One third of Harlow

Harlow

Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...

 District

Non-metropolitan district

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 Council in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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 is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Essex County Council

County council

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 instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 33 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 11 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1973–2002
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2002–2008
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2008–present

Council elections

Harlow Council election, 1998

Harlow Council election, 1998

The 1998 Harlow Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council....

Harlow Council election, 1999

Harlow Council election, 1999

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 34*Liberal Democrat 4*Conservative 4...

Harlow Council election, 2000

Harlow Council election, 2000

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 26*Liberal Democrat 8*Conservative 8...

Harlow Council election, 2002

Harlow Council election, 2002

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 9...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 9)

Harlow Council election, 2003

Harlow Council election, 2003

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.After the election, the composition of the council was*Liberal Democrat 12*Conservative 12...

Harlow Council election, 2004

Harlow Council election, 2004

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37%.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 13*Labour 11...

Harlow Council election, 2006

Harlow Council election, 2006

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.9%After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 12*Labour 11...

Harlow Council election, 2007

Harlow Council election, 2007

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.8%After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 12*Labour 12...

Harlow Council election, 2008

Harlow Council election, 2008

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33.80%....

Harlow Council election, 2010

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009