title: 1996 Harlow District Council election
text: # 1996 Harlow District Council election
  
  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
  
  1996 Harlow local election result :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93.8 | 66.8 | 11,357 | 17.8 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 6.3 | 9.6 | 1,634 | 2.8 |
  | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 3,893 | 15.7 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 121 | New |
  
  All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Brays Grove
  
  Brays Grove :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John McCree | 804 | 84.5% |
  | | Conservative | E. Roberts | 147 | 15.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Great Parndon
  
  Great Parndon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sid Warner | 774 | 58.3% |
  | | Conservative | P. McClarnon | 554 | 41.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0% |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Hare Street and Town Centre
  
  Hare Street and Town Centre :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Terry Abel | 590 | 73.3% |
  | | Conservative | V. Roberts | 115 | 14.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Ward | 100 | 12.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Kingsmoor
  
  Kingsmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ian Turner | 807 | 55.2% |
  | | Conservative | D. Roberts | 451 | 30.9% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Jones | 203 | 13.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3% |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Latton Bush (2 seats)
  
  Latton Bush (2 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pauline Bruce | 941 | |
  | | Labour | Alan Jones | 834 | |
  | | Conservative | S. Carter | 386 | |
  | | Conservative | V. Ross | 334 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Dawson | 143 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Dawson | 121 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Little Parndon
  
  Little Parndon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Daphne Pennick | 1,051 | 81.3% |
  | | Conservative | D. Weales | 241 | 18.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.8% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Mark Hall South
  
  Mark Hall South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Danvers | 968 | 81.8% |
  | | Conservative | D. Crossingham | 215 | 18.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Netteswell East
  
  Netteswell East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rob Eschle | 724 | 78.4% |
  | | Conservative | R. Tweed | 199 | 21.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Netteswell West
  
  Netteswell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jean Clark | 602 | 75.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Herbert | 100 | 12.5% |
  | | Conservative | G. Mitchinson | 97 | 12.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Old Harlow (2 seats)
  
  Old Harlow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Argent | 1,060 | |
  | | Labour | Jonathan Simcox | 1,037 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Garnett | 572 | |
  | | Conservative | S. Livings | 521 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. George | 181 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Macy | 139 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Passmores
  
  Passmores :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jim Rogers | 745 | 63.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Curran | 227 | 19.2% |
  | | Conservative | T. McArdle | 208 | 17.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Potter Street
  
  Passmores :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Maggie Hulcoop | 894 | 61.1% |
  | | Conservative | R. Cross | 449 | 30.7% |
  | | Green | M. Powell | 121 | 8.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Stewards
  
  Stewards :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sue Lawton | 680 | 58.7% |
  | | Labour | J. Tremayne | 426 | 36.8% |
  | | Conservative | S. Butt | 53 | 4.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2% |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Tye Green
  
  Tye Green :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ruth Watson | 971 | 82.5% |
  | | Conservative | M. Fletcher | 206 | 17.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## By-elections between 1996 and 1998
  
  ### Great Parndon
  
  Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 488 | 53.0 | -5.3 |
  | | Conservative | | 433 | 47.0 | +5.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 6.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Latton Bush
  
  Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 388 | 55.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Mark Hall South
  
  Great Parndon by-election 25 September 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 530 | 64.2 | -17.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 186 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
  | | Conservative | | 110 | 13.3 | -4.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 41.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  