2006 Harlow District Council election

2006 Harlow District Council election

4 May 2006
12 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 13 11 9 Seats won 4 3 5 Seats after 12 11 10 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 8,737 6,968 5,606 Percentage 40.2% 25.0% 25.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2006 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 2006 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 12
• Labour 11
• Liberal Democrats 10

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 36.93%.

Harlow local election result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	0	1	41.7	25.8	5,606	4.0
	Conservative	4	0	1	1	33.3	40.2	8,737	8.5
	Labour	3	0	0	0	25.0	32.1	6,968	1.0
	Respect	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	217	1.0
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	211	10.6

Ward results

Bush Fair

Location of Bush Fair ward

Bush Fair

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Macy	995	48.7	+16.6
	Labour	Edna Stevens	693	33.9	−1.0
	Conservative	Graham Smith	357	17.5	−0.3
Majority			302	14.8
Turnout			2,045	39.1	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Church Langley

Location of Church Langley ward

Church Langley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samantha Warren	1,387	73.3	+11.7
	Labour	Kenneth Lawrie	298	15.8	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pailing	206	10.9	−12.0
Majority			1,089	57.5	+18.8
Turnout			1,891	32.0	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joshua Jolles	960	51.1	+11.1
	Labour	Norman Knight	608	32.4	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Rideout	309	16.5	+5.2
Majority			352	18.7	+10.3
Turnout			1,877	38.6	−0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harlow Common

Location of Harlow Common ward

Harlow Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hulcoop	789	40.2	+1.1
	Conservative	Michelle Dorling	706	35.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Lawrence	258	13.1	+0.1
	Independent	Gary Roberts	211	10.7	−4.6
Majority			83	4.3	−2.2
Turnout			1,964	38.4	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Parndon & Hare Street

Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward

Little Parndon & Hare Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Durcan	743	43.2	−3.5
	Conservative	Lee Dangerfield	613	35.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Farnsworth	365	21.2	−0.5
Majority			130	7.6	−7.5
Turnout			1,721	35.5	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Mark Hall

Location of Mark Hall ward

Mark Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thurston	761	37.0	+8.6
	Labour	Michael Danvers	735	35.7	−4.2
	Conservative	Jane Steer	562	27.3	+8.8
Majority			26	1.3
Turnout			2,058	43.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Netteswell

Location of Netteswell ward

Netteswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Pailing	736	42.3	+8.2
	Labour	Feroz Khan	555	31.9	+7.6
	Conservative	Valerie Gough	448	25.8	+11.7
Majority			181	10.4	+0.6
Turnout			1,739	35.5	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Garnett	1,033	56.5	+18.8
	Labour	Paul Sztumpf	477	26.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Macy	318	17.4	+6.9
Majority			556	30.4	+19.6
Turnout			1,828	39.1	−3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Staple Tye (2 seats)

Location of Staple Tye ward

Staple Tye (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna Spenceley	629
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Robins	595
	Conservative	Clive Souter	536
	Conservative	Mark Gough	534
	Labour	Dennis Palmer	388
	Labour	Jenny Holland	386
Turnout			3,068
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Churchill	842	54.0	+8.0
	Labour	Suzanne Ennifer	484	31.1	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kuzna Jackson	232	14.9	−2.4
Majority			358	22.9	+13.5
Turnout			1,558	31.0	−2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Toddbrook

Location of Toddbrook ward

Toddbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Collyer	812	40.8	−1.4
	Conservative	David Carter	759	38.1	+8.8
	Respect	James Rogers	217	10.9	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Westlake	202	10.2	−2.1
Majority			53	2.7	−10.2
Turnout			1,990	40.6	+5.2
	Labour hold		Swing