Elections on 2 May 2024

You'll need to show photo ID to vote in the upcoming elections. No ID? Apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate by 5pm Wednesday 24 April. If you can't vote in person, you still have time to apply for a proxy vote by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April. Find all the key details on our election news page.

 

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Local council and PFCC elections

The local council and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) elections will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. 

There will also be a by-election for the vacant Essex County Council seat of Harlow South East for those registered to vote in that division on the same date.

For the local council elections, all 33 seats are up for election following the recent ward boundary review which led to 11 new wards.

For the PFCC elections, Harlow is represented by the Essex PFCC, who is elected to make sure that local police and fire service meet the needs of the community. The lead authority for this election is Colchester City Council.

You must have registered to vote to be able to vote in these elections.

You can apply for a postal or proxy vote on our how to vote page.

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There are some rule changes for postal votes coming into effect for these elections.

Key dates

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Key election dates
Date Time Event
Thursday 18 April 4.30pm Postal vote packs sent by Royal Mail
Wednesday 24 April 5pm Proxy vote and Voter Authority Certificate application deadline
Thursday 2 May 7am to 10pm Polling day

Voter ID

Following the government's new voter security measures, you will have to show photo ID at the polling station for this election.

Acceptable ID will include a:

  • passport
  • photo driving licence
  • national concessionary bus pass

You can find a full list of acceptable photo ID on GOV.UK. 

The full list will also be included on the back of your poll card.

If you do not have any of the ID required, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate

Polling stations

Your polling station details will be on your poll card and there is a map of the stations below.

To find out which of these you need to go to on polling day, you can look up your postcode in our online form.

Find your polling station

Results

Local council

You can find full results details on our local council elections page.

Bush Fair ward

Table
Bush Fair ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Hannah Bolton Green Party
Jodi Dunne Labour
Nidhi Hindocha Conservative
Mark Ingall Labour
Brian Kasule Conservative
Daniel Long UKIP
David Margetts Green Party
Colleen Morrison Conservative
Kay Morrison Labour
Jennifer Steadman Green Party
William Tennison Liberal Democrats

Turnout: 

Church Langley North and Newhall ward

Table
Church Langley North and Newhall ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Hardware Conservative
Andrew Johnson Conservative
Michelle Margetts Green Party
Simon O'Dell Labour
John Solomon Labour
Edna Stevens Labour
Dan Swords Conservative
Bengeman White Green Party

Turnout:

Church Langley South and Potter Street ward

Table
Church Langley South and Potter Street ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Danielle Brown Conservative
Christine Gallacher Labour
James Leppard Conservative
Jeff Mace Labour
Emma Mullard-Toal Labour
Nicky Purse Conservative
Tina Richardson Green Party
Gary Roberts Independent

Turnout:

Great Parndon ward

Table
Great Parndon ward results
Candidate Party Votes
David Carter Conservative
Hannah Ellis Conservative
Rosie Jackson Labour
Allan Jolley Labour
Vicki O'Brien Green Party
Liz Pike Green Party
Matthew Saggers Conservative
Nicholas Taylor Harlow Alliance Party
Harry Tennison Labour

Turnout:

Latton Bush and Stewards ward

Table
Latton Bush and Stewards ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Alastair Gunn Conservative
Tina Higginson Green Party
Luke Howard Labour
Karen James Harlow Alliance Party
Jack Margetts Green Party
Peiyee O'Dell Labour
Stacy Seales Conservative
John Steer Conservative
Phil Waite Labour

Turnout:

Little Parndon and Town Centre ward

Table
Little Parndon and Town Centre ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Klara Bow Green Party
Dan Brown Conservative
Tony Durcan Conservative
Maggie Hulcoop Labour
Danielle Kemm Green Party
Geoffrey Longster Conservative
Anne Richards Conservative
Caroline Schellin-Jolley Green Party
Christopher Vince Labour

Turnout:

Mark Hall ward

Table
Mark Hall ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Simon Carter Conservative
Mark Gough UKIP
Michael Houlihan Labour
Ernesto Johnson Green Party
Paul King Green Party
Aiden O'Dell Labour
Fahreday Purse Conservative
John Purse Conservative
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat
Lanie Shears Labour
Julie Taylor Green Party

Turnout:

Netteswell ward

Table
Netteswell ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Wendy Carter Conservative
James Griggs Labour
Elena Hardware Conservative
Milly Judd Green Party
Adam Margetts Green Party
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour
Vic Petch Conservative
Robert Thurston Liberal Democrat
Nancy Watson Labour

Turnout:

Old Harlow ward

Table
Old Harlow ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Joel Charles Conservative
Michael Danvers Labour
Michael Garnett Conservative
Yasmin Gregory Green Party
Liam Kerrigan Labour
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Sue Livings Conservative
Anita Schultschik Labour
Jacklyn Stansfield Green Party
Jacobus Van Der Poel Green Party

Turnout:

Passmores ward

Table
Passmores ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Steve Barnes Harlow Alliance Party
Tony Edwards Labour
Michelle Field Conservative
Amanda Maison Conservative
Ash Malik Conservative
Daniella Pritchard Labour
Jake Shepherd Labour
Gareth Williams Green Party

Turnout:

Sumners and Kingsmoor ward

Table
Sumners and Kingsmoor ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Dean Bull Green Party
Julie Bull Green Party
Robert Davis Labour
Cara Dunne Labour
Emma Ghaffari Conservative
Alan Leverett Harlow Alliance Party
Russell Perrin Conservative
Clive Souter Conservative
Simon Vincent Labour

Turnout:

County council

You can find full results details on our county council elections page.

Harlow South East

Table
Harlow South East results
Candidate Party Votes
Andrew Johnson Conservative
Dan Long UKIP
Christopher Millington Liberal Democrats
Kay Morrison Labour
Jennifer Steadman Green Party

Turnout:

PFCC

You can find full results details on our PFCC elections page.

Table
First preference PFCC results
Candidate Party Votes
Adam Fox Labour
Kieron Franks Liberal Democrat
Roger Hirst Conservative
Robin Tilbrook English Democrats