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Harlow 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
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 11 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.
| 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Little Parndon and Town Centre · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Passmores · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
- Netteswell · 1 seat · won at 49.5% · −0.5 pts below quota
- Mark Hall · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
- Bush Fair · 1 seat · won at 52.2% · above quota
- Church Langley South and Potter Street · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
- Latton Bush and Stewards · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
- Old Harlow · 1 seat · won at 61.2% · above quota
- Sumners and Kingsmoor · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
- Great Parndon · 1 seat · won at 65.2% · above quota
- Church Langley North and Newhall · 1 seat · won at 65.4% · above quota
Race results
Little Parndon and Town Centre · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.2 pts Valid ballots 1,890
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Nicholas Carter | Conservative Party | 866 | 45.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lanie Shears | Labour Party | 447 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Wendy-Jane Harding | Reform UK | 343 | 18.1% | — | |
| 4 | Madison May Baker | Green Party | 234 | 12.4% | — |
Passmores · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 2,070
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nidhi Hindocha | Conservative Party | 962 | 46.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shirley Ann McGee | Reform UK | 442 | 21.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jake David Adam Shepherd | Labour Party | 424 | 20.5% | — | |
| 4 | Stephanie Angela Marsh | Green Party | 242 | 11.7% | — |
Netteswell · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.5 pts Valid ballots 2,079
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colleen Lee Morrison | Conservative Party | 1,029 | 49.5% | −0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cindy Fry | Reform UK | 414 | 19.9% | — | |
| 3 | Stefan Peter Mullard-Toal | Labour Party | 372 | 17.9% | — | |
| 4 | Charlie Hancock | Green Party | 223 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Lesley Anne Rideout | Liberal Democrats | 41 | 2.0% | — |
Mark Hall · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.5 pts Valid ballots 2,310
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Matthew Purse | Conservative Party | 1,167 | 50.5% | +0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Robert Edward Gough | Reform UK | 456 | 19.7% | — | |
| 3 | Christine Anne Gallacher | Labour Party | 357 | 15.5% | — | |
| 4 | Julie Taylor | Green Party | 330 | 14.3% | — |
Bush Fair · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.2 pts Valid ballots 2,541
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Longster | Conservative Party | 1,327 | 52.2% | +2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dan Long | Reform UK | 596 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Rosanna Marian Daisy Jackson | Labour Party | 368 | 14.5% | — | |
| 4 | David Steven Margetts | Green Party | 250 | 9.8% | — |
Church Langley South and Potter Street · single-seat
Marginal winner 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.7 pts Valid ballots 2,863
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Leppard | Conservative Party | 1,682 | 58.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amanda Susan Harris Maison | Reform UK | 650 | 22.7% | — | |
| 3 | Harry Tennison | Labour Party | 264 | 9.2% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Ian King | Green Party | 235 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Gary Roberts | Independent | 32 | 1.1% | — |
Latton Bush and Stewards · single-seat
Marginal winner 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +9.8 pts Valid ballots 2,682
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Steer | Conservative Party | 1,604 | 59.8% | +9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen George Martin Thompson | Reform UK | 497 | 18.5% | — | |
| 3 | Simon John Vincent | Labour Party | 362 | 13.5% | — | |
| 4 | Howard Charles Beaumont | Green Party | 219 | 8.2% | — |
Old Harlow · single-seat
Marginal winner 61.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +11.2 pts Valid ballots 2,866
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Jeanette Livings | Conservative Party | 1,755 | 61.2% | +11.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Eileen Margaret McManus | Reform UK | 608 | 21.2% | — | |
| 3 | Liam Kerrigan | Labour Party | 247 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Jennifer Steadman | Green Party | 240 | 8.4% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Lenihan | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 16 | 0.6% | — |
Sumners and Kingsmoor · single-seat
Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +12.0 pts Valid ballots 2,532
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Louise Marie Ghaffari | Conservative Party | 1,571 | 62.0% | +12.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jamie Paul Terence Winslow | Reform UK | 471 | 18.6% | — | |
| 3 | Charlie Cochrane | Labour Party | 267 | 10.5% | — | |
| 4 | Julie Bull | Green Party | 210 | 8.3% | — | |
| 5 | Andrew James Hammond | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 13 | 0.5% | — |
Great Parndon · single-seat
Marginal winner 65.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +15.2 pts Valid ballots 2,477
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Richard Saggers | Conservative Party | 1,614 | 65.2% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter John Buss | Reform UK | 444 | 17.9% | — | |
| 3 | Anita Schultschik | Labour Party | 242 | 9.8% | — | |
| 4 | Neil John Crouch | Green Party | 177 | 7.1% | — |
Church Langley North and Newhall · single-seat
Marginal winner 65.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +15.4 pts Valid ballots 2,500
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Edward Hardware | Conservative Party | 1,636 | 65.4% | +15.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tracy Ann Cranfield | Reform UK | 487 | 19.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jeff Mace | Labour Party | 198 | 7.9% | — | |
| 4 | Bengi White | Green Party | 179 | 7.2% | — |