# 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 | | |