# 2006 Harlow District Council election

The 2006 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 12
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrats 10

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 36.93%.
Harlow local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 | 25.8 | 5,606 | 4.0 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 40.2 | 8,737 | 8.5 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 32.1 | 6,968 | 1.0 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 217 | 1.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 211 | 10.6 |

## Ward results
### Bush Fair

Bush Fair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Macy | 995 | 48.7 | +16.6 |
| | Labour | Edna Stevens | 693 | 33.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Smith | 357 | 17.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | 39.1 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Church Langley

Church Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samantha Warren | 1,387 | 73.3 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Lawrie | 298 | 15.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Pailing | 206 | 10.9 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,089 | 57.5 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 32.0 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 960 | 51.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Norman Knight | 608 | 32.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Rideout | 309 | 16.5 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 18.7 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 38.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harlow Common

Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Hulcoop | 789 | 40.2 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Dorling | 706 | 35.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Lawrence | 258 | 13.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Gary Roberts | 211 | 10.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 4.3 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,964 | 38.4 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Parndon & Hare Street

Little Parndon & Hare Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Durcan | 743 | 43.2 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Lee Dangerfield | 613 | 35.6 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Farnsworth | 365 | 21.2 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 7.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | 35.5 | −1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mark Hall

Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 761 | 37.0 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Danvers | 735 | 35.7 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane Steer | 562 | 27.3 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,058 | 43.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Netteswell

Netteswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Pailing | 736 | 42.3 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Feroz Khan | 555 | 31.9 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Gough | 448 | 25.8 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 10.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | 35.5 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnett | 1,033 | 56.5 | +18.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Sztumpf | 477 | 26.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 318 | 17.4 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 30.4 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | 39.1 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Staple Tye (2 seats)

Staple Tye (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 629 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 595 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Souter | 536 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Gough | 534 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Palmer | 388 | |
| | Labour | Jenny Holland | 386 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,068 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Sumners and Kingsmoor

Sumners and Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Churchill | 842 | 54.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 484 | 31.1 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kuzna Jackson | 232 | 14.9 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 22.9 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 31.0 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Toddbrook

Toddbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Collyer | 812 | 40.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | David Carter | 759 | 38.1 | +8.8 |
| | Respect | James Rogers | 217 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Westlake | 202 | 10.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 2.7 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | 40.6 | +5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |