County council elections

Essex County Council is made up of 75 elected councillors, representing 70 electoral divisions - 65 Divisions elect one councillor and 5 divisions elect 2 councillors.

There are 3 divisions in Harlow:

  • Harlow North (1 councillor)
  • Harlow South East (1 councillor)
  • Harlow West (2 councillors)

Elections are held every 4 years. The next scheduled elections are due to take place in May 2025.

Results

The last county council election took place on 6 May 2021. 

You can download the full declaration of results for the county council elections May 2021 (pdf)

Harlow North

Table
Harlow North results
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Garnett Conservative 3,289 (elected)
Kay Morrison Labour 2,110
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrats 380

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 5
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 74

Turnout: 31.23%

Harlow South East

Table
Harlow South East results
Candidate Party Votes
Mark Ingall Labour 1,632
Edward Johnson Conservative 3,055 (elected)
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 66
William Tennison Liberal Democrats 200

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: 29

Turnout: 33.49%

Harlow West

Table
Harlow West results
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Hardware Conservative 4,848 (elected)
Alan Leverett Harlow Alliance Party 747
Christopher Millington Liberal Democrat 378
Daniela Pritchard Labour 3,255
Clive Souter Conservative 3,870 (elected)
Nicholas Taylor Harlow Alliance Party 764
Robert Thurston Liberal Democrat 346
Chris Vince Labour 2,765

Number of ballot papers rejected:

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 14
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 1
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 60

Turnout: 32.61%