Harrow London Borough Council elections
Harrow London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors are elected from 21 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since 1964, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Election | Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Res. | Ind. | Ind. Labour | UKIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Conservative | 36 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
1968 | Conservative | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1971 | No Overall Control (Labour admin) | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
1974 | Conservative | 39 | 14 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
1978 | Conservative | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
1982 | Conservative | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - |
1986 | Conservative | 32 | 9 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - |
1990 | Conservative | 36 | 13 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - |
1994 | No Overall Control (Lib Dem admin) | 17 | 14 | 29 | 3 | - | - | - |
1998 | Labour | 20 | 32 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - |
2002 | No Overall Control (Labour admin) | 29 | 31 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
2006 | Conservative | 38 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Labour | 27 | 34 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
2013 | No Overall Control (Conservative & Ind. Labour admin) | 25 | 25 | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 |
2014 | Labour | 26 | 34 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
2018 | Labour | 28 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Council elections
- 1964 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1968 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1971 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1974 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1978 Harrow London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by seven)[4]
- 1982 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1986 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1990 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 1994 Harrow London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- 1998 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 2002 Harrow London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- 2006 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 2010 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 2014 Harrow London Borough Council election
- 2018 Harrow London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were a total of 12 by-elections, including eight on 24 June 1964 caused by aldermanic elections.[7]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. O. Edis | 946 | |||
Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 532 | |||
Labour | A. H. Elderton | 454 | |||
Union Movement | R. H. F. Smyth | 45 | |||
Communist | Mrs. M. I. Robinson | 24 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. D. E. Wells | 1467 | |||
Liberal | Dr. J. H. Paterson | 514 | |||
Labour | B. B. Myers | 425 | |||
Communist | R. A. Ward | 59 | |||
Union Movement | F. E. Lee | 25 | |||
Turnout | 19.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. J. R. Keen | 799 | |||
Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 445 | |||
Labour | A. J. Lovell | 294 | |||
Turnout | 20.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. A. Murphy | 1865 | |||
Liberal | W. R. Westaway | 591 | |||
Labour | B. C. Perigoe | 267 | |||
Union Movement | K. M. Thompson | 76 | |||
Turnout | 22.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Campbell | 1402 | |||
Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 773 | |||
Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 350 | |||
Turnout | 27.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. M. Buckland | 1187 | |||
Liberal | G. O. Abbott | 1118 | |||
Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 305 | |||
Turnout | 31.7% |
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. H. Tidmarsh | 2,615 | |||
Conservative | Miss C. A. Bednell | 740 | |||
Liberal | J. S. W. Branch | 188 | |||
Union Movement | D. J. Wilson | 53 | |||
Turnout | 33.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. J. Simmonds | 1,192 | |||
Labour | G. W. Temple | 888 | |||
Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 681 | |||
Liberal | A. T. Ketteringham | 383 | |||
National Front | R. Franklin | 216 | |||
Harrow Youth Movement | R. N. S. Keidan | 67 | |||
Ind. Conservative | E. J. O. Hixon | 22 | |||
Turnout | 41.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. J. Cervantes-Watson | 976 | |||
Labour | A. K. Toms | 777 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M. E. Wakefield | 364 | |||
Action Party | K. M. Thompson | 203 | |||
Turnout | 29.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. B. C. Turner | 1,351 | |||
Labour | S. L. Soskin | 1,044 | |||
Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 804 | |||
National Front | C. A. Byrne | 360 | |||
Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 270 | |||
Turnout | 41.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Bradshaw | 1,270 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. R. Crick | 520 | |||
Liberal | P. N. P. Williams | 364 | |||
National Front | C. A. Byrne | 259 | |||
Turnout | 31.0% |
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William J. Short | 853 | |||
Conservative | William D. Harris | 769 | |||
Liberal | Peter N. P. Williams | 598 | |||
National Front | Peter Orsmond | 225 | |||
Turnout | 31.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank E. Weare | 1,850 | |||
Liberal | Clifford S. Thomas | 999 | |||
Labour | Alexander J. Bruce | 595 | |||
National Front | Geoffrey W. Spratt | 215 | |||
Turnout | 44.6 |
1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Laurence J. Cox | 1,351 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | Robert E. Goodman | 1,176 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Jack Gilbert | 363 | 12.6 | ||
Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Denney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark A. Mallon | 1,421 | 45.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham D. Finch | 1,202 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | Susan C. Thomason | 467 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal | Donald O. Bruce | 53 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Charles D. Green.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Garry C. Leon | 1,049 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ronald D. Warshaw | 962 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | Charles E. Blake | 279 | 12.2 | ||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald P. Grant.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian G. T. Williams | 1,916 | 65.0 | ||
Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 470 | 15.9 | ||
Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Howard C. Cooper.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Maureen De Beer | 1,092 | 45.6 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey A. Anderson | 747 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | Anthony H. Seymour | 555 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Leslie Nixon.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clifford S. Thomas | 1,282 | |||
Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 1,009 | |||
Conservative | John B. Rennie | 268 | |||
Independent | Roy Edey | 36 | |||
Independent | Colin R. P. Manton | 37 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek R. Wiseman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert L. Pinkus | 1,444 | |||
Labour | Colin S. Crouch | 719 | |||
Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian G. T. Williams.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adrien P. Smith | 1,071 | |||
Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 808 | |||
Labour | Brian E. Gate | 682 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Norah B. Murphy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cyril B. Harrison | 1,036 | |||
Conservative | Jeremy S. Zeid | 335 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Sheinwald | 229 | |||
Green | David P. P. Edler | 54 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gareth R. Thomas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian E. Gate | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Edward P. Tiley | 694 | |||
Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 690 | |||
Independent | Marjorie S. Warwick | 44 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew D. Wiseman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy J. Miles | 1,045 | |||
Independent Resident | Charles E. M. Cox | 1,024 | |||
Conservative | Mohammad A. Kaiseriman | 165 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent Resident | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan W. Hamlin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Burchell | 1,476 | |||
Conservative | Henry S. Venour | 360 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jaydeep K. Patel | 295 | |||
Socialist Labour | Jack Gilbert | 112 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony J. McNulty.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret A. Davine | 1,425 | 56.8 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Gary S. Hughes | 696 | 27.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David B. Sandford | 388 | 15.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 729 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,509 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert H. Lawrence.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan G. Blann | 988 | 55.8 | -10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian K. Campbell | 440 | 24.8 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Nisam S. Butt | 343 | 19.4 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 548 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,771 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann L. Swaine.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul S. Osborn | 1,062 | 57.7 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Joseph T. Lilley | 478 | 26.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Veronica M. Chamberlain | 250 | 13.6 | -0.5 | |
Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 51 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 584 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,841 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Antony C. Cocksedge.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.[12]
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul E. Scott | 1,288 | 46.9 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Brian R. Jones | 1,088 | 39.6 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Howard S. Bluston | 295 | 10.7 | -8.7 | |
Green | Sarah A. Kersey | 74 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,745 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John B. Anderson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Musarrat H. Akhtar | 1,208 | 56.7 | -11.1 | |
Labour | Richard Harrod | 389 | 18.3 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne D. Diamond | 296 | 13.9 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Marcello Borgese | 182 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
BNP | Howard J. Studley | 56 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 819 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,131 | 24.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Janet R. Cowan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Krishna James | 972 | 41.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter D. J. Budden | 628 | 26.7 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Kamaljit S. Chana | 507 | 21.6 | -11.3 | |
BNP | Howard J. Studley | 97 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 74 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Green | Antony F. Rablen | 71 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 344 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,349 | 29.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dhirajlal Lavingia.
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amir Moshenson | 1495 | |||
Labour | Nitin Parekh | 774 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Darren S. Diamond | 236 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Cowan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Marilyn J. Ashton | 1395 | |||
Labour | Niraj Dattani | 509 | |||
Independent | Eric Silver | 299 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Sylvia Warshaw | 98 | |||
Green | Ms. Linda C. Robinson | 53 | |||
UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 48 | |||
Turnout | 27.6% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark A. Versallion.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Robson | 1,042 | 47.6 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Julia Merison | 761 | 34.7 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 171 | 7.8 | +6.0 | |
Green | Rowan Langley | 96 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Prakash Nandhra | 68 | 3.1 | -16.0 | |
Independent | Herbert Crossman | 53 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 281 | 12.8 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,191 | 28.5 | -40.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.3% |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian E. Gate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glen Hearnden | 991 | 38.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Lewis | 836 | 32.8 | -2.4 | |
Independent | Eileen Kinnear | 308 | 12.1 | +5.0 | |
Harrow First | Gajan Idaikkadar | 173 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 168 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gaye Branch | 70 | 2.7 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 155 | 6.1 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,546 | 29.2 | -31.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.3% |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Ann Gate.
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maxine Henson | 1,554 | 62.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Annabel Singh | 533 | 21.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Marshel Amutharasan | 240 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 148 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 2,475 | 26.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Bob Currie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nitesh Hirani | 1,585 | 52.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Nishit Patel | 1,328 | 43.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Annabel Croft | 65 | 2.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 54 | 1.8 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 3,032 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Mitzi Green
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