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.
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.
YearLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratsReformUKIPIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (42 seats)197338040New ward boundaries197635340197835340197935610198033720198234350198334341198433450198636240198737230198835430199035430199133630199232731199433630019953723001996390300199838130019993444002000268800New ward boundaries; sears decreased from 42 to 33200291212002003912120020041113900200613128002007121280120086198002010101850020111417200201220130002014171105020151912020201619120202018201300020192013000202112200001202210220000202312210000New ward boundaries202416170000202610220100
District result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyGreat Parndon by-election25 September 1997 Latton Bush by-election25 September 1997 Mark Hall South by-election25 September 1997 Little Parndon by-election7 June 2001 Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election25 October 2007 Toddbrook by-election25 October 2007 Staple Tye by-election30 April 2009 Toddbrook by-election15 November 2012 Mark Hall by-election12 February 2015 Toddbrook by-election28 September 2017 Little Parndon and Hare Street by-election8 March 2018 Bush Fair by-election8 November 2018 Nettleswell by-election8 November 2018 Toddbrook by-election13 December 2018 Mark Hall by-election8 July 2021 Bush Fair by-election23 June 2022 Little Parndon and Town Centre by-election10 October 2024 Mark Hall by-election1 May 2025
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References
External links Harlow District Council