# 2022 Harlow District Council election

The 2022 Harlow District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2022 Harlow District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 2 | 58.3 | 15 | 22 | 68.8 | 9,525 | 48.1 | -11.9 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 41.7 | 5 | 10 | 31.3 | 7,938 | 40.1 | +4.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,779 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Harlow Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 461 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Bush Fair

Bush Fair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marco Lorenzini | 678 | 44.8 | −4.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Kay Morrison | 674 | 44.5 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Steadman | 116 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Tennison | 47 | 3.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Church Langley

Church Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicola Purse | 1,231 | 69.6 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Ray | 370 | 20.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Bengeman White | 168 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | 48.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lemay | 864 | 52.2 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | Philip Waite | 494 | 29.8 | +3.6 |
| | Harlow Alliance | Nicholas Taylor | 297 | 17.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Harlow Common

Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stacy Seales | 801 | 48.1 | −9.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Hulcoop | 750 | 45.0 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Sally Hardcastle | 116 | 7.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Little Parndon & Hare Street

Little Parndon & Hare Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Durcan | 925 | 51.4 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Danielle Brown | 687 | 38.2 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Klara Bow | 186 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Mark Hall

Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alain Shears | 673 | 43.3 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | John Steer | 634 | 40.8 | −20.3 |
| | Green | Jamie Gilbert | 248 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,561 | 29.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.9 | |

### Netteswell

Netteswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Griggs | 791 | 49.9 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Daniels | 625 | 39.5 | −12.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Jarvis | 168 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joel Charles | 1,266 | 52.9 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Liam Kerrigan | 698 | 29.1 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Yasmin Gergory | 383 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 46 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Staple Tye

Staple Tye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hardware | 717 | 52.5 | −5.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stefan Mullard | 535 | 39.1 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Lewis Brand | 115 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Sumners & Kingsmoor

Sumners & Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Churchill | 763 | 51.7 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Aiden O'Dell | 474 | 32.1 | +6.3 |
| | Harlow Alliance | Alan Leverett | 164 | 11.1 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Terry Patrick | 76 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 29.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Toddbrook

Toddbrook (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Edwards | 798 | 49.5 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Daniella Pritchard | 756 | 46.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Emma Ghaffari | 659 | 40.9 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Emma Hellett | 600 | 37.2 | −13.6 |
| | Green | Julia Taylor | 203 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | 29.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Bush Fair

Bush Fair: 23 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kay Morrison | 594 | 47.1 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Emma Ghaffari | 482 | 38.2 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Jennifer Steadman | 106 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| | Harlow Alliance | Nicholas Taylor | 76 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative |