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The next elections to take place will be the Harlow District Council elections and Essex County Council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026.

District and county council elections

Harlow District Council elections

Harlow is divided into 11 wards, each with 3 councillors. In the May 2026 election, a third of the council is up for election, with 1 councillor to be elected to each ward. 

  • Bush Fair
  • Church Langley North and Newhall
  • Church Langley South and Potter Street
  • Great Parndon
  • Latton Bush and Stewards 
  • Little Parndon and Town Centre
  • Mark Hall
  • Netteswell
  • Old Harlow
  • Passmores
  • Sumners and Kingsmoor

Essex County Council elections

Essex County Council has 78 divisions. In the May 2026 election, 1 councillor is to be elected to each division.

Following changes to the Essex County electoral boundaries, Harlow is now divided into 5 county divisions and will elect 1 councillor per division.

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

Key details

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.

You will have to show acceptable photo ID at the polling station for this election. If you do not have any of the ID required, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.

Your polling station will be on the back of your polling card, but you can also use your postcode to check your polling station.

Key dates

Table
Date Time Event
Friday 27 March 4pm Notice of election published
27 to 31 March Poll cards being hand delivered
Thursday 9 April 4pm Candidate nomination deadline
Friday 10 April List of candidates published
Friday 17 April First lot of postal votes issued - hand delivered
Monday 20 April 11.59pm Register to vote deadline
Tuesday 21 April 5pm Postal vote application deadline
Wednesday 22 April Second lot of postal votes issued - sent 1st class with Royal Mail
Tuesday 28 April 5pm Proxy vote and Voter Authority Certificate application deadline
Thursday 7 May 7am to 10pm Polling day

Candidates

Harlow District Council

Bush Fair

Table
Bush Fair candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour
Dan Long Reform UK
Geoff Longster Conservative
David Margetts Green Party

Church Langley North and Newhall

Table
Church Langley North and Newhall candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK
Michael Hardware Conservative
Jeff Mace Labour
Benji White Green Party

Church Langley South and Potter Street

Table
Church Langley South and Potter Street candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Paul King Green Party
James Leppard Conservative
Amanda Maison Reform UK
Gary Roberts Independent
Harry Tennison Labour

Great Parndon

Table
Great Parndon
Candidate Party Votes
Peter Buss Reform UK
Neil Crouch Green Party
Matthew Saggers Conservative
Anita Schultschik Labour

Latton Bush and Stewards

Table
Latton Bush and Stewards candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Howard Beaumont Green Party
John Steer Conservative
Stephen Thompson Reform UK
Simon Vincent Labour

Little Parndon and Town Centre

Table
Little Parndon and Town Centre candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Madison Baker Green Party
Simon Carter Conservative
Wendy Harding Reform UK
Lanie Shears Labour

Mark Hall

Table
Mark Hall candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Christine Gallacher Labour
Mark Gough Reform UK
John Purse Conservative
Julie Taylor Green Party

Netteswell

Table
Netteswell candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Cindy Fry Reform UK
Charlie Hancock Green Party
Colleen Morrison Conservative
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat

Old Harlow

Table
Old Harlow candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Liam Kerrigan Labour
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Sue Livings Conservative
Eileen McManus Reform UK
Jennifer Steadman Green Party

Passmores

Table
Passmores candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Nidhi Hindocha Conservative
Stephanie Marsh Green Party
Shirley McGee Reform UK
Jake Shepherd Labour

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Table
Sumners and Kingsmoor candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party
Charlie Cochrane Labour
Emma Ghaffari Conservative
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Jamie Winslow Reform UK

Essex County Council

Harlow Common and Church Langley

Table
Harlow Common and Church Langley candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour
Andrew Johnson Conservative
Paul King Green Party
Gary Swaile Reform UK
Paul Ward Liberal Democrat

Harlow Netteswell

Table
Harlow Netteswell candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Mark Gough Reform UK
Kay Morrison Labour
Nicky Purse Conservative
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat
Julie Taylor Green Party

Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook

Table
Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Hardware Conservative
Scott Hegley Reform UK
Meena Kumar Liberal Democrat
David Margetts Green Party
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour

Harlow South West

Table
Harlow South West candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
David Martin Liberal Democrat
Jake Shepherd Labour
Clive Souter Conservative
Jamie Winslow Reform UK

Old Harlow

Table
Old Harlow candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK
Michael Garnett Conservative
Liam Kerrigan Labour
Kairan Laver Liberal Democrat
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Jennifer Steadman Green Party