Harlow District Council elections
Local government elections in Essex, England
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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]
Council elections
Summary of the council composition, 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.[2]
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Reform | UKIP | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 38 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| New ward boundaries | ||||||||
| 1976 | 35 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1978 | 35 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1979 | 35 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1980 | 33 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1982 | 34 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1983 | 34 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | Labour | |
| 1984 | 33 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1986 | 36 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1987 | 37 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1988 | 35 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1990 | 35 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1991 | 33 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 0 | Labour | |
| 1992 | 32 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 1[b] | Labour | |
| 1994 | 33 | 6 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 1995 | 37 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 1998 | 38 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 1999 | 34 | 4 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2000 | 26 | 8 | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| New ward boundaries; sears decreased from 42 to 33 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 9 | 12 | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2004 | 11 | 13 | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2006 | 13 | 12 | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | No overall control | |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | No overall control | |
| 2008 | 6 | 19 | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2010 | 10 | 18 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2011 | 14 | 17 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2014 | 17 | 11 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2015 | 19 | 12 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2016 | 19 | 12 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2018 | 20 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2019 | 20 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2021 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | Conservative | |
| 2022 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2023 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries | ||||||||
| 2024 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2026 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
District result maps
1976 results map
1978 results map
1979 results map
1980 results map
1982 results map
1983 results map
1984 results map
1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map- 1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
1998 results map
1999 results map
2000 results map
2002 results map- 2003 results map
2004 results map- 2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map- 2012 results map
2014 results map- 2015 results map
- 2016 results map
2018 results map- 2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map
2026 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[3] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.