# 2000 Harlow District Council election

The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 26
* Liberal Democrat 8
* Conservative 8

## Election result

Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council. Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward. Overall turnout at the election was 30.86%, up from 29.85% at the 1999 election.
Harlow local election result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 33.3 | 36.2 | 6,380 | 11.2 |
| Conservative | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 36.0 | 6,342 | 3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 26.2 | 4,619 | 7.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 176 | 1.0 |
| People not Politics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 85 | 0.5 |

## Ward results
### Brays Grove

Brays Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 579 | 52.8 | +38.8 |
| | Labour | John McCree | 374 | 34.1 | −25.7 |
| | Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 144 | 13.1 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Johnson | 583 | 48.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 469 | 38.8 | −4.6 |
| | People not Politics | Mick Granger | 85 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 71 | 5.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 9.4 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Hare Street and Little Parndon

Hare Street and Little Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Abel | 325 | 51.1 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Shannon | 190 | 29.9 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Steer | 121 | 19.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 21.2 | −26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 636 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmoor

Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Gough | 609 | 57.8 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 334 | 31.7 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Ackland-Snow | 110 | 10.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 26.1 | +22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,053 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Latton Bush

Latton Bush :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greg Peck | 416 | 43.4 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative | Vivien Ross | 383 | 39.9 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Edwards | 160 | 16.7 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 3.4 | −28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Parndon

Little Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pennick Daphne | 491 | 55.0 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Darren Barden | 227 | 25.4 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 174 | 19.5 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 29.6 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 892 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mark Hall South

Mark Hall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 694 | 51.5 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Brooks | 500 | 37.1 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | David Croager | 154 | 11.4 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 14.4 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Netteswell East

Netteswell East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 641 | 60.2 | +46.5 |
| | Labour | Eschle Rob | 351 | 33.0 | −32.0 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Norton | 72 | 6.8 | −14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,064 | 39.6 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Netteswell West

Netteswell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 462 | 51.9 | +33.4 |
| | Labour | Jean Clark | 354 | 39.7 | −26.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Warren | 75 | 8.4 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 891 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnet | 819 | 46.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Turner | 617 | 34.7 | −12.5 |
| | UKIP | Tony Bennett | 176 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 166 | 9.3 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Passmores

Passmores :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Sullivan | 510 | 46.6 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Clare Thomas | 451 | 41.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lawton | 134 | 12.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 5.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,095 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Potter Street (2 seats)

Potter Street (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,175 | |
| | Conservative | George Reynolds | 1,137 | |
| | Labour | Sue Burgess | 552 | |
| | Labour | Maggie Hulcoop | 512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Atkinson | 270 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stan Curran | 219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,865 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Stewards

Stewards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Lawton | 614 | 72.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 118 | 13.9 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 118 | 13.9 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 58.4 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Tye Green

Tye Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Kent | 457 | 52.8 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ross | 205 | 23.7 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Smith | 204 | 23.6 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 29.1 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2000 and 2002

Little Parndon by-election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,185 | 54.9 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | | 558 | 25.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 415 | 19.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 29.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |