2016 Harlow District Council election 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative UKIP Seats before 19 12 2 Seats won 7 5 0 Seats after 19 12 2 Seat change Popular vote 7,665 6,661 4,018 Percentage 40.1% 34.8% 21.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour
Council control after election Labour
The 2016 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Harlow District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections .
Results summary Harlow District Council election, 2016[2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 19 0 0 40.1 7,665 4.5 Conservative 12 0 0 34.8 6,661 6.1 UKIP 2 0 0 21.0 4,018 0.3 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 3.6 695 0.8 Independent 0 0 0 0.4 79 0.4
Ward Results Bush Fair Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Ingall 796 46.7 7.3 UKIP Patsy Long 429 25.1 1.2 Conservative Ash Malik 370 21.7 10.4 Liberal Democrats Christopher Robins 111 6.5 1.8 Majority 367 21.6 Labour hold Swing
Church Langley Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Carter 997 55.1 4.2 UKIP Simon Vincent 465 25.7 7.3 Labour Jake Shepherd 349 19.3 0.5 Majority Conservative hold Swing
Great Parndon Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eddie Johnson 789 44.7 4.4 Labour Simon Vincent 571 32.4 1.2 UKIP Chris Staunton 404 22.9 3.2 Majority Conservative hold Swing
Harlow Common Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Emma Toal 785 39.0 2.0 Conservative Hannah Ellis 672 33.4 3.1 UKIP Mike Carr 475 23.6 0.3 Independent Gary Roberts 79 3.9 N/A Majority Labour hold Swing
Little Parndon & Hare Street Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon & Hare Street Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jon Clempner 1,021 54.4 6.3 Conservative Peter Lamb 492 26.2 6.7 UKIP Richard Richardson 365 19.4 0.4 Majority Labour hold Swing
Mark Hall Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lanie Shears 751 44.3 4.6 UKIP Janet Doyle 449 26.5 4.1 Conservative Jane Steer 390 23.0 9.5 Liberal Democrats Leslie Rideout 104 6.1 0.7 Majority Labour hold Swing
Netteswell Location of Netteswell ward Nettleswell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bibi Forman 749 47.7 4.0 Conservative Amanda Maison 372 23.7 9.4 UKIP Alan Leverett 361 23.0 4.6 Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston 89 5.7 0.8 Majority Labour hold Swing
Old Harlow Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Garnett 885 46.3 7.5 Labour Eugenie Harvey 650 34.0 11.7 UKIP Harry Mason 311 16.3 2.0 Liberal Democrats Christopher Millington 66 3.5 2.1 Majority Conservative hold Swing
Staple Tye Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stefan Mullard 576 41.6 3.6 Conservative Michael Hardware 485 35.0 0.1 UKIP Dan Mason 325 23.4 1.4 Majority Labour hold Swing
Sumners & Kingsmoor Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Sumners & Kingsmoor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Russell Perrin 797 46.1 2.6 Labour Allan Jolley 582 33.6 0.1 UKIP Steve Witt 351 20.3 2.7 Majority Conservative hold Swing
Toddbrook Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Phil Waite 835 50.5 4.8 Conservative John Steer 412 24.9 8.4 UKIP Chris Ward 408 24.7 3.7 Majority Labour hold Swing
By-elections between 2016 and 2018 Toddbrook A by-election was held in Toddbrook on 28 September 2017 after the resignation of Labour councillor Rod Truan.[3] The seat was held for Labour by Tony Edwards.[4] [5]
Bush Fair by-election 28 September 2017 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Edwards 702 Conservative Peter Lamb 486 UKIP Patricia Long 98 Green James Aicken 41 Liberal Democrats Lesley Rideout 19 Majority 216 Turnout 153 24.20 Labour hold Swing
Little Parndon and Hare Street A by-election was held in Little Parndon and Hare Street on 8 March 2018 after the resignation of Labour council leader Jon Clempner.[6] The seat was held for Labour by Chris Vince]] with a majority of 387 votes over the Conservatives.[7]
Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election 8 March 2018[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Chris Vince 781 62.2 Conservative John Steer 394 31.4 UKIP Patsy Long 80 6.4 Majority 387 30.8 Turnout 1,255 Labour hold Swing
References ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News . Retrieved 21 April 2016 . ^ "Local council election results | Harlow Council". www.harlow.gov.uk . ^ Andrew Teale (28 September 2017). "Previews: 28 Sep 2017". Britain Elects. ^ Harlow Council [@HarlowCouncil] (28 September 2017). "The full #Toddbrook By-Election Result. The turnout was 24.20%" (Tweet) – via Twitter . ^ "Labour win Toddbrook By-Election". Your Harlow. 28 September 2017. ^ "Ward by Ward: Who will win the Little Parndon By-Election?". Your Harlow. Retrieved 16 May 2018 . ^ a b "Little Parndon & Hare Street Ward election results". Harlow Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018 .