2008 Harlow District Council election

none March 2025 November 2013 2008 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2007 Harlow District Council election 2007 2010 Harlow District Council election 2010 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 1 May 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 12 13 9 6 19 10,372 50.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 8 2 8 5,582 27.4% Labour Party (UK) 12 11 0 5 6 4,238 20.8% Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 1 53 0.9% Harlow UK local election 2008 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2008 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative The 2008 Harlow District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/22uj.stm Harlow 2 May 2008 BBC News 1 January 2015 After the election, including the delayed election in Harlow Common, the composition of the council was 19 Conservative, 8 Liberal Democrats 8, and 6 Labour.http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/election_june_2008/harlow_common_election_result.aspx Harlow Common Ward Election Result Harlow District Council 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218232722/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/election_june_2008/harlow_common_election_result.aspx 18 February 2012 Background After the last election in 2007 both the Conservative and Labour parties had 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 8 and there was 1 independent councillor.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/22uj.stm Harlow 3 May 2007 BBC News 2 January 2015 However, in October 2007 the Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Toddbrook to move to 13 seats, while Labour dropped to 11.http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/by_election_october_2007/election_results_october_2007.aspx Harlow Council By Election Results October 2007 Harlow District Council 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218232647/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/by_election_october_2007/election_results_october_2007.aspx 18 February 2012 Before the election the council was run by a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats,Harlow : Where else can I go? Andalo Debbie 23 April 2008 The Guardian NewsBank which had held power in Harlow since 2004.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Tories-win-byelection/story-21919793-detail/story.html Tories win by-election 13 June 2008 Harlow Star 2 January 2015 Among the councillors to stand down at the election were Liberal Democrat Su Lawton of Staple Tye ward and independent, former Conservative, John Paul Goddard of Sumners and Kingsmoor.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Councillors-step/story-21916050-detail/story.html Councillors to step down Wilkinson Ben 31 March 2008 Harlow Star 2 January 2015 The election in Harlow Common ward was delayed until 12 June 2008,http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/election_may_2008/results_2008.aspx Harlow Council Election Results 2008 Harlow District Council 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120211142944/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/about_the_council/council_services/electoral_services/elections/local_elections/election_may_2008/results_2008.aspx 11 February 2012 after the death of Labour councillor Gregory Peck in April 2008.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Harlow-Council-election-candidates/story-21916175-detail/story.html Harlow Council election candidates 7 April 2008 Harlow Star 2 January 2015 Election result The Conservatives gained a majority on the council after gaining 5 seats on the day of the May election, while Labour lost 4 seats.Brown admits fall to third place amounts to 'bad night' for Labour 2 May 2008 The Guardian NewsBank The Conservatives took seats from Labour in Little Parndon and Hare Street and Toddbrook, from the Liberal Democrats in Netteswell and Staple Tye and from an independent in Sumners and Kingsmoor.http://www.bishopsstortfordcitizen.co.uk/news/harlownews/display.var.2242114.0.harlow_conservatives_sweep_to_power_in_disastrous_night_for_labour.php Harlow: Conservatives sweep to power in "disastrous" night for Labour Jensen Isabel 2 May 2008 Bishops Stortford Citizen 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704084056/http://www.bishopsstortfordcitizen.co.uk/news/harlownews/display.var.2242114.0.harlow_conservatives_sweep_to_power_in_disastrous_night_for_labour.php 4 July 2008 This meant the Conservatives took 8 of the 10 seats contested and finished the day with 18 councillors. Labour failed to win any seats and dropped to 6 councillors after also losing 2 seats to the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrat gains from Labour came in Bush Fair and Mark Hall wards and meant they stayed on 8 councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 33.80%, down from 34.75% at the 2007 election. The delayed election in Harlow Common took place on 12 June 2008 and the Conservatives gained another seat from Labour with a majority of 331 votes. This increased the Conservative's majority on the council to 5 seats, with them having 19 of the 33 councillors. Harlow local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 9 6 0 6 81.8 50.9 10,372 5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2 2 18.2 20.8 4,238 0.6 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 5 5 0.0 27.4 5,582 4.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 115 0.6 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.3 53 0.6 The above totals include the delayed election in Harlow Common on 12 June 2008. Ward results Bush Fair thumb|Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Liberal Democrats (UK) Manny Doku 860 41.6 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Terry Brandon 652 31.6 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Dorling 554 26.8 +6.8 208 10.0 +7.1 2,066 36.2 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Church Langley thumb|Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Conservative Party (UK) Simon Carter 1,366 76.4 Labour Party (UK) Ken Lawrie 259 14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Rideout 164 9.2 1,107 61.9 1,789 28.3 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Great Parndon thumb|Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon Conservative Party (UK) Eddie Johnson 1,164 63.8 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) Norman Knight 478 26.2 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Aran Black 182 10.0 -1.3 686 37.6 +16.1 1,824 35.2 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Little Parndon and Hare Street thumb|Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon and Hare Street Conservative Party (UK) Shona Johnson 829 48.8 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Mike Danvers 708 41.6 -7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kuzna Jackson 163 9.6 -2.2 121 7.2 -2.9 1,700 31.7 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall thumb|Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Macy 744 36.8 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Steer 681 33.6 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Sean Folan 599 29.6 -6.3 63 3.2 +2.6 2,024 39.9 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Netteswell thumb|Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell Conservative Party (UK) Mark Gough 681 35.6 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jackson 579 30.2 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Palmer 540 28.2 -6.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Daniel Balding 115 6.0 +6.0 102 5.4 1,915 35.7 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Old Harlow thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Jolles 1,129 65.4 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sztumpf 373 21.6 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Macneill 225 13.0 +1.1 756 43.8 +11.5 1,727 33.9 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Staple Tye thumb|Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Conservative Party (UK) David Kirton 848 50.6 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Strachan 556 33.2 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Janice Fenny 272 16.2 -4.3 292 17.4 +11.3 1,676 32.3 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sumners and Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Sumners and Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) Russell Perrin 1,097 65.3 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) Sue Ennifer 406 24.2 -7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Sanderson 176 10.5 -2.8 691 41.1 +16.8 1,679 30.8 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Toddbrook thumb|Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Conservative Party (UK) Joel Charles 1,064 56.0 +16.2 Labour Party (UK) Bob Hickey 667 35.1 -5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Watkiss 170 8.9 +2.6 397 20.9 1,901 36.4 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harlow Common delayed election Harlow Common Conservative Party (UK) Clive Souter 959 46.6 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) Norman Knight 628 30.5 -14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Rideout 419 20.3 +8.7 Independent (politician) Jim Pailing 53 2.6 +2.6 331 16.1 2,059 37.2 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 2008 and 2010 A by-election was held in Staple Tye on 30 April 2009 after councillor David Kirton was disqualified for not attending any meetings for 6 months. David Kirton had been elected as a Conservative, but was suspended from the party in October 2008 after being charged by police and was then an independent councillor.http://www.edp24.co.uk/cmlink/harlow_herald_2_1062/news/update_tory_party_suspends_councillor_1_395196 Update: Tory party suspends councillor 14 October 2008 Harlow Herald 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101205219/http://www.edp24.co.uk/cmlink/harlow_herald_2_1062/news/update_tory_party_suspends_councillor_1_395196 deadhttp://www.edp24.co.uk/cmlink/harlow_herald_2_1062/news/harlow_lib_dems_narrowly_beat_conservatives_in_staple_tye_by_election_1_396176 Harlow: Lib Dems narrowly beat Conservatives in Staple Tye by-election 1 May 2009 Harlow Herald 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101205441/http://www.edp24.co.uk/cmlink/harlow_herald_2_1062/news/harlow_lib_dems_narrowly_beat_conservatives_in_staple_tye_by_election_1_396176 dead The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by John Strachan with a majority of 60 votes over the Conservatives. Staple Tye by-election 30 April 2009 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Strachan 604 39.1 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Lorriane Caldarella 544 35.3 -15.3 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Palmer 329 21.3 +5.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Daniel Balding 66 4.3 +4.3 60 3.9 1,543 30 -2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) References 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Essex