Harlow District Council election, 2006
The 2006 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 36.93%.[3]
Harlow local election result 2006[2] |
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% |
Ward results
Bush Fair[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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[2] |
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 seats)[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 and Kingsmoor[2] |
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[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roy Collyer |
812 |
40.8 |
-1.4 |
|
Conservative |
David Carter |
759 |
38.1 |
+8.8 |
|
Respect |
James Rogers |
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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