Harlow District Council elections
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One third of Harlow District Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Essex County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 33 councillors have been elected from 11 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1973 – 2002 |
No overall control | 2002 – 2008 |
Conservative | 2008 – 2012 |
Labour | 2012 - present |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 9.[3]
- Harlow District Council election, 1973
- Harlow District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Harlow District Council election, 1979
- Harlow District Council election, 1980
- Harlow District Council election, 1982
- Harlow District Council election, 1983
- Harlow District Council election, 1984
- Harlow District Council election, 1986
- Harlow District Council election, 1987
- Harlow District Council election, 1988
Year | Labour | Conservative | UK Independence Party | Liberal Democrats | Vacant | Independent | Notes |
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1990[5] | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[6] |
1991[7] | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
1992[8] | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
1994[9] | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10] |
1995[11] | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
1996[12] | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
1998[13] | 38 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
1999[14] | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2000[15] | 26 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2002[3] | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[16] |
2003[17] | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
2004[18] | 11 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2006[19] | 11 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
2007[20] | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
2008[21] | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
2010[22] | 10 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2011[23] | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2012[24] | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014[2] | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015[25] | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
District result maps
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2002 results map
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2004 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[26] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Great Parndon | 25 September 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Latton Bush | 25 September 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Mark Hall South | 25 September 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Little Parndon by-election | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Labour | ||
Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election | 25 October 2007 | Labour | Labour | ||
Toddbrook by-election | 25 October 2007 | Labour | Conservative | ||
Staple Tye by-election | 30 April 2009 | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | ||
Toddbrook by-election | 15 November 2012 | Labour | Labour | ||
Mark Hall by-election | 12 February 2015 | UKIP | Labour | ||
References
- ↑ "Councillors and democracy". Harlow Council. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Harlow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Harlow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harlow (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Local election results". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1990.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
- ↑ "Local election results 1992". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1992.
- ↑ "Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1994. p. 9.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections - Council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 1995.
- ↑ "Complete list of results - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1996. p. 8.
- ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ↑ "How the nations voted - Election". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ↑ "Harlow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harlow council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Local elections: Harlow". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "District Election Results". Harlow District Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 28 December 2014.