Harlow Council election, 2006

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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

[edit] Election result

Harlow Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 5 1 0 +1 41.7 25.8 5,606 +4.0%
  Conservative 4 0 1 -1 33.3 40.2 8,737 +8.5%
  Labour 3 0 0 0 25.0 32.1 6,968 -1.0%
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 217 +1.0%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 211 -10.6%

[edit] Ward results

Bush Fair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Macy 995 48.7 +16.6
Labour Edna Stevens 693 33.9 -1.0
Conservative Graham Smith 357 17.5 -0.3
Majority 302 14.8
Turnout 2,045 39.1 -1.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Church Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samantha Warren 1,387 73.3 +11.7
Labour Kenneth Lawrie 298 15.8 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Robert Pailing 206 10.9 -12.0
Majority 1,089 57.5 +18.8
Turnout 1,891 32.0 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Great Parndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joshua Jolles 960 51.1 +11.1
Labour Norman Knight 608 32.4 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Ian Rideout 309 16.5 +5.2
Majority 352 18.7 +10.3
Turnout 1,877 38.6 -0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Harlow Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hulcoop 789 40.2 +1.1
Conservative Michelle Dorling 706 35.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Lawrence 258 13.1 +0.1
Independent Gary Roberts 211 10.7 -4.6
Majority 83 4.3 -2.2
Turnout 1,964 38.4 +0.3
Labour hold Swing
Little Parndon & Hare Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Durcan 743 43.2 -3.5
Conservative Lee Dangerfield 613 35.6 +4.0
Liberal Democrat Richard Farnsworth 365 21.2 -0.5
Majority 130 7.6 -7.5
Turnout 1,721 35.5 -1.7
Labour hold Swing
Mark Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Thurston 761 37.0 +8.6
Labour Michael Danvers 735 35.7 -4.2
Conservative Jane Steer 562 27.3 +8.8
Majority 26 1.3
Turnout 2,058 43.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Netteswell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Linda Pailing 736 42.3 +8.2
Labour Feroz Khan 555 31.9 +7.6
Conservative Valerie Gough 448 25.8 +11.7
Majority 181 10.4 +0.6
Turnout 1,739 35.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Old Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Garnett 1,033 56.5 +18.8
Labour Paul Sztumpf 477 26.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Macy 318 17.4 +6.9
Majority 556 30.4 +19.6
Turnout 1,828 39.1 -3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Staple Tye (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Lorna Spenceley 629
Liberal Democrat Christopher Robins 595
Conservative Clive Souter 536
Conservative Mark Gough 534
Labour Dennis Palmer 388
Labour Jenny Holland 386
Turnout 3,068
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Sumners & Kingsmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Churchill 842 54.0 +8.0
Labour Suzanne Ennifer 484 31.1 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Kuzna Jackson 232 14.9 -2.4
Majority 358 22.9 +13.5
Turnout 1,558 31.0 -2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Toddbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Collyer 812 40.8 -1.4
Conservative David Carter 759 38.1 +8.8
Respect James Rodgers 217 10.9 +10.9
Liberal Democrat Paul Westlake 202 10.2 -2.1
Majority 53 2.7 -10.2
Turnout 1,990 40.6 +5.2
Labour hold Swing

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Preceded by
Harlow Council election, 2004		 Harlow local elections Succeeded by
Harlow Council election, 2007