District council elections

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. There are 22 Conservative, 10 Labour and 1 Reform UK councillors.

Results

The last district elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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

Bush Fair ward

Table
Bush Fair ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour 368
Dan Long Reform UK 596
Geoff Longster Conservative 1,327 ELECTED
David Margetts Green Party 250

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: 1
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 13

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 6,563

Ballot papers issued: 2,560

Turnout: 39.01%

Church Langley North and Newhall ward

Table
Church Langley North and Newhall ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK 487
Michael Hardware Conservative 1,636 ELECTED
Jeff Mace Labour 198
Benji White Green Party 179

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

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,657

Ballot papers issued: 2,504

Turnout: 44.26%

Church Langley South and Potter Street ward

Table
Church Langley South and Potter Street ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Paul King Green Party 235
James Leppard Conservative 1,682 ELECTED
Amanda Maison Reform UK 650
Gary Roberts Independent 32
Harry Tennison Labour 264

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: 26

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 6,808

Ballot papers issued: 2,896

Turnout: 42.54%

Great Parndon ward

Table
Great Parndon ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Peter Buss Reform UK 444
Neil Crouch Green Party 177
Matthew Saggers Conservative 1,614 ELECTED
Anita Schultschik Labour 242

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: 8

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,604

Ballot papers issued: 2,486

Turnout: 44.36%

Latton Bush and Stewards ward

Table
Latton Bush and Stewards ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Howard Beaumont Green Party 219
John Steer Conservative 1,604 ELECTED
Stephen Thompson Reform UK 497
Simon Vincent Labour 362

Number of ballot papers rejected:

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

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 6,941

Ballot papers issued: 2,691

Turnout: 38.77%

Little Parndon and Town Centre ward

Table
Little Parndon and Town Centre ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Madison Baker Green Party 234
Simon Carter Conservative 866 ELECTED
Wendy Harding Reform UK 343
Lanie Shears Labour 447

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: 10

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,246

Ballot papers issued: 1,902

Turnout: 36.26%

Mark Hall ward

Table
Mark Hall ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Christine Gallacher Labour 357
Mark Gough Reform UK 456
John Purse Conservative 1,167 ELECTED
Julie Taylor Green Party 330

Number of ballot papers rejected: 

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 3
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 6

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,746

Ballot papers issued: 2,318

Turnout: 40.34%

Netteswell ward

Table
Netteswell ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Cindy Fry Reform UK 414
Charlie Hancock Green Party 223
Colleen Morrison Conservative 1,029 ELECTED
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour 372
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat 41

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: 14

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,993

Ballot papers issued: 2,099

Turnout: 35.02%

Old Harlow ward

Table
Old Harlow ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Liam Kerrigan Labour 247
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 16
Sue Livings Conservative 1,755 ELECTED
Eileen McManus Reform UK 608
Jennifer Steadman Green Party 240

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: 9

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 6,430

Ballot papers issued: 2,878

Turnout: 44.76%

Passmores ward

Table
Passmores ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Nidhi Hindocha Conservative 962 ELECTED
Stephanie Marsh Green Party 242
Shirley McGee Reform UK 442
Jake Shepherd Labour 424

Number of ballot papers rejected: 

  • No official mark: 0
  • Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to: 3
  • Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • Unmarked or void for uncertainty: 5

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 5,432

Ballot papers issued: 2,074

Turnout: 38.18%

Sumners and Kingsmoor ward

Table
Sumners and Kingsmoor ward results
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party 210
Charlie Cochrane Labour 267
Emma Ghaffari Conservative 1,571 ELECTED
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 13
Jamie Winslow Reform UK 471

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: 3

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 6,174

Ballot papers issued: 2,537

Turnout: 41.09%