2004 Harlow District Council election

District election November 2013 March 2025 2004 Harlow District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2003 Harlow District Council election 2003 2006 Harlow District Council election 2006 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 10 June 2004 Conservative Party (UK) 12 13 4 13 6,531 31.7% Labour Party (UK) 9 9 5 2 11 6,812 33.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 10 2 1 9 4,494 21.8% Independent (politician) 0 1 0 1 0 2,399 11.6% Harlow UK local election 2004 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2004 Harlow District Council elections. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 2004 Harlow District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3698.stm Harlow council 11 June 2004 BBC News 31 December 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 13 Labour 11 Liberal Democrats 9How the southeast voted in the district council polls 11 June 2004 Evening Standard London NewsBank Background After the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 seats, while Labour had 9 councillors.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/125.stm Local elections BBC News 1 January 2015 However, in July 2003 councillor Jane Steer defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest group on the council for the first time in almost 50 years with 13 seats.Lib Dem defection rocks council Scotchbrook Eleanor 30 July 2003 Harlow Citizen NewsBank The joint administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued to run the council. Meanwhile, in January 2004 the Liberal Democrat group on the council expelled Matthew Shepherd from the party's group on the council.http://www.harlow.libdems.org/press/p2004-matthewshepherd2.shtml News Release from the Liberal Democrats on Harlow District Council 12 January 2004 Harlow Liberal Democrats 1 January 2015 Election result Overall turnout at the election was 37%.http://www.harlow.gov.uk/elections/results.htm Election results 11 June 2004 Harlow District Council 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20041022143102/http://www.harlow.gov.uk/elections/results.htm 22 October 2004 Harlow local election result 2004 Labour Party (UK) 5 2 0 2 45.5 33.1 6,812 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 0 36.4 31.7 6,531 1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 1 18.2 21.8 4,494 6.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0 11.6 2,399 11.6 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 1.8 364 1.8 Ward results Bush Fair thumb|Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair Labour Party (UK) Robert Eschle 751 34.9 -8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Robins 690 32.1 -14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Guy Mitchinson 383 17.8 +8.0 Independent (politician) William Henderson 325 15.1 +15.1 61 2.8 2,149 40.2 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Church Langley thumb|Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley Conservative Party (UK) Simon Carter 1,073 61.6 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Pailing 400 22.9 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Lawrie 270 15.5 +1.0 683 38.7 -12.2 1,743 30.5 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Great Parndon thumb|Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon Conservative Party (UK) Edward Johnson 775 40.0 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) Suzanne Ennifer 612 31.6 -4.3 Independent (politician) Raymond Statham 332 17.1 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Rideout 220 11.3 -3.4 163 8.4 -5.0 1,939 38.9 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Harlow Common thumb|Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common Labour Party (UK) Gregory Peck 785 39.1 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Norton 654 32.6 +2.2 Independent (politician) Gary Roberts 308 15.3 +15.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Enders 262 13.0 -2.1 131 6.5 -17.6 2,009 38.1 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Little Parndon & Hare Street thumb|Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon & Hare Street Labour Party (UK) John Jesse 869 46.7 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Dangerfield 589 31.6 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Steer 404 21.7 -4.2 280 15.1 -8.2 1,862 37.2 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Mark Hall thumb|Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall Labour Party (UK) Sean Folan 800 38.9 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Macy 584 28.4 -16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Lane 381 18.5 +5.1 Independent (politician) Katrina Ray 290 14.1 +14.1 216 10.5 2,055 42.9 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Netteswell thumb|Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jackson 627 34.1 -15.7 Labour Party (UK) Feroz Khan 448 24.3 -8.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Anthony Bennett 364 19.8 +19.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Shannon 260 14.1 +1.8 Independent (politician) Dean Weston 141 7.7 +7.7 179 9.8 -7.5 1,840 36.4 +7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Old Harlow thumb|Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Jolles 748 37.7 -18.6 Independent (politician) Colleen Morrison 534 26.9 +26.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sztumpf 496 25.0 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon MacNeill 208 10.5 -3.3 214 10.8 -15.6 1,986 42.4 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Staple Tye thumb|Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Lawton 583 38.2 -17.0 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Carter 402 26.3 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Dobson 361 23.7 +5.1 Independent (politician) David Lambert 180 11.8 +11.8 181 11.9 -17.1 1,526 32.4 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sumners and Kingsmoor thumb|Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Sumners and Kingsmoor Conservative Party (UK) John Goddard 783 46.0 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Robert Long 623 36.6 -1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kuzna Jackson 295 17.3 +3.6 160 9.4 -0.7 1,701 33.5 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Toddbrook thumb|Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook Labour Party (UK) Kevin Brooks 756 42.2 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Richardson 524 29.3 -7.3 Independent (politician) Rex Amor 289 16.1 +16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Westlake 221 12.3 -2.3 232 12.9 +0.7 1,790 35.4 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) References 2004 Category:2004 English local elections Category:2000s in Essex