Elections to Harlow Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Harlow Local Election Result 2003 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 32.7 | 4,610 | +0.9% | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 27.8 | 3,915 | -1.9% | ||
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 38.3 | 5,394 | +0.6% | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 181 | +0.7% | ||
| Bush Fair | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher Millington | 663 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Terence Brandon | 624 | 43.7 | ||
| Conservative | Hazel Beckers | 140 | 9.8 | ||
| Majority | 39 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 31.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Church Langley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hall | 705 | 68.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Molly White | 179 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Tina Baker | 150 | 14.5 | ||
| Majority | 526 | 50.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,034 | 22.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Great Parndon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Patrick McClarnon | 706 | 49.3 | ||
| Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 514 | 35.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Barton | 211 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 192 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,431 | 30.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Harlow Common | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 725 | 54.5 | ||
| Conservative | Nora Arnott | 405 | 30.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Audrey Curran | 201 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 320 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,331 | 29.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Little Parndon & Hare Street | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Valerie Clark | 707 | 49.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Macy | 372 | 25.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Goddard | 293 | 20.4 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | John Hobbs | 66 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,438 | 31.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Mark Hall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lesley Rideout | 598 | 44.8 | ||
| Labour | Sean Folan | 510 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | Callum Finlayson | 179 | 13.4 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Robert Delbridge | 48 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 33.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Netteswell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Pailing | 622 | 49.8 | ||
| Labour | Feroz Khan | 406 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Warren | 153 | 12.3 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Josephine Clarke | 67 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 216 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,248 | 29.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Old Harlow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sue Livings | 809 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Robert Eschle | 430 | 29.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Simon MacNeill | 198 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 379 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,437 | 34.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Staple Tye | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Faccini | 519 | 55.2 | ||
| Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 246 | 26.2 | ||
| Conservative | Shona Souter | 175 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | 273 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 940 | 22.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Sumners & Kingsmoor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Johnson | 572 | 48.2 | ||
| Labour | Derek Eardley | 452 | 38.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Mabey | 163 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 120 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,187 | 25.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Toddbrook | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert Davis | 630 | 48.8 | ||
| Conservative | Muriel Jolles | 473 | 36.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Lawton | 189 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 157 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,292 | 29.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Harlow Council election, 2002 |
Harlow local elections | Succeeded by Harlow Council election, 2004 |