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2026 Harlow District Council election

The 2026 Harlow District Council election took place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England.[2] It was held concurrently with other local elections.

2026 Harlow District Council election
← 2024
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →
11 out of 33 seats to Harlow District Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dan Swords None James Griggs
Party Conservative Reform Labour
Last election 17 seats, 51.5% Did not stand 16 seats, 43.8%
Seats before 17[1] 1 15
Seats after 22 1 10
Seat change Increase 5 Steady Decrease 5
Popular vote 15,213 5,408 3,548
Percentage 56.7% 20.2% 13.2%
  Fourth party
 
Party Green
Popular vote 2,539
Percentage 9.5%
Results by ward
Leader before election

Dan Swords
Conservative

 Leader after election

Dan Swords
Conservative

The incumbent Conservative Party increased their majority to 22 seats, up from 17 seats. The Labour Party lost all five seats up for reelection.

Summary

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Council composition

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After 2024 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 17 Conservative 17 Conservative 22
Labour 16 Labour 15 Labour 10
Reform 0 Reform 1 Reform 1

Changes 2024–2026:

  • August 2024: Chris Vince (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024[3]
  • October 2024: Linda Clark (Labour) wins by-election[4]
  • March 2025: Aiden O'Dell (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025[5]
  • May 2025: Paul Jago (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[6]

Election result

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2026 Harlow District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 11 +5 100 11 22 66.7 15,213 56.7
  Reform 0 0 0.0 1 1 3.0 5,408 20.2
  Labour 0 -5 0.0 10 10 30.3 3,548 13.2
  Green 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,539 9.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 41 0.2
  Independent 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 32 0.1
  TUSC 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 29 0.1

Incumbents

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Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Bush Fair Mark Ingall Labour No
Church Langley North and
Newhall		 Michael Hardware Conservative Yes
Church Langley South and
Potter Street		 James Leppard Conservative Yes
Great Parndon Matthew Saggers Conservative Yes
Latton Bush and Stewards Stacy Seales Conservative No
Little Parndon and Town Centre Maggie Hulcoop[a] Labour No
Mark Hall Lanie Shears Labour Yes[b]
Netteswell Stafan Mullard-Toal Labour Yes
Old Harlow Sue Livings Conservative Yes
Passmores Jake Shepherd Labour Co-op Yes
Sumners and Kingsmoor Emma Ghaffari Conservative Yes

Candidates

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Bush Fair

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Bush Fair ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoff Longster 1,327 51.8
Reform Dan Long 596 23.3
Labour Rosanna Marian Daisy 368 14.4
Green David Steven Margetts 250 9.8
Majority 731 28.6
Rejected ballots 19 0.7
Turnout 2560 39.0
Registered electors 6,563
Conservative gain from Labour

Church Langley North and Newhall

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Church Langley North and Newhall ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Edward Hardware 1,636 65.3
Reform Tracy Ann Cranfield 487 19.4
Labour Jeff Mace 198 7.9
Green Bengi White 179 7.1
Majority 1149 45.9
Rejected ballots 6 0.2
Turnout 2504 44.3
Registered electors 5,657
Conservative hold

Church Langley South and Potter Street

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Church Langley South and Potter Street ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Leppard 1,682 58.1
Reform Amanda Susan Harris Maison 650 22.4
Labour Harry Tennison 264 9.1
Green Paul Ian King 235 8.1
Independent Gary Roberts 32 1.1
Majority 1032 35.6
Rejected ballots 26 0.9
Turnout 2896 42.5
Registered electors 6,808
Conservative hold

Great Parndon

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Great Parndon ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Richard Saggers 1,614 64.9
Reform Peter John Buss 444 17.9
Labour Anita Schlutschik 242 9.7
Green Neil John Crouch 177 7.1
Majority 1170 47.1
Rejected ballots 8 0.3
Turnout 2486 44.4
Registered electors 5,604
Conservative hold

Latton Bush and Stewards

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Latton Bush and Stewards ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Steer 1,604 59.6
Reform Stephen George Martin Thompson 497 18.5
Labour Simon John Vincent 362 13.5
Green Howard Charles Beaumont 219 8.1
Majority 1107 41.1
Rejected ballots 7 0.3
Turnout 2691 38.8
Registered electors 6,941
Conservative hold

Little Parndon and Town Centre

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Little Parndon and Town Centre ward[7][8][c]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Nicholas Carter 866 45.5 +23.2
Labour Lanie Shears 447 23.5 −26.8
Reform Wendy-Jane Harding 343 18.0 −1.7
Green Madison May Baker 234 12.3 +6.8
Majority 419 22.0 −6.0
Rejected ballots 12 0.6
Turnout 1902 36.3
Registered electors 5,246
Conservative gain from Labour

Mark Hall

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Mark Hall ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Matthew Purse 1,167 50.3
Reform Mark Robert Edward Gough 456 19.7
Labour Christine Anne Gallacher 357 15.4
Green Julie Taylor 330 14.2
Majority 711 30.7
Rejected ballots 9 0.4
Turnout 2318 40.3
Registered electors 5,746
Conservative gain from Labour

Netteswell

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Netteswell ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colleen Lee Morrison 1,029 49.0
Reform Cindy Fry 414 19.7
Labour Stefan Peter Mullard-Toal 372 17.7
Green Charlie Hancock 223 10.6
Liberal Democrats Lesley Anne Rideout 41 2.0
Majority 615 29.3
Rejected ballots 18 0.9
Turnout 2099 35.0
Registered electors 5,993
Conservative gain from Labour

Old Harlow

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Old Harlow ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Jeanette Livings 1,755 61.0
Reform Eileen Margaret Mcmanus 608 21.1
Labour Liam Kerrigan 247 8.6
Green Jennifer Steadnan 240 8.3
TUSC Paul Lenihan 16 0.6
Majority 1147 39.9
Rejected ballots 10 0.3
Turnout 2878 44.8
Registered electors 6,430
Conservative hold

Passmores

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Passmores ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nidhi Hindocha 962 46.4
Reform Shirley Ann Mcgee 442 21.3
Labour Co-op Jake David Adam Shepard 424 20.4
Green Stephanie Angela Marsh 242 11.7
Majority 520 25.1
Rejected ballots 8 0.4
Turnout 2074 38.2
Registered electors 5,432
Conservative gain from Labour

Sumners and Kingsmoor

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Sumners and Kingsmoor ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Louise Marie Ghaffari 1,571 61.9
Reform Jamie Paul Terence Winslow 471 18.6
Labour Charlie Cochrane 267 10.5
Green Julie Ann Bull 210 8.3
TUSC Andrew James Hammond 13 0.5
Majority 1100 43.4
Rejected ballots 5 0.2
Turnout 2537 41.1
Registered electors 6,174
Conservative hold

References

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  1. ↑ Elected at the 2024 Little Parndon and Town Centre by-election.
  2. ↑ Shears stood in Little Parndon and Town Centre ward instead of Mark Hall.
  3. ↑ Vote share changes calculated relative with October 2024 by-election.
  1. ↑ "Harlow Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Kamala not with the liberal Democrats". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Little Parndon and Town Centre Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Casey, Michael (14 March 2025). "By-election in Mark Hall set to be held as Labour councillor steps down". Your Harlow. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mark Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "District council elections". Harlow Council. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Little Parndon and Town Centre Ward — Harlow - 10th October 2024 [Resignation of Christopher Vince MP]". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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