2026 Harlow District Council election
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7 May 2026
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11 out of 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Harlow District Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Conservative | 17 | Conservative | 17 | ||
| Labour | 16 | Labour | 15 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- August 2024: Chris Vince (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024[3]
- October 2024: Linda Clark (Labour) wins by-election[4]
- March 2025: Aiden O'Dell (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025[5]
- May 2025: Paul Jago (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[6]
Election result
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 11 | |||||||||
| Labour | 10 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
