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The Harlow District Council elections and Essex County Council elections took place on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Harlow District Council elections 

Harlow is divided into 11 wards, each with 3 councillors. In the May 2026 election, a third of the council was up for election, with 1 councillor to be elected to each ward.

Overall turnout: 40.46%

Bush Fair

Table
Bush Fair candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour 368
Dan Long Reform UK 596
Geoff Longster Conservative 1,327 ELECTED
David Margetts Green Party 250

Church Langley North and Newhall

Table
Church Langley North and Newhall candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK 487
Michael Hardware Conservative 1,636 ELECTED
Jeff Mace Labour 198
Benji White Green Party 179

Church Langley South and Potter Street

Table
Church Langley South and Potter Street candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Paul King Green Party 235
James Leppard Conservative 1,682 ELECTED
Amanda Maison Reform UK 650
Gary Roberts Independent 32
Harry Tennison Labour 264

Great Parndon

Table
Great Parndon
Candidate Party Votes
Peter Buss Reform UK 444
Neil Crouch Green Party 177
Matthew Saggers Conservative 1,614 ELECTED
Anita Schultschik Labour 242

Latton Bush and Stewards

Table
Latton Bush and Stewards candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Howard Beaumont Green Party 219
John Steer Conservative 1,604 ELECTED
Stephen Thompson Reform UK 497
Simon Vincent Labour 362

Little Parndon and Town Centre

Table
Little Parndon and Town Centre candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Madison Baker Green Party 234
Simon Carter Conservative 866 ELECTED
Wendy Harding Reform UK 343
Lanie Shears Labour 447

Mark Hall

Table
Mark Hall candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Christine Gallacher Labour 357
Mark Gough Reform UK 456
John Purse Conservative 1,167 ELECTED
Julie Taylor Green Party 330

Netteswell

Table
Netteswell candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Cindy Fry Reform UK 414
Charlie Hancock Green Party 223
Colleen Morrison Conservative 1,029 ELECTED
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour 372
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat 41

Old Harlow

Table
Old Harlow candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Liam Kerrigan Labour 247
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 16
Sue Livings Conservative 1,755 ELECTED
Eileen McManus Reform UK 608
Jennifer Steadman Green Party 240

Passmores

Table
Passmores candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Nidhi Hindocha Conservative 962 ELECTED
Stephanie Marsh Green Party 242
Shirley McGee Reform UK 442
Jake Shepherd Labour 424

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Table
Sumners and Kingsmoor candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party 210
Charlie Cochrane Labour 267
Emma Ghaffari Conservative 1,571 ELECTED
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 13
Jamie Winslow Reform UK 471

Essex County Council

Essex County Council has 78 divisions. In the May 2026 election, 1 councillor was elected to each division.

Following changes to the Essex County electoral boundaries, Harlow is now divided into 5 county divisions and elects 1 councillor per division.

Overall turnout: 40.43%

Harlow Common and Church Langley

Table
Harlow Common and Church Langley candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Rosanna Jackson Labour 770
Andrew Johnson Conservative 3,708 ELECTED
Paul King Green Party 544
Gary Swaile Reform UK 1,625
Paul Ward Liberal Democrat 111

Harlow Netteswell

Table
Harlow Netteswell candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Mark Gough Reform UK 1,339
Kay Morrison Labour 968
Nicky Purse Conservative 2,617 ELECTED
Lesley Rideout Liberal Democrat 141
Julie Taylor Green Party 718

Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook

Table
Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Michael Hardware Conservative 1,742 ELECTED
Scott Hegley Reform UK 943
Meena Kumar Liberal Democrat 85
David Margetts Green Party 517
Stefan Mullard-Toal Labour 882

Harlow South West

Table
Harlow South West candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Julie Bull Green Party 507
Andrew Hammond Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 25
David Martin Liberal Democrat 94
Jake Shepherd Labour 690
Clive Souter Conservative 3,673 ELECTED
Jamie Winslow Reform UK 996

Old Harlow

Table
Old Harlow candidates
Candidate Party Votes
Tracy Cranfield Reform UK 1,087
Michael Garnett Conservative 2,229 ELECTED
Liam Kerrigan Labour 393
Kairan Laver Liberal Democrat 73
Paul Lenihan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 23
Jennifer Steadman Green Party 310