Harlow
District council · East of England · 33 seats in 11 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
The Conservatives have a majority on Harlow Council. The council has 33 councillors in 11 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 22, Labour 10, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Greater Essex on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bush Fair Kay Morrison, Jodi Dunne, Geoff Longster | 7 May 2026 Conservative 52.2% lead 28.7 pts |
| Church Langley North & Newhall Dan Swords, Andrew Johnson, Michael Hardware | 7 May 2026 Conservative 65.4% lead 45.9 pts |
| Church Langley South & Potter Street James Leppard, Danielle Brown, Nicky Purse | 7 May 2026 Conservative 58.7% lead 36.0 pts |
| Great Parndon David Carter, Matthew Saggers, Hannah Ellis | 7 May 2026 Conservative 65.2% lead 47.3 pts |
| Latton Bush & Stewards Luke Howard, John Steer, Alastair Gunn | 7 May 2026 Conservative 59.8% lead 41.3 pts |
| Little Parndon & Town Centre Tony Durcan, Linda Clark, Simon Carter | 7 May 2026 Conservative 45.8% lead 22.1 pts |
| Mark Hall Paul Jago, Michael Houlihan, John Purse | 7 May 2026 Conservative 50.5% lead 30.8 pts |
| Netteswell Nancy Watson, James Griggs, Colleen Morrison | 7 May 2026 Conservative 49.5% lead 29.6 pts |
| Old Harlow Sue Livings, Michael Garnett, Joel Charles | 7 May 2026 Conservative 61.2% lead 40.0 pts |
| Passmores Tony Edwards, Nidhi Hindocha, Daniella Pritchard | 7 May 2026 Conservative 46.5% lead 25.1 pts |
| Sumners & Kingsmoor Russell Perrin, Emma Ghaffari, Clive Souter | 7 May 2026 Conservative 62.0% lead 43.4 pts |
Bush Fair
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Longster Elected | Conservative | 1,327 | 52.2% |
| Dan Long | Reform | 596 | 23.5% |
| Rosanna Marian Daisy Jackson | Labour | 368 | 14.5% |
| David Steven Margetts | Green | 250 | 9.8% |
Church Langley North & Newhall
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Edward Hardware Elected | Conservative | 1,636 | 65.4% |
| Tracy Ann Cranfield | Reform | 487 | 19.5% |
| Jeff Mace | Labour | 198 | 7.9% |
| Bengi White | Green | 179 | 7.2% |
Church Langley South & Potter Street
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Leppard Elected | Conservative | 1,682 | 58.7% |
| Amanda Susan Harris Maison | Reform | 650 | 22.7% |
| Harry Tennison | Labour | 264 | 9.2% |
| Paul Ian King | Green | 235 | 8.2% |
| Gary Roberts | Independent | 32 | 1.1% |
Great Parndon
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Richard Saggers Elected | Conservative | 1,614 | 65.2% |
| Peter John Buss | Reform | 444 | 17.9% |
| Anita Schultschik | Labour | 242 | 9.8% |
| Neil John Crouch | Green | 177 | 7.1% |
Latton Bush & Stewards
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Steer Elected | Conservative | 1,604 | 59.8% |
| Stephen George Martin Thompson | Reform | 497 | 18.5% |
| Simon John Vincent | Labour | 362 | 13.5% |
| Howard Charles Beaumont | Green | 219 | 8.2% |
Little Parndon & Town Centre
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nicholas Carter Elected | Conservative | 866 | 45.8% |
| Lanie Shears | Labour | 447 | 23.7% |
| Wendy-Jane Harding | Reform | 343 | 18.1% |
| Madison May Baker | Green | 234 | 12.4% |
Last by-election, 10 October 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Clark Elected | Labour | 513 | 50.3% |
| Colleen Lee Morrison | Conservative | 227 | 22.3% |
| Peter Michael Lamb | Reform | 201 | 19.7% |
| Ernesto Guerrero Johnson | Green | 56 | 5.5% |
| Mark Robert Edward Gough | UKIP | 23 | 2.3% |
Mark Hall
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Matthew Purse Elected | Conservative | 1,167 | 50.5% |
| Mark Robert Edward Gough | Reform | 456 | 19.7% |
| Christine Anne Gallacher | Labour | 357 | 15.5% |
| Julie Taylor | Green | 330 | 14.3% |
Last by-election, 1 May 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Leonard Jago Elected | Reform | 505 | 32.1% |
| John Steer | Conservative | 424 | 27.0% |
| Christine Anne Gallacher | Labour | 350 | 22.3% |
| Julie Taylor | Green | 223 | 14.2% |
| Lesley Anne Rideout | Lib Dem | 56 | 3.6% |
| Marian Forstner | UKIP | 14 | 0.9% |
Netteswell
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Lee Morrison Elected | Conservative | 1,029 | 49.5% |
| Cindy Fry | Reform | 414 | 19.9% |
| Stefan Peter Mullard-Toal | Labour | 372 | 17.9% |
| Charlie Hancock | Green | 223 | 10.7% |
| Lesley Anne Rideout | Lib Dem | 41 | 2.0% |
Old Harlow
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Jeanette Livings Elected | Conservative | 1,755 | 61.2% |
| Eileen Margaret McManus | Reform | 608 | 21.2% |
| Liam Kerrigan | Labour | 247 | 8.6% |
| Jennifer Steadman | Green | 240 | 8.4% |
| Paul Lenihan | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 16 | 0.6% |
Passmores
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nidhi Hindocha Elected | Conservative | 962 | 46.5% |
| Shirley Ann McGee | Reform | 442 | 21.4% |
| Jake David Adam Shepherd | Labour | 424 | 20.5% |
| Stephanie Angela Marsh | Green | 242 | 11.7% |
Sumners & Kingsmoor
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Louise Marie Ghaffari Elected | Conservative | 1,571 | 62.0% |
| Jamie Paul Terence Winslow | Reform | 471 | 18.6% |
| Charlie Cochrane | Labour | 267 | 10.5% |
| Julie Bull | Green | 210 | 8.3% |
| Andrew James Hammond | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 13 | 0.5% |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
11 of 33 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Bush Fair | Kay Morrison Labour |
| Church Langley North & Newhall | Dan Swords Conservative |
| Church Langley South & Potter Street | Danielle Brown Conservative |
| Great Parndon | Hannah Ellis Conservative |
| Latton Bush & Stewards | Alastair Gunn Conservative |
| Little Parndon & Town Centre | Tony Durcan Labour |
| Mark Hall | Paul Jago Reform |
| Netteswell | Nancy Watson Labour |
| Old Harlow | Michael Garnett Conservative |
| Passmores | Daniella Pritchard Labour |
| Sumners & Kingsmoor | Clive Souter Conservative |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Every council by-election since 2021
3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2025 | Mark Hall | Reform gain from Labour | 32.1% |
| 10 October 2024 | Little Parndon & Town Centre | Labour hold | 50.3% |
| 23 June 2022 | Bush Fair | Labour gain from Conservative |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 100% | Labour | Labour 34% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Harlow
93,329 residents in 37,853 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.