From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harlow Council election, 2008
Harlow Council election, 2008
Elections to Harlow Council were held on 1 May 2008. One Labour Ken Lawrie 259 14.5
third of the council was up for election and the Conserv-
Liberal Democrat Laura Rideout 164 9.2
ative party gained overall control of the council from no
overall control. Overall turnout was 33.80%.[1] Majority 1,107 61.9
The Conservative party took eight of the ten seats Turnout 1,789 28.3 +0.4
contested including four gains. The Labour party lost all Conservative hold Swing
of the seats they had held while the Liberal Democrats
won two seats.[2] Great Parndon
The election in Harlow Common ward was delayed Party Candidate Votes % ±%
until 12 June 2008.[1] Conservative Eddie Johnson 1,164 63.8 +8.7
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour Norman 478 26.2 -7.4
• Conservative 18
Knight
• Liberal Democrat 8
• Labour 6 Liberal Democ- Aran Black 182 10.0 -1.3
• Vacant 1 rat
Majority 686 37.6 +16.1
Election result Turnout 1,824 35.2 -0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Harlow Local Election Result 2008
Little Parndon and Hare Street
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
gain/ Party Candidate Votes % ±%
loss Conservative Shona John- 829 48.8 +9.7
Conservative 8 4 0 +4 80.0 51.4 9,413 +5.6% son
Liberal De- 2 2 2 0 20.0 20.9 Labour3,819 +0.7% Mike Danvers 708 41.6 -7.6
mocrat Liberal Democ- Kuzna Jackson 163 9.6 -2.2
Labour 0 0 4 -4 0 27.1 rat 4,954 -4.8%
UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 Majority
115 +0.6% 121 7.2 -2.9
Turnout 1,700 31.7 -2.3
Ward results Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Mark Hall
Bush Fair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nick Macy 744 36.8 +0.3
Liberal Democ- Manny Doku 860 41.6 +0.2
rat Conservative Jane Steer 681 33.6 +6.0
Labour Terry Brandon 652 31.6 -6.9 Labour Sean Folan 599 29.6 -6.3
Conservative Michelle Dor- 554 26.8 +6.8 Majority 63 3.2 +2.6
ling Turnout 2,024 39.9 -1.2
Majority 208 10.0 +7.1 Liberal Democrat gain from Swing
Turnout 2,066 36.2 -0.3 Labour
Liberal Democrat gain from Swing Netteswell
Labour Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Church Langley Conservative Mark Gough 681 35.6 +2.4
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democ- Ian Jackson 579 30.2 -1.9
Conservative Simon Carter 1,366 76.4 rat
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Preceded by Harlow local elections Succeeded by
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Labour Dennis 540 28.2 -6.5 Liberal Democ- Tim Sander- 176 10.5 -2.8
Palmer rat son
UKIP Daniel Balding 115 6.0 +6.0 Majority 691 41.1 +16.8
Majority 102 5.4 Turnout 1,679 30.8 +1.7
Turnout 1,915 35.7 +0.8 Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Toddbrook
Democrat Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Old Harlow Conservative Joel Charles 1,064 56.0 +16.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bob Hickey 667 35.1 -5.9
Conservative Muriel Jolles 1,129 65.4 +10.9 Liberal Democ- Julian 170 8.9 +2.6
Labour Paul Sztumpf 373 21.6 -0.6 rat Watkiss
Liberal Democ- Simon Mac- 225 13.0 +1.1 Majority 397 20.9
rat neill Turnout 1,901 36.4 -1.0
Majority 756 43.8 +11.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Turnout 1,727 33.9 -3.3
Conservative hold Swing
References
Staple Tye
[1] ^ "Harlow Council Election Results 2008". Harlow
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Council. http://www.harlow.gov.uk/
Conservative David Kirton 848 50.6 +7.8 about_the_council/council_services/
Liberal Democ- John Stra- 556 33.2 -3.5 electoral_services/elections/local_elections/
rat chan election_may_2008/results_2008.aspx. Retrieved
2008-05-09.
Labour Janice Fenny 272 16.2 -4.3 [2] "HARLOW: Conservatives sweep to power in
Majority 292 17.4 +11.3 "disastrous" night for Labour". Bishop’s Stortford
Turnout 1,676 32.3 +0.5 Citizen. 2008-05-02.
http://www.bishopsstortfordcitizen.co.uk/news/
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
harlownews/
Democrat
display.var.2242114.0.harlow_conservatives_sweep_to_power_in_
Sumners & Kingsmoor Retrieved 2008-05-09.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% • 2008 Harlow election result
Conservative Russell Perrin 1,097 65.3 +9.8 • Ward results
Labour Sue Ennifer 406 24.2 -7.0
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