Harrow London Borough Council elections
English local elections
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Harrow London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors are elected from 22 wards.
Council elections
| Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Residents' associations | Independent | Arise | Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 36 | 20 | 0 | N/a | N/a | N/a | Conservative | |
| 1968 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 1971 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | No overall control | |||
| 1974 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | |||
| 1978[b] | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1982 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 | N/a | Conservative | ||
| 1986 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1990 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1994 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 1998 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 2 | N/a | Labour | ||
| 2002[c][2] | 29 | 31 | 3 | N/a | No overall control | |||
| 2006[3] | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2010[4][5] | 27 | 34 | 1 | 1 | Labour | |||
| 2014[6] | 26 | 34 | 1 | 2 | Labour | |||
| 2018[7][8] | 28 | 35 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |||
| 2022[d][9][10] | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2026[11] | 42 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | Conservative | ||
- Conservative
- Labour
- Liberal Democrats[a]
- RAs
- Independent
- Arise
Borough result maps
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- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
- 2022 results map
- 2026 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were a total of 12 by-elections, including eight on 24 June 1964 caused by aldermanic elections.[12]
1968-1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. O. Edis | 946 | |||
| Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 532 | |||
| Labour | A. H. Elderton | 454 | |||
| Union Movement | R. H. F. Smyth | 45 | |||
| Communist | M. I. Robinson | 24 | |||
| Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. E. Wells | 1467 | |||
| Liberal | J. H. Paterson | 514 | |||
| Labour | B. B. Myers | 425 | |||
| Communist | R. A. Ward | 59 | |||
| Union Movement | F. E. Lee | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 19.1% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. R. Keen | 799 | |||
| Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 445 | |||
| Labour | A. J. Lovell | 294 | |||
| Turnout | 20.5% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. A. Murphy | 1865 | |||
| Liberal | W. R. Westaway | 591 | |||
| Labour | B. C. Perigoe | 267 | |||
| Union Movement | K. M. Thompson | 76 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. A. Campbell | 1402 | |||
| Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 773 | |||
| Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 350 | |||
| Turnout | 27.3% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. M. Buckland | 1187 | |||
| Liberal | G. O. Abbott | 1118 | |||
| Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 305 | |||
| Turnout | 31.7% | ||||
1971-1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. H. Tidmarsh | 2,615 | |||
| Conservative | C. A. Bednell | 740 | |||
| Liberal | J. S. W. Branch | 188 | |||
| Union Movement | D. J. Wilson | 53 | |||
| Turnout | 33.9% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. J. Simmonds | 1,192 | |||
| Labour | G. W. Temple | 888 | |||
| Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 681 | |||
| Liberal | A. T. Ketteringham | 383 | |||
| National Front | R. Franklin | 216 | |||
| Harrow Youth Movement | R. N. S. Keidan | 67 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | E. J. O. Hixon | 22 | |||
| Turnout | 41.5% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. J. Cervantes-Watson | 976 | |||
| Labour | A. K. Toms | 777 | |||
| Liberal | M. E. Wakefield | 364 | |||
| Action Party | K. M. Thompson | 203 | |||
| Turnout | 29.9% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. B. C. Turner | 1,351 | |||
| Labour | S. L. Soskin | 1,044 | |||
| Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 804 | |||
| National Front | C. A. Byrne | 360 | |||
| Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 270 | |||
| Turnout | 41.2% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Bradshaw | 1,270 | |||
| Conservative | M. R. Crick | 520 | |||
| Liberal | P. N. P. Williams | 364 | |||
| National Front | C. A. Byrne | 259 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | ||||
1974-1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William J. Short | 853 | |||
| Conservative | William D. Harris | 769 | |||
| Liberal | Peter N. P. Williams | 598 | |||
| National Front | Peter Orsmond | 225 | |||
| Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank E. Weare | 1,850 | |||
| Liberal | Clifford S. Thomas | 999 | |||
| Labour | Alexander J. Bruce | 595 | |||
| National Front | Geoffrey W. Spratt | 215 | |||
| Turnout | 44.6 | ||||
1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Laurence J. Cox | 1,351 | 46.7 | ||
| Conservative | Robert E. Goodman | 1,176 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | Jack Gilbert | 363 | 12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Richard Denney.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark A. Mallon | 1,421 | 45.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham D. Finch | 1,202 | 38.2 | ||
| Labour | Susan C. Thomason | 467 | 14.9 | ||
| Liberal | Donald O. Bruce | 53 | 1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Charles Green.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Garry C. Leon | 1,049 | 45.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald D. Warshaw | 962 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Charles E. Blake | 279 | 12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ronald Grant.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian G. T. Williams | 1,916 | 65.0 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 470 | 15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Howard Cooper.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Maureen De Beer | 1,092 | 45.6 | ||
| Labour | Jeffrey A. Anderson | 747 | 31.2 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony H. Seymour | 555 | 23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
| Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Leslie Nixon.
1994-1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clifford S. Thomas | 1,282 | |||
| Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 1,009 | |||
| Conservative | John B. Rennie | 268 | |||
| Independent | Roy Edey | 36 | |||
| Independent | Colin R. P. Manton | 37 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Derek Wiseman.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert L. Pinkus | 1,444 | |||
| Labour | Colin S. Crouch | 719 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Brian Williams.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Adrien P. Smith | 1,071 | |||
| Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 808 | |||
| Labour | Brian E. Gate | 682 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Norah Murphy.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cyril B. Harrison | 1,036 | |||
| Conservative | Jeremy S. Zeid | 335 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Sheinwald | 229 | |||
| Green | David P. P. Edler | 54 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Gareth Thomas.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian E. Gate | 827 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Edward P. Tiley | 694 | |||
| Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 690 | |||
| Independent | Marjorie S. Warwick | 44 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew Wiseman.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alan Hamlin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Burchell | 1,476 | |||
| Conservative | Henry S. Venour | 360 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jaydeep K. Patel | 295 | |||
| Socialist Labour | Jack Gilbert | 112 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Tony McNulty.
1998-2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret A. Davine | 1,425 | 56.8 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | Gary S. Hughes | 696 | 27.7 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David B. Sandford | 388 | 15.5 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 729 | 29.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,509 | 26.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Robert Lawrence.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan G. Blann | 988 | 55.8 | −10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian K. Campbell | 440 | 24.8 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Nisam S. Butt | 343 | 19.4 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 548 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,771 | 26.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Ann Swaine.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul S. Osborn | 1,062 | 57.7 | −4.3 | |
| Labour | Joseph T. Lilley | 478 | 26.0 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica M. Chamberlain | 250 | 13.6 | −0.5 | |
| Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 51 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 584 | 31.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,841 | 23.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Antony Cocksedge.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.[19]
2006-2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul E. Scott | 1,288 | 46.9 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Brian R. Jones | 1,088 | 39.6 | −6.1 | |
| Labour | Howard S. Bluston | 295 | 10.7 | −8.7 | |
| Green | Sarah A. Kersey | 74 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 200 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,745 | 33.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Anderson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Musarrat H. Akhtar | 1,208 | 56.7 | −11.1 | |
| Labour | Richard Harrod | 389 | 18.3 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne D. Diamond | 296 | 13.9 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Marcello Borgese | 182 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
| BNP | Howard J. Studley | 56 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 819 | 38.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,131 | 24.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Janet Cowan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Krishna James | 972 | 41.4 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter D. J. Budden | 628 | 26.7 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Kamaljit S. Chana | 507 | 21.6 | −11.3 | |
| BNP | Howard J. Studley | 97 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 74 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Antony F. Rablen | 71 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 344 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,349 | 29.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Dhirajlal Lavingia.
2010-2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amir Moshenson | 1495 | |||
| Labour | Nitin Parekh | 774 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Darren S. Diamond | 236 | |||
| Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Cowan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marilyn J. Ashton | 1395 | |||
| Labour | Niraj Dattani | 509 | |||
| Independent | Eric Silver | 299 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Warshaw | 98 | |||
| Green | Linda C. Robinson | 53 | |||
| UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 48 | |||
| Turnout | 27.6% | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Mark Versallion.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Robson | 1,042 | 47.6 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | Julia Merison | 761 | 34.7 | −1.3 | |
| UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 171 | 7.8 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Rowan Langley | 96 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Prakash Nandhra | 68 | 3.1 | −16.0 | |
| Independent | Herbert Crossman | 53 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 281 | 12.8 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,191 | 28.5 | −40.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.3% | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Brian Gate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glen Hearnden | 991 | 38.9 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Lewis | 836 | 32.8 | −2.4 | |
| Independent | Eileen Kinnear | 308 | 12.1 | +5.0 | |
| Harrow First | Gajan Idaikkadar | 173 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 168 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gaye Branch | 70 | 2.7 | −10.2 | |
| Majority | 155 | 6.1 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,546 | 29.2 | −31.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3% | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ann Gate.
2014-2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maxine Henson | 1,554 | 62.7 | ||
| Conservative | Annabel Singh | 533 | 21.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marshel Amutharasan | 240 | 9.6 | ||
| UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 148 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,475 | 26.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Bob Currie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nitesh Hirani | 1,585 | 52.3 | ||
| Labour | Nishit Patel | 1,328 | 43.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Annabel Croft | 65 | 2.1 | ||
| UKIP | Herbert Crossman | 54 | 1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,032 | 36.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Mitzi Green
2018-2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hitesh Karia | 1,392 | 60.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sanjay Karia | 390 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Brahma Mohanty | 331 | 14.4 | ||
| Green | Alexander Lee | 188 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,002 | 43.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,301 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Chris Mote
Ward Map 2002-2022
Notes
- Liberal Party, 1964–1978; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1982–1986
- Boundary changes increased the number of seats by seven.
- Boundary changes decreased the number of seats by eight.
