# 1988 Harlow District Council election

The 1988 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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.

## Election result

1988 Harlow local election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78.6 | 60.1 | 12,227 | 3.4 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 29.7 | 6,054 | 8.1 |
| SLD | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 7.1 | 9.9 | 2,022 | 11.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 58 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.

## Ward results
### Brays Grove

Brays Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Burnham | 835 | 76.7% |
| | Conservative | D. Messer | 254 | 23.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. Atkins | 820 | 48.5% |
| | Labour | J. Sanders | 705 | 41.7% |
| | SLD | D. Harris | 106 | 6.3% |
| | Independent | S. Ford | 58 | 3.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hare Street and Town Centre

Hare Street and Town Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Hobbs | 758 | 75.2% |
| | Conservative | D. Groves | 250 | 24.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Kingsmoor

Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Rigden | 841 | 46.0% |
| | Labour | J. Young | 820 | 44.8% |
| | SLD | D. Collins | 168 | 9.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Latton Bush

Latton Bush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Jones | 1,052 | 69.5% |
| | Conservative | S. Cross | 461 | 30.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Little Parndon

Little Parndon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | D. Condon | 975 | 65.0 |
| Conservative | K. Smart | 355 | 23.7% |
| SLD | L. Spenceley | 171 | 11.4% |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mark Hall South

Mark Hall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Farr | 1,061 | 69.7% |
| | Conservative | N. Hitch | 333 | 21.9% |
| | SLD | N. Armitage | 129 | 8.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Netteswell East

Netteswell East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Balbi | 727 | 65.2% |
| | Conservative | M. Rigden | 260 | 23.3% |
| | SLD | V. Scott | 128 | 11.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Netteswell West

Netteswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Coleman | 618 | 64.6% |
| | Conservative | S. Jones | 215 | 22.5% |
| | SLD | S. Herbert | 123 | 12.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Howitt | 1,243 | 48.7% |
| | Conservative | S. Carter | 1,151 | 45.1% |
| | SLD | P. Barton | 156 | 6.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Passmores

Passmores :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Rogers | 859 | 61.8% |
| | Conservative | M. Tombs | 381 | 27.4% |
| | SLD | A. Curran | 149 | 10.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Potter Street

Passmores :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Brown | 970 | 71.5% |
| | Conservative | D. Fleming | 244 | 18.0% |
| | SLD | S. Ward | 142 | 10.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stewards

Stewards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SLD | S. Curran | 750 | 50.7% |
| | Labour | C. Downing | 560 | 37.9% |
| | Conservative | K. Jones | 168 | 11.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6% |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | SLD hold | SLD hold |

### Tye Green

Tye Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | V. Phelps | 1,044 | 76.5% |
| | Conservative | B. Hill | 321 | 23.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |