Local council election results

There are 33 councillors in Harlow, 3 for each of the 11 wards.

One third of the council is re-elected every year, with the exception of years in which county council elections take place.

The council is controlled by the Conservatives. The political makeup of the council is 21 Conservative and 12 Labour.

Results

The last local elections were held on 4 May 2023.

You can download the full declaration of results for the local elections May 2023 (pdf)

Bush Fair ward

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Bush Fair ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Jodi Dunne Labour 687 (Elected)
Emma Ghaffari Conservative 450
Christopher Millington Liberal Democrats 63
Jennifer Steadman Green Party 142

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 1
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 7

Turnout: 24.68%

Church Langley ward

Table
Church Langley ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Danvers Labour 402
Andrew Johnson Conservative 1,000 (Elected)
Bengeman White Green Party 154

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 1
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 4

Turnout: 24.47%

Great Parndon ward

Table
Great Parndon ward results
Candidate Party Votes
David Carter Conservative 749 (Elected)
Paul King Green Party 77
John Strachan Labour 441
Nicholas Taylor Harlow Alliance Party 173

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 1
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 1

Turnout: 29.81%

Harlow Common ward

Table
Harlow Common ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Danielle Brown Conservative 645
Nathan Egerton Green Party 149
Mark Wilkinson Labour 707 (Elected)

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 2
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 4

Turnout: 27.76%

Little Parndon and Hare Street ward

Table
Little Parndon and Hare Street ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Klara Bow Green Party 66
Margaret Hulcoop Labour 988 (Elected)
Jayne Saunders Conservative 450

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 4
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 8

Turnout: 23.63%

Mark Hall ward

Table
Mark Hall ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Jamie Gilbert Green Party 176
Mark Gough Reform UK 111
Geoffrey Longster Conservative 320
Aiden O'Dell Labour 626 (Elected)
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat 82

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 0
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 5

Turnout: 24.76%

Netteswell ward

Table
Netteswell ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Elena Hardware Conservative 452
Kim O'Connor Green Party 103
Robert Thurston Liberal Democrat 90
Nancy Watson Labour 705 (Elected)

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 4
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 3

Turnout: 22.83%

Old Harlow ward

Table
Old Harlow ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Yasmin Gregory Green Party 325
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 42
Sue Livings Conservative 1,073 (Elected)
Stefan Mullard Labour 747

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 2
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 15

Turnout: 25.47%

Staple Tye ward

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Staple Tye ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Karen James Harlow Alliance Party 105
Jake Shepherd Labour 476
John Steer Conservative 504 (Elected)
Gareth Williams Green Party 90

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 1
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 2

Turnout: 23.14%

Sumners and Kingsmoor ward

Table
Sumners and Kingsmoor ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Alan Leverett Harlow Alliance Party 177
David Margetts Green Party 86
Anita Schultschik Labour 481
Clive Souter Conservative 574 (Elected)

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 1
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 2

Turnout: 26.16%

Toddbrook ward

Table
Toddbrook ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Brian Kasule Conservative 458
Daniella Pritchard Labour 781 (Elected)
Julie Taylor Green Party 156

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 2
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 5

Turnout: 25.23%