1996 Harlow District Council election
Appearance
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16 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Harlow District Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Harlow District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since the council's creation in 1973.
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 15 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
93.8 | 66.8 | 11,357 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.3 | 9.6 | 1,634 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0.0 | 22.9 | 3,893 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 121 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.
Ward results
[edit]Brays Grove
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John McCree[4] | 804 | 84.5% | |
Conservative | E. Roberts | 147 | 15.5% | |
Turnout | 32.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Great Parndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Sid Warner[5] | 774 | 58.3% | |
Conservative | P. McClarnon | 554 | 41.7% | |
Turnout | 42.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Hare Street and Town Centre
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Terry Abel[6] | 590 | 73.3% | |
Conservative | V. Roberts | 115 | 14.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Ward | 100 | 12.4% | |
Turnout | 31.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Kingsmoor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ian Turner[7] | 807 | 55.2% | |
Conservative | D. Roberts | 451 | 30.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Jones | 203 | 13.9% | |
Turnout | 32.3% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Latton Bush (2 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Pauline Bruce[8] | 941 | ||
Labour | Alan Jones[8] | 834 | ||
Conservative | S. Carter | 386 | ||
Conservative | V. Ross | 334 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Dawson | 143 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Dawson | 121 | ||
Turnout | 39.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Little Parndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Daphne Pennick[9] | 1,051 | 81.3% | |
Conservative | D. Weales | 241 | 18.7% | |
Turnout | 33.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Mark Hall South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Mike Danvers[10] | 968 | 81.8% | |
Conservative | D. Crossingham | 215 | 18.2% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Netteswell East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Rob Eschle[11] | 724 | 78.4% | |
Conservative | R. Tweed | 199 | 21.6% | |
Turnout | 33.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Netteswell West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jean Clark[12] | 602 | 75.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Herbert | 100 | 12.5% | |
Conservative | G. Mitchinson | 97 | 12.1% | |
Turnout | 33.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Harlow (2 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Argent | 1,060 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Simcox[13] | 1,037 | ||
Conservative | M. Garnett | 572 | ||
Conservative | S. Livings | 521 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. George | 181 | ||
Liberal Democrats | N. Macy | 139 | ||
Turnout | 39.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Passmores
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jim Rogers[14] | 745 | 63.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Curran | 227 | 19.2% | |
Conservative | T. McArdle | 208 | 17.6% | |
Turnout | 33.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Potter Street
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Maggie Hulcoop[15] | 894 | 61.1% | |
Conservative | R. Cross | 449 | 30.7% | |
Green | M. Powell | 121 | 8.3% | |
Turnout | 32.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Stewards
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sue Lawton[16] | 680 | 58.7% | |
Labour | J. Tremayne | 426 | 36.8% | |
Conservative | S. Butt | 53 | 4.6% | |
Turnout | 32.2% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Tye Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ruth Watson[17] | 971 | 82.5% | |
Conservative | M. Fletcher | 206 | 17.5% | |
Turnout | 33.7% | |||
Labour hold |
By-elections between 1996 and 1998
[edit]Great Parndon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 488 | 53.0 | −5.3 | ||
Conservative | 433 | 47.0 | +5.3 | ||
Majority | 55 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Latton Bush
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 503 | 72.5 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative | 115 | 16.6 | −9.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 56 | 8.1 | −1.6 | ||
Green | 20 | 2.9 | +2.9 | ||
Majority | 388 | 55.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mark Hall South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 530 | 64.2 | −17.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 186 | 22.5 | +22.5 | ||
Conservative | 110 | 13.3 | −4.9 | ||
Majority | 344 | 41.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1996". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Brays Grove". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Great Parndon". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Hare Street and Town Centre". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Kingsmoor". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Introducing your Local Councillors - Latton Bush". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Little Parndon". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Mark Hall South". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Netteswell East". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 4 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Netteswell West". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Old Harlow". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Passmores". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Potter Street". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Stewards". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your Local Councillors - Tye Green". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Local Authority Byelection Results - September 1997". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.