County council elections

Essex County Council has 78 divisions. Harlow is divided into 5 county divisions and elects 1 councillor per division:

  • Harlow Common and Church Langley
  • Harlow Netteswell
  • Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook
  • Harlow South West
  • Old Harlow 

All 5 of Harlow's divisions are controlled by the Conservatives. You can find the wider makeup of the county council on the Essex County Council website.

Elections are usually held every 4 years. 

Results

The last county elections were held on 7 May 2026. 

You can download the full declaration of results for May 2026 (pdf)

Harlow Common and Church Langley

Table
Harlow Common and Church Langley results
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour 770
Andrew Johnson Conservative 3,708 ELECTED
Paul King Green Party 544
Gary Swaile Reform UK 1,625
Paul Ward Liberal Democrat 111

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: 22

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 15,856

Ballot papers issued: 6,786

Turnout: 42.80%

Harlow Netteswell

Table
Harlow Netteswell results
Candidate Party Votes
Mark Gough Reform UK 1,339
Kay Morrison Labour 968
Nicky Purse Conservative 2,617 ELECTED
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrats 141
Julie Taylor Green Party 718

Number of ballot papers rejected: 

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 11
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 1
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 30

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 15,216

Ballot papers issued: 5,822

Turnout: 38.26%

Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook

Table
Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook results
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Hardware Conservative 1,742 ELECTED
Scott Hegley Reform UK 943
Meena Kumar Liberal Democrat 85
David Margetts Green Party 517
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour 882

Number of ballot papers rejected: 

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 6
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 24

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 11,371

Ballot papers issued: 4,197

Turnout: 36.91%

Harlow South West

Table
Harlow South West results
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party 507
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 25
David Martin Liberal Democrat 94
Jake Shepherd Labour 690
Clive Souter Conservative 3,673 ELECTED
Jamie Winslow Reform UK 996

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: 14

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 14,741

Ballot papers issued: 5,994

Turnout: 40.66%

Old Harlow

Table
Old Harlow results
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK 1,087
Michael Garnett Conservative 2,229 ELECTED
Liam Kerrigan Labour 393
Kairan Laver Liberal Democrat 73
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 23
Jennifer Steadman Green Party 310

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

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 9,410

Ballot papers issued: 4123

Turnout: 43.82%