2018 Harlow District Council election explained

Election Name:2018 Harlow District Council election
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2016 Harlow District Council election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2019 Harlow District Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council
Majority Seats:17
Election Date:3 May 2018
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:19
Seats1:6
Seat Change1:1
Seats After1:20
Popular Vote1:7,767
Percentage1:43.4%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:12
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:1
Seats After2:13
Popular Vote2:8,325
Percentage2:46.5%
Party3:UKIP
Seats Before3:2
Seats3:0
Seat Change3:2
Seats After3:0
Popular Vote3:984
Percentage3:5.5%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 2018 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour increased their majority on the council by gaining one seat.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results summary

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 33| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 17,897| style="text-align: right;" | |-|colspan="11" style="color:inherit;background:"||-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| colspan="10"| Labour hold

Ward results

Toddbrook

By-elections between 2018 and 2019

Bush Fair

A by-election was held in Bush Fair on 8 November 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Ian Beckett.[3] The seat was held for Labour by Joseph Dunne.[4] [5]

Nettleswell

A by-election was held in Nettleswell on 8 November 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Waida Forman.[3] The seat was held for Labour by Shannon Jezzard.[6] [5]

Toddbrook

A by-election was held in Toddbrook on 13 December 2018 after the resignation of Labour councillor Karen Clempner.[7] The seat was held for Labour by Frances Mason.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harlow District Elections Results - 3 May 2018 . 13 May 2018 . Harlow Council.
  2. News: Harlow District Council. 3 May 2018. BBC News Online. 13 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Previews: 08 Nov 2018. Britain Elects. Andrew Teale. 7 November 2018.
  4. HarlowCouncil. Harlow Council. 1060679090682900480. 8 November 2018. The full result for the #BushFair By-Election is .
  5. Web site: Labour hold both Bush Fair and Netteswell in by-elections . Your Harlow. 8 November 2018.
  6. HarlowCouncil. Harlow Council. 1060675547511078912. 8 November 2018. Here is the #Netteswell By-Election result in full .
  7. Web site: Previews: 13 Dec 2018. Britain Elects. Andrew Teale. 13 December 2018.
  8. HarlowCouncil. Harlow Council. 1073349758515888128. Toddbrook By-Election Result .
  9. Web site: Labour hold Toddbrook in By-Election . Your Harlow. 13 December 2018.