Harlow Council election, 2006

Elections to Harlow Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.9%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 12
*Labour 11
*Liberal Democrat 10

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 41.7
votes % = 25.8
votes = 5,606
plus/minus = +4.0%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 40.2
votes = 8,737
plus/minus = +8.5%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 32.1
votes = 6,968
plus/minus = -1.0%Election Summary Party
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 217
plus/minus = +1.0%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 211
plus/minus = -10.6%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eleanor Macy
votes = 995
percentage = 48.7
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edna Stevens
votes = 693
percentage = 33.9
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Smith
votes = 357
percentage = 17.5
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 302
percentage = 14.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,045
percentage = 39.1
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samantha Warren
votes = 1,387
percentage = 73.3
change = +11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lawrie
votes = 298
percentage = 15.8
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Pailing
votes = 206
percentage = 10.9
change = -12.0Election box majority
votes = 1,089
percentage = 57.5
change = +18.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,891
percentage = 32.0
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joshua Jolles
votes = 960
percentage = 51.1
change = +11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Knight
votes = 608
percentage = 32.4
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Rideout
votes = 309
percentage = 16.5
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 352
percentage = 18.7
change = +10.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,877
percentage = 38.6
change = -0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Hulcoop
votes = 789
percentage = 40.2
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Dorling
votes = 706
percentage = 35.9
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Lawrence
votes = 258
percentage = 13.1
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Gary Roberts
votes = 211
percentage = 10.7
change = -4.6Election box majority
votes = 83
percentage = 4.3
change = -2.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,964
percentage = 38.4
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Durcan
votes = 743
percentage = 43.2
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lee Dangerfield
votes = 613
percentage = 35.6
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Farnsworth
votes = 365
percentage = 21.2
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 130
percentage = 7.6
change = -7.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,721
percentage = 35.5
change = -1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Thurston
votes = 761
percentage = 37.0
change = +8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Danvers
votes = 735
percentage = 35.7
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Steer
votes = 562
percentage = 27.3
change = +8.8Election box majority
votes = 26
percentage = 1.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,058
percentage = 43.7
change = +0.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Linda Pailing
votes = 736
percentage = 42.3
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Feroz Khan
votes = 555
percentage = 31.9
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Gough
votes = 448
percentage = 25.8
change = +11.7Election box majority
votes = 181
percentage = 10.4
change = +0.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,739
percentage = 35.5
change = -0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Garnett
votes = 1,033
percentage = 56.5
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Sztumpf
votes = 477
percentage = 26.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Macy
votes = 318
percentage = 17.4
change = +6.9Election box majority
votes = 556
percentage = 30.4
change = +19.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,828
percentage = 39.1
change = -3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lorna Spenceley
votes = 629
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Robins
votes = 595
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Souter
votes = 536
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Gough
votes = 534
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Palmer
votes = 388
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jenny Holland
votes = 386
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,068
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Churchill
votes = 842
percentage = 54.0
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Suzanne Ennifer
votes = 484
percentage = 31.1
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kuzna Jackson
votes = 232
percentage = 14.9
change = -2.4Election box majority
votes = 358
percentage = 22.9
change = +13.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,558
percentage = 31.0
change = -2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Collyer
votes = 812
percentage = 40.8
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Carter
votes = 759
percentage = 38.1
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = James Rodgers
votes = 217
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Westlake
votes = 202
percentage = 10.2
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 53
percentage = 2.7
change = -10.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,990
percentage = 40.6
change = +5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/22uj.stm 2006 Harlow election result]
* [http://www.harlow.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8059 Ward results]

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