2026 Harlow District Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Harlow District Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Conservative | 17 | Conservative | 17 | ||
| Labour | 16 | Labour | 15 | ||
| Reform UK | 0 | Reform UK | 1 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- August 2024: Chris Vince (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2024[3]
- October 2024: Linda Clark (Labour) wins by-election[4]
- March 2025: Aiden O'Dell (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025[5]
- May 2025: Paul Jago (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[6]
Election result
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 11 | |||||||||
| Labour | 10 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 1 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Harlow Alliance | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
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| Bush Fair | Mark Ingall | Labour | ||
| Church Langley North & Newhall |
Michael Hardware | Conservative | ||
| Church Langley South & Potter Street |
James Leppard | Conservative | ||
| Great Parndon | Matthew Saggers | Conservative | ||
| Latton Bush & Stewards | Stacy Seales | Conservative | ||
| Little Parndon & Town Centre | Maggie Hulcoop[a] | Labour | ||
| Mark Hall | Lanie Shears | Labour | ||
| Netteswell | Stafan Mullard-Toal | Labour | ||
| Old Harlow | Sue Livings | Conservative | ||
| Passmores | Jake Shepherd | Labour Co-op | ||
| Sumners & Kingsmoor | Emma Ghaffari | Conservative | ||
Candidates
References
- ^ Elected at the 2024 Little Parndon & Town Centre by-election.
- ^ "Harlow Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Kamala not with the liberal Democrats". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Little Parndon and Town Centre Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ Casey, Michael (14 March 2025). "By-election in Mark Hall set to be held as Labour councillor steps down". Your Harlow. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mark Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2026.