Harlow
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 11 races · 11 seats 27.3% below quota
- 2024 11 races · 33 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2023 11 races · 11 seats 45.5% below quota
- 2022 11 races · 12 seats 33.3% below quota
- 2021 11 races · 13 seats 7.7% below quota
- 2019 11 races · 11 seats 63.6% below quota
- 2018 11 races · 11 seats 36.4% below quota
- 2016 11 races · 11 seats 72.7% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
33 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 11 seats were up across 11 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 11 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 15,213 | 56.7% | 11 | 100.0% | 7 | 63.6% | +4 |
| Reform UK | 5,408 | 20.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.2% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 3,548 | 13.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,539 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9.1% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 41 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 32 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 29 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 26,810 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Fair | 47% | 45% | 43% | 49% | 45% | 51% | 49% | 52% |
| Church Langley | 55% | 68% | 54% | 81% | 70% | 64% | ||
| Church Langley North and Newhall | 63% | 65% | ||||||
| Church Langley South and Potter Street | 62% | 59% | ||||||
| Great Parndon | 45% | 54% | 46% | 59% | 52% | 52% | 59% | 65% |
| Harlow Common | 39% | 48% | 42% | 58% | 48% | 47% | ||
| Latton Bush and Stewards | 47% | 60% | ||||||
| Little Parndon and Hare Street | 54% | 60% | 57% | 52% | 51% | 66% | ||
| Little Parndon and Town Centre | 63% | 46% | ||||||
| Mark Hall | 44% | 50% | 43% | 61% | 43% | 48% | 50% | 51% |
| Netteswell | 48% | 51% | 45% | 52% | 50% | 52% | 67% | 49% |
| Old Harlow | 46% | 65% | 52% | 66% | 53% | 49% | 59% | 61% |
| Passmores | 62% | 46% | ||||||
| Staple Tye | 42% | 44% | 41% | 58% | 52% | 43% | ||
| Sumners and Kingsmoor | 46% | 57% | 41% | 63% | 54% | 44% | 50% | 62% |
| Toddbrook | 50% | 54% | 51% | 53% | 52% | 56% |