2010 Harlow District Council election

2010 Harlow District Council election
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11 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
Last election 19 6 8
Seats before 19 6 8
Seats won 5 6 0
Seats after 18 10 5
Seat change Decrease1 Increase4 Decrease3
Popular vote 15,837 13,815 8,194
Percentage 41.6% 36.3% 21.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2010 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2010 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

The Conservative party gained a majority on the council at the last election in 2008 and after the election had 19 councillors, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 6 for Labour.[3][4] In April 2009 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Staple Tye after a by-election, which had previously been held by independent David Kirton, who had been elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in October 2008.[5][6] However, in September 2009 councillor Linda Pailing of Netteswell ward left the Liberal Democrats to become an independent and then would go on to join the Conservatives in January 2010.[7]

Election result

At the same time as the Conservative party gained the Harlow parliamentary constituency from Labour at the 2010 general election, the party also held control of Harlow council.[8] However Labour made gains to win 6 of the 11 seats contested, while the Liberal Democrats lost the seats of Bush Fair, Mark Hall and Staple Tye.[8]

Harlow local election result 2010[2][9]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 6 4 0 Increase4 54.5 36.3 13,815 Increase8.9
  Conservative 5 1 2 Decrease1 45.5 41.6 15,837 Decrease9.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 Decrease3 0 21.5 8,194 Increase0.7
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.5 186 Increase0.2

Ward results

Bush Fair

Location of Bush Fair ward
Bush Fair[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Hart 1,254 36.4 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Paulette Alexander 1,134 33.0 −8.6
Conservative Daniel Lucia 1,053 30.6 +3.8
Majority 120 3.5
Turnout 3,441 61.7 +25.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Church Langley

Location of Church Langley ward
Church Langley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Hall 2,718 62.9 −13.5
Labour Kenneth Lawrie 1,004 23.2 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Shinjita Basu 600 13.9 +4.7
Majority 1,714 39.7 −22.2
Turnout 4,322 67.6 +39.3
Conservative hold Swing

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward
Great Parndon[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joshua Jolles 1,688 47.7 −16.1
Labour Norman Knight 1,276 36.1 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Bell 573 16.2 +6.2
Majority 412 11.6 −26.0
Turnout 3,537 68.2 +33.0
Conservative hold Swing

Harlow Common

Location of Harlow Common ward
Harlow Common[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maggie Hulcoop 1,448 40.1 +9.6
Conservative John Steer 1,398 38.7 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Laura Rideout 578 16.0 −4.3
Independent Gary Roberts 186 5.2 +2.6
Majority 50 1.4
Turnout 3,610 65.5 +28.3
Labour hold Swing

Little Parndon and Hare Street

Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward
Little Parndon and Hare Street[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Durcan 1,635 46.5 +4.9
Conservative Linda Pailing 1,267 36.0 −12.8
Liberal Democrats Kuzna Jackson 613 17.4 +7.8
Majority 368 10.5
Turnout 3,515 61.2 +29.5
Labour hold Swing

Mark Hall

Location of Mark Hall ward
Mark Hall[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Sztumpf 1,145 35.6 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston 1,114 34.6 −2.2
Conservative Conrad Nowikow 961 29.8 −3.8
Majority 31 1.0
Turnout 3,220 63.4 +23.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Netteswell

Location of Netteswell ward
Netteswell[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Danvers 1,329 41.1 +12.9
Conservative Daniel Margetson 1,042 32.3 −3.3
Liberal Democrats James Rideout 860 26.6 −3.6
Majority 287 8.9
Turnout 3,231 59.0 +23.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward
Old Harlow[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Garnett 1,855 51.8 −13.6
Labour Charles Cochrane 1,139 31.8 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Simon MacNeill 584 16.3 +3.3
Majority 716 20.0 −23.8
Turnout 3,578 68.8 +34.9
Conservative hold Swing

Staple Tye

Location of Staple Tye ward
Staple Tye[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Mitchinson 1,083 36.7 −13.9
Labour Dennis Palmer 1,021 34.6 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Sally Sambridge 848 28.7 −4.5
Majority 62 2.1 −15.3
Turnout 2,952 57.8 +25.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward
Sumners and Kingsmoor[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Churchill 1,506 45.6 −19.7
Labour Paul Schroder 1,107 33.5 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Sue Woodlands 688 20.8 +10.3
Majority 399 12.1 −29.0
Turnout 3,301 60.8 +30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Toddbrook

Location of Toddbrook ward
Toddbrook[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rod Truan 1,457 43.8 +8.7
Conservative David Carter 1,266 38.1 −17.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robins 602 18.1 +9.2
Majority 191 5.7
Turnout 3,325 61.8 +25.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Harlow". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Harlow Common Ward Election Result". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Update: Tory party suspends councillor". Harlow Herald. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Harlow: Lib Dems narrowly beat Conservatives in Staple Tye by-election". Harlow Herald. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ Moss, Chris (29 January 2010). "Former Lib Dem councillor joins Conservatives". Harlow Star. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b Moss, Chris (2 May 2011). "Candidates prepare to lock horns in local elections". Harlow star. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Harlow Council Elections 2010 Results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2015.