2015 Harlow District Council election

none April 2015 April 2015 2015 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2014 Harlow District Council election 2014 2016 Harlow District Council election 2016 12 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) 17 18 7 1 19 14,777 35.3% Conservative Party (UK) 11 11 5 1 12 17,313 41.4% UKIP 5 4 0 2 2 8,644 20.7% Harlow UK local election 2011 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2015 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour The 2015 Harlow District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and Labour Party councillors increased their control of the council as the governing group, gaining one councillor and suffering no losses.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/LOCAL-ELECTIONS-12-seats-grabs-Harlow-Council/story-26456653-detail/story.html Local elections: Labour retains control of Harlow Council 7 May 2015 Harlow Star 19 May 2015 Background After the last election in 2014 Labour remained in control of the council with 17 councillors, while the Conservatives had 11 seats and the UK Independence Party had 5 seats.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cz3nmp5y5ggt Harlow BBC News Online 19 May 2015 However Labour gained a seat from the UK Independence Party at a by-election for Mark Hall ward in February 2015.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Breaking-Labour-win-Mark-Hall-election/story-26018376-detail/story.html Labour win Mark Hall by election 12 February 2015 Harlow Star 19 May 2015 A UKIP councillor for Great Parndon ward, Terry Spooner, resigned in March to retire to Dorset so two of its three seats were contested at the 2015 election,http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Dorset-based-Harlow-UKIP-Councillor-resign-year/story-26221744-detail/story.html Second Harlow Ukip councillor to resign after less than a year 24 March 2015 Harlow Star 19 May 2015 leading to 12 seats up for election, which were contested by 43 candidates: 12 each affiliated to Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP and seven Liberal Democrats.http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Candidates-Harlow-Council-elections-announced/story-26313164-detail/story.html Candidates for Harlow Council elections announced 10 April 2015 Harlow Star 19 May 2015 Election result Labour remained in control of the council with 19 councillors after winning 7 of the 12 seats contested. Both they and the Conservatives gained a seat at the expense of the UK Independence Party,Essex councils... election results 13 May 2015 Essex Chronicle NewsBank 18 taking the Conservatives to 12 seats on the council, while the UK Independence Party was left with two councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 62.68%.http://www.harlow.gov.uk/pr15-47 District Election results 8 May 2015 Harlow Council 18 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094237/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/pr15-47 dead 2015 Harlow local election resulthttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/15/local-election-results-2015-in-full Local election results 2015 in full 15 May 2015 The Guardian 22 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) 7 1 0 1 58.3 35.3 14,777 1.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 0 1 41.7 41.4 17,313 13.9 UK Independence Party 0 0 2 2 0 20.7 8,644 13.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 2.6 1,098 0.4 Ward results Bush Fair thumb|Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Labour Co-operative Ian Beckett 1,380 39.4 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Malik Ash 1,124 32.1 +15.3 UK Independence Party Patsy Long 838 23.9 -14.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Robins 164 4.7 -0.5 256 7.3 3,506 Labour Co-operative Church Langley thumb|Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Johnson 2,572 59.3 +13.8 Labour Party (UK) Ken Lawrie 857 19.8 +0.1 UK Independence Party Robert Patterson 797 18.4 -16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kuzna Jackson 112 2.6 +2.6 1,715 39.5 +28.9 4,338 Conservative Party (UK) Great Parndon (2 seats) thumb|Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Carter 1,696 Conservative Party (UK) Shona Johnson 1,432 Labour Party (UK) Stefan Mullard 1,018 Labour Party (UK) Daniella Pritchard 973 UK Independence Party Chris Staunton 652 UK Independence Party Sam Stopplecamp 604 6,375 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) UK Independence Party Harlow Common thumb|Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common Labour Party (UK) Mark Wilkinson 1,332 37.0 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Emily Cross 1,316 36.5 +14.7 UK Independence Party Mike Carr 841 23.3 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jackson 115 3.2 +0.5 16 0.4 -1.0 3,604 Labour Party (UK) Little Parndon and Hare Street thumb|Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon and Hare Street Labour Party (UK) Jean Clark 1,800 48.1 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lamb 1,232 32.9 +10.8 UK Independence Party Richie Richardson 711 19.0 -15.0 568 15.2 +5.3 3,743 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall thumb|Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Labour Party (UK) Bob Davis 1,296 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Steer 1,060 32.5 UK Independence Party Janet Doyle 731 22.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Rideout 175 5.4 236 7.2 3,262 Labour Party (UK) UK Independence Party Netteswell thumb|Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell Labour Party (UK) Edna Stevens 1,455 43.7 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Steer 1,104 33.1 +10.5 UK Independence Party Christopher Ward 612 18.4 -12.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Thurston 162 4.9 +0.0 351 10.5 -0.3 3,333 Labour Party (UK) Old Harlow thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Sue Livings 2,177 53.8 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) Efua Koi-Larbi 902 22.3 -5.3 UK Independence Party Alan Leverett 739 18.3 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Wiltshire 225 5.6 +0.9 1,275 31.5 +17.0 4,043 Conservative Party (UK) Staple Tye thumb|Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Labour Party (UK) John Strachan 1,129 38.0 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Stevie Souter 1,042 35.1 +12.6 UK Independence Party Pete Buss 655 22.0 -13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Millington 145 4.9 -0.6 87 2.9 2,971 Labour Party (UK) Summers and Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Summers and Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) Clive Souter 1,448 43.5 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Palmer 1,115 33.5 +3.9 UK Independence Party Alex Addison 765 23.0 -10.6 333 10.0 +6.9 3,328 Conservative Party (UK) Toddbrook thumb|Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Labour Party (UK) Karen Clempner 1,520 45.7 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hardware 1,110 33.3 +8.7 UK Independence Party Pat Long 699 21.0 -15.9 410 12.3 +10.8 3,329 Labour Party (UK) References Category:Harlow District Council elections Harlow Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom Category:2010s in Essex