Conservative Elena Hardware40331.1
Conservative Vic Petch36728.3
Green Milly Judd14711.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston14511.2
Green Adam Margetts1229.4
Turnout 1,43224.9
Registered electors 5,749
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Old Harlow

Old Harlow (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joel Charles* 1,042 58.8
Conservative Michael Garnett* 957 54.0
Conservative Sue Livings* 943 53.2
Labour Michael Danvers66537.5
Labour Liam Kerrigan56331.8
Labour Anita Schultschik55931.6
Green Yasmin Gregory24713.9
Green Jacklyn Stansfield1689.5
Green Jacobus Van Der Poel1156.5
TUSC Paul Lenihan553.1
Turnout 1,90730.4
Registered electors 6,269
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Passmores

Passmores (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Edwards* 799 62.3
Labour Daniella Pritchard* 753 58.7
Labour Jake Shepherd 748 58.3
Conservative Amanda Maison42733.3
Conservative Michelle Field42232.9
Conservative Ash Malik33726.3
Harlow Alliance Steve Barnes19815.4
Green Gareth Williams16612.9
Turnout 1,43927.0
Registered electors 5,339
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Sumners & Kingsmoor

Sumners & Kingsmoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russel Perrin* 886 49.8
Conservative Clive Souter* 864 48.5
Conservative Emma Ghaffari 788 44.3
Labour Robert Davis75242.3
Labour Cara Dunne71940.4
Labour Simon Vincent67037.6
Harlow Alliance Alan Leverett28516.0
Green Julie Bull20511.5
Green Dean Bull1709.6
Turnout 1,90931.1
Registered electors 6,135
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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