Harlow District Council elections

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]

Map showing the composition of Harlow District Council after the 2019 election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973 – 2002
No overall control2002 – 2008
Conservative2008 – 2012
Labour2012–present

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.[3]

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats UK Independence Party Vacant Independent Notes
1973[4] 38 0 4 0 0 0
1976[4] 35 3 4 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[5]
1978[4] 33 4 5 0 0 0
1979[4] 32 7 3 0 0 0
1980[4] 33 7 2 0 0 0
1982[4] 33 6 3 0 0 0
1983[4] 34 3 4 0 0 0
1984[4] 33 4 5 0 0 0
1986[4] 36 2 4 0 0 0
1987[4] 37 2 3 0 0 0
1988[4] 35 4 3 0 0 0
1990[6] 35 4 3 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1991[8] 33 6 3 0 0 0
1992[9] 31 7 3 0 1 0
1994[10] 33 6 3 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[11]
1995[12] 37 2 3 0 0 0
1996[13] 39 0 3 0 0 0
1998[14] 38 1 3 0 0 0
1999[15] 34 4 4 0 0 0
2000[16] 26 8 8 0 0 0
2002[3] 9 12 12 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[17]
2003[18] 9 12 12 0 0 0
2004[19] 11 13 9 0 0 0
2006[20] 11 12 10 0 0 0
2007[21] 12 12 8 0 0 1
2008[22] 6 19 8 0 0 0 Includes delayed Harlow Common election
2010[23] 10 18 5 0 0 0
2011[24] 14 17 2 0 0 0
2012[25] 20 13 0 0 0 0
2014[2] 17 11 0 5 0 0
2015[26] 19 12 0 2 0 0
2016[27] 19 12 0 2 0 0
2018[28] 20 13 0 0 0 0
2019[29] 20 13 0 0 0 0

District result maps
  • 1976 results map
  • 1978 results map
  • 1979 results map
  • 1980 results map
  • 1982 results map
  • 1983 results map
  • 1984 results map
  • 1986 results map
  • 1987 results map
  • 1988 results map
  • 1990 results map
  • 1991 results map
  • 1992 results map
  • 1994 results map
  • 1995 results map
  • 1996 results map
  • 1998 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2000 results map
  • 2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
  • 2019 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[30] 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
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