| Election Name: | 2007 Harlow District Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Harlow District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Harlow District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2007 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 12 |
| Seats Before1: | 11 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,876 |
| Percentage1: | 45.8% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,876 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 10 |
| Seats Before3: | 10 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,362 |
| Percentage3: | 20.2% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election4: | 0 |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 204 |
| Percentage4: | 0.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2007 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
After the last election in 2006 the Conservatives had 12 seats, Labour 11 and the Liberal Democrats 10.[3] However, in January 2007 John Goddard left the Conservative group to sit as an independent,[4] [5] meaning that going into the 2007 election both the Conservative and Labour parties had 11 councillors.[6]
12 seats were contested at the election, with 2 seats being available in Church Langley ward after Sam Warren stood down from the council.[7]
The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to fall to 8 councillors, 1 each to the Conservative and Labour parties, who both finished with 12 councillors.[7] The closest result came in Toddbrook ward where Labour held the seat with a 15-vote majority over the Conservatives, while both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat group leaders, Andrew Johnson and Chris Millington won seats in Church Langley and Bush Fair wards respectively.[7] Overall turnout at the election was 34.75%, down from 36.93% in 2006.[8]
Following the election a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.[7] [9]
A by-election was held in Little Parndon and Hare Street on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Jack Jesse.[10] [11] The seat was held for Labour by the former council leader Michael Danvers with a majority of 196 votes over the Conservatives.[10] [11]
A by-election was held in Toddbrook ward on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Roy Collyer.[10] [11] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by David Carter with a majority of 15 votes over Labour.[10]