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11 out of 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Harlow District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.
The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. [2] Immediately after the election the Conservative leader of the council, Russell Perrin, announced his resignation as leader. [3] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023 the new Conservative leader, 22-year-old Dan Swords, was appointed leader of the council. [4]
2023 Harlow District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
45.5 | 16 | 21 | 63.6 | 6,675 | 41.5 | –6.6 | |
Labour | 6 | ![]() |
54.5 | 6 | 12 | 36.4 | 7,041 | 43.8 | +3.7 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,524 | 9.5 | +0.5 | |
Harlow Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 | 2.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 1.5 | +1.3 | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Harlow District Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023. [5] The results were: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jodi Dunne* | 687 | 50.9 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Emma Ghaffari | 450 | 33.3 | –11.3 | |
Green | Jennifer Steadman | 142 | 10.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 63 | 4.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 237 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,350 | 24.7 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,469 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Johnson* | 1,000 | 64.1 | –5.3 | |
Labour | Michael Danvers | 402 | 25.8 | +4.9 | |
Green | Bengeman White | 154 | 9.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 598 | 38.3 | –10.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,561 | 24.5 | –3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,378 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Carter* | 749 | 51.9 | –0.2 | |
Labour | John Strachan | 441 | 30.6 | +0.8 | |
Harlow Alliance | Nicholas Taylor | 173 | 12.0 | –5.9 | |
Green | Paul King | 77 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 308 | 21.4 | –1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,442 | 29.8 | –4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Wilkinson* | 707 | 46.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Danielle Brown | 645 | 42.8 | –5.1 | |
Green | Nathan Ederton | 149 | 9.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 62 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,507 | 27.8 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,429 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Hulcoop | 988 | 65.2 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | Jayne Saunders | 450 | 29.7 | –8.3 | |
Green | Klara Bow | 66 | 4.4 | –5.9 | |
Majority | 538 | 35.5 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,516 | 23.6 | –4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,415 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aiden O'Dell | 626 | 47.4 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Longster | 320 | 24.2 | –16.5 | |
Green | Jamie Gilbert | 176 | 13.3 | –2.5 | |
Reform UK | Mark Gough | 111 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 82 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 306 | 23.2 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,320 | 24.8 | –4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,332 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nancy Watson* | 705 | 52.0 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Elena Hardware | 452 | 33.3 | –6.0 | |
Green | Kim O'Connor | 103 | 7.6 | –3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 90 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 253 | 18.6 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 22.8 | –4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,944 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Livings* | 1,073 | 48.7 | –3.8 | |
Labour | Stefan Mullard | 747 | 33.9 | +5.1 | |
Green | Yasmin Gregory | 325 | 14.7 | –1.1 | |
TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 42 | 1.9 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 326 | 14.8 | –8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,204 | 25.5 | –3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,652 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Steer | 504 | 42.7 | –9.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Jake Shepherd | 476 | 40.4 | +1.4 | |
Harlow Alliance | Karen James | 105 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Green | Gareth Williams | 90 | 7.6 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 28 | 2.4 | –11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,179 | 23.1 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,096 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Clive Souter* | 574 | 43.5 | –8.1 | |
Labour | Anita Schultschik | 481 | 36.4 | +4.4 | |
Harlow Alliance | Alan Leverett | 177 | 13.4 | +2.3 | |
Green | David Margetts | 86 | 6.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 93 | 7.0 | –12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,321 | 26.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Daniella Pritchard | 781 | 56.0 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Kasule | 458 | 32.8 | –6.9 | |
Green | Julie Taylor | 156 | 11.2 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 323 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,402 | 25.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,557 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
The Conservative leader of the council, Russell Perrin, said the election was a "brilliant result" for the party. [10] Robert Halfon, the Conservative MP for Harlow, thanked voters and noted that the gain from Labour in Staple Tye resulted in the ward having all Conservative councillors for the first time. [11]
The leader of the Labour group on the council, Chris Vince, called the election a "good result for Harlow Labour", pointing to the party winning the popular vote and the majority of seats up for election. [12]
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Turnout | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.
The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. [2] Immediately after the election the Conservative leader of the council, Russell Perrin, announced his resignation as leader. [3] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023 the new Conservative leader, 22-year-old Dan Swords, was appointed leader of the council. [4]
2023 Harlow District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
45.5 | 16 | 21 | 63.6 | 6,675 | 41.5 | –6.6 | |
Labour | 6 | ![]() |
54.5 | 6 | 12 | 36.4 | 7,041 | 43.8 | +3.7 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,524 | 9.5 | +0.5 | |
Harlow Alliance | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 455 | 2.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 1.5 | +1.3 | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Harlow District Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023. [5] The results were: [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jodi Dunne* | 687 | 50.9 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Emma Ghaffari | 450 | 33.3 | –11.3 | |
Green | Jennifer Steadman | 142 | 10.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 63 | 4.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 237 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,350 | 24.7 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,469 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Johnson* | 1,000 | 64.1 | –5.3 | |
Labour | Michael Danvers | 402 | 25.8 | +4.9 | |
Green | Bengeman White | 154 | 9.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 598 | 38.3 | –10.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,561 | 24.5 | –3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,378 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Carter* | 749 | 51.9 | –0.2 | |
Labour | John Strachan | 441 | 30.6 | +0.8 | |
Harlow Alliance | Nicholas Taylor | 173 | 12.0 | –5.9 | |
Green | Paul King | 77 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 308 | 21.4 | –1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,442 | 29.8 | –4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Wilkinson* | 707 | 46.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Danielle Brown | 645 | 42.8 | –5.1 | |
Green | Nathan Ederton | 149 | 9.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 62 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,507 | 27.8 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,429 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Hulcoop | 988 | 65.2 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | Jayne Saunders | 450 | 29.7 | –8.3 | |
Green | Klara Bow | 66 | 4.4 | –5.9 | |
Majority | 538 | 35.5 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,516 | 23.6 | –4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,415 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aiden O'Dell | 626 | 47.4 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Longster | 320 | 24.2 | –16.5 | |
Green | Jamie Gilbert | 176 | 13.3 | –2.5 | |
Reform UK | Mark Gough | 111 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 82 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 306 | 23.2 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,320 | 24.8 | –4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,332 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nancy Watson* | 705 | 52.0 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Elena Hardware | 452 | 33.3 | –6.0 | |
Green | Kim O'Connor | 103 | 7.6 | –3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 90 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 253 | 18.6 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 22.8 | –4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,944 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Livings* | 1,073 | 48.7 | –3.8 | |
Labour | Stefan Mullard | 747 | 33.9 | +5.1 | |
Green | Yasmin Gregory | 325 | 14.7 | –1.1 | |
TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 42 | 1.9 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 326 | 14.8 | –8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,204 | 25.5 | –3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,652 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Steer | 504 | 42.7 | –9.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Jake Shepherd | 476 | 40.4 | +1.4 | |
Harlow Alliance | Karen James | 105 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Green | Gareth Williams | 90 | 7.6 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 28 | 2.4 | –11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,179 | 23.1 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,096 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Clive Souter* | 574 | 43.5 | –8.1 | |
Labour | Anita Schultschik | 481 | 36.4 | +4.4 | |
Harlow Alliance | Alan Leverett | 177 | 13.4 | +2.3 | |
Green | David Margetts | 86 | 6.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 93 | 7.0 | –12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,321 | 26.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Daniella Pritchard | 781 | 56.0 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Kasule | 458 | 32.8 | –6.9 | |
Green | Julie Taylor | 156 | 11.2 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 323 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,402 | 25.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,557 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
The Conservative leader of the council, Russell Perrin, said the election was a "brilliant result" for the party. [10] Robert Halfon, the Conservative MP for Harlow, thanked voters and noted that the gain from Labour in Staple Tye resulted in the ward having all Conservative councillors for the first time. [11]
The leader of the Labour group on the council, Chris Vince, called the election a "good result for Harlow Labour", pointing to the party winning the popular vote and the majority of seats up for election. [12]