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Harlow 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

11 ward races
33 seats
3 unfairly awarded seats
9.1% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

If votes were counted by party

Across the 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 33 seats had been shared out 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party21,92843.8%1648.5%1545.5%+1
Conservative Party21,90043.8%1751.5%1545.5%+2
Green Party4,3148.6%00.0%39.1%-3
HALL9932.0%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats3510.7%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)3250.6%00.0%00.0%0
Independent1410.3%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition550.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total50,007100.0%33100.0%33100.0%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.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2024 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2024 election (current) and on the eve of it (2023), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2024)
Previous (2023)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Sumners and Kingsmoor · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 44.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,780

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Perrin, R.Conservative Party88616.6%49.8%+24.8 ptsElected
2Souter, C.Conservative Party86416.2%48.5%+23.5 ptsElected
3Ghaffari, E.Conservative Party78814.8%44.3%+19.3 ptsElected
4Davis, R.Labour Party75214.1%42.3%
5Dunne, C.Labour Party71913.5%40.4%
6Vincent, S.Labour Party67012.5%37.6%
7Leverett, A.HALL2855.3%16.0%
8Bull, J.Green Party2053.8%11.5%
9Bull, D.Green Party1703.2%9.6%

Electorate 6,135 · EC ward code E05015690 · Back to ward index

Latton Bush and Stewards · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 45.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,890

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Howard, L.Labour Party89015.7%47.1%+22.1 ptsElected
2Gunn, A.Conservative Party88115.5%46.6%+21.6 ptsElected
3Seales, S.Conservative Party85915.1%45.4%+20.4 ptsElected
4Steer, J.Conservative Party83614.7%44.2%
5Waite, P.Labour Party80514.2%42.6%
6O'Dell, P.Labour Party78113.8%41.3%
7James, K.HALL2213.9%11.7%
8Higginson, T.Green Party2153.8%11.4%
9Margetts, J.Green Party1833.2%9.7%

Electorate 6,815 · EC ward code E05015684 · Back to ward index

Bush Fair · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 46.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,585

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Dunne, J.Labour Party77816.4%49.1%+24.1 ptsElected
2Morrison, K.Labour Party76916.2%48.5%+23.5 ptsElected
3Ingall, M.Labour Party73715.5%46.5%+21.5 ptsElected
4Morrison, C.Conservative Party58912.4%37.2%
5Hindocha, N.Conservative Party57512.1%36.3%
6Kasule, B.Conservative Party55011.6%34.7%
7Bolton, H.Green Party1773.7%11.2%
8Steadman, J.Green Party1753.7%11.0%
9Margetts, D.Green Party1753.7%11.0%
10Long, D.UK Independence Party (UKIP)1413.0%8.9%
11Tennison, W.Liberal Democrats891.9%5.6%

Electorate 6,397 · EC ward code E05015680 · Back to ward index

Mark Hall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 47.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,436

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Houlihan, M.Labour Party72216.8%50.3%+25.3 ptsElected
2O'Dell, A.Labour Party68515.9%47.7%+22.7 ptsElected
3Shears, L.Labour Party68215.8%47.5%+22.5 ptsElected
4Carter, S.Conservative Party4089.5%28.4%
5Taylor, J.Green Party3708.6%25.8%
6Purse, F.Conservative Party3377.8%23.5%
7Purse, J.Conservative Party3297.6%22.9%
8Johnson, E.Green Party2405.6%16.7%
9King, P.Green Party2335.4%16.2%
10Gough, M.UK Independence Party (UKIP)1844.3%12.8%
11Rideout, L.Liberal Democrats1172.7%8.1%

Electorate 5,679 · EC ward code E05015686 · Back to ward index

Great Parndon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 50.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,568

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Carter, D.Conservative Party93219.8%59.4%+34.4 ptsElected
2Ellis, H.Conservative Party82517.5%52.6%+27.6 ptsElected
3Saggers, M.Conservative Party79116.8%50.4%+25.4 ptsElected
4Jackson, R.Labour Party58112.3%37.0%
5Jolley, A.Labour Party52711.2%33.6%
6Tennison, H.Labour Party49010.4%31.2%
7Taylor, N.HALL2896.1%18.4%
8O'Brien, V.Green Party1493.2%9.5%
9Pike, L.Green Party1212.6%7.7%

Electorate 5,601 · EC ward code E05015683 · Back to ward index

Old Harlow · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 53.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,771

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Charles, J.Conservative Party1,04219.6%58.8%+33.8 ptsElected
2Garnett, M.Conservative Party95718.0%54.0%+29.0 ptsElected
3Livings, S.Conservative Party94317.7%53.2%+28.2 ptsElected
4Danver, M.Labour Party66512.5%37.5%
5Kerrigan, L.Labour Party56310.6%31.8%
6Shulstschik, A.Labour Party55910.5%31.6%
7Gregory, Y.Green Party2474.6%13.9%
8Stansfield, J.Green Party1683.2%9.5%
9Van Der Poel, J.Green Party1152.2%6.5%
10Lenihan, P.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition551.0%3.1%

Electorate 6,269 · EC ward code E05015688 · Back to ward index

Church Langley South and Potter Street · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 54.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,523

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Purse, N.Conservative Party93920.6%61.7%+36.7 ptsElected
2Brown, D.Conservative Party89019.5%58.4%+33.4 ptsElected
3Leppard, J.Conservative Party82618.1%54.2%+29.2 ptsElected
4Gallacher, C.Labour Party56812.4%37.3%
5Mullard-Toal, E.Labour Party51311.2%33.7%
6Mace, J.Labour Party50511.1%33.2%
7Richardson, T.Green Party1874.1%12.3%
8Roberts, G.Independent1413.1%9.3%

Electorate 6,669 · EC ward code E05015682 · Back to ward index

Netteswell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 54.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,297

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Griggs, J.Labour Party87122.4%67.2%+42.2 ptsElected
2Watson, N.Labour Party71018.3%54.8%+29.8 ptsElected
3Mullard-Toal, S.Labour Party70518.1%54.4%+29.4 ptsElected
4Carter, W.Conservative Party42010.8%32.4%
5Hardware, E.Conservative Party40310.4%31.1%
6Petch, V.Conservative Party3679.4%28.3%
7Judd, M.Green Party1473.8%11.3%
8Thurston, R.Liberal Democrats1453.7%11.2%
9Margetts, A.Green Party1223.1%9.4%

Electorate 5,749 · EC ward code E05015687 · Back to ward index

Little Parndon and Town Centre · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 55.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,213

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Vince, C.Labour Party76120.9%62.7%+37.7 ptsElected
2Durcan, T.Labour Party71019.5%58.5%+33.5 ptsElected
3Hulcoop, M.Labour Party67118.4%55.3%+30.3 ptsElected
4Brown, D.Conservative Party38810.7%32.0%
5Longster, G.Conservative Party3499.6%28.8%
6Richards, A.Conservative Party3329.1%27.4%
7Bow, K.Green Party1875.1%15.4%
8Schellin-Jolley, C.Green Party1333.7%11.0%
9Kemm, D.Green Party1083.0%8.9%

Electorate 5,228 · EC ward code E05015685 · Back to ward index

Passmores · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 58.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,283

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Edwards, T.Labour Party79920.8%62.3%+37.3 ptsElected
2Pritchard, D.Labour Party75319.6%58.7%+33.7 ptsElected
3Shepherd, J.Labour Party74819.4%58.3%+33.3 ptsElected
4Maison, A.Conservative Party42711.1%33.3%
5Field, M.Conservative Party42211.0%32.9%
6Malik, A.Conservative Party3378.8%26.3%
7Barnes, S.HALL1985.1%15.4%
8Williams, G.Green Party1664.3%12.9%

Electorate 5,339 · EC ward code E05015689 · Back to ward index

Church Langley North and Newhall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 58.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,323

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Johnson, A.Conservative Party83120.9%62.8%+37.8 ptsElected
2Swords, D.Conservative Party79820.1%60.3%+35.3 ptsElected
3Hardware, M.Conservative Party77919.6%58.9%+33.9 ptsElected
4Stevens, E.Labour Party43711.0%33.0%
5O'Dell, S.Labour Party41810.5%31.6%
6Solomon, J.Labour Party3849.7%29.0%
7Margetts, M.Green Party1854.7%14.0%
8White, B.Green Party1363.4%10.3%

Electorate 5,318 · EC ward code E05015681 · Back to ward index