# 1976 Harlow District Council election

The 1976 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 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

1976 Harlow local election result :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 35 | 3 | 81.3 | 49.5 | 10,959 | 13.4 |
| Liberal | 4 | | 12.5 | 31.2 | 6,915 | 16.1 |
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 3,310 | 1.8 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.1 | 696 | 0.4 |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 264 | 1.5 |

## Ward results
### Brays Grove (3 seats)

Brays Grove (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Evans | 699 | |
| | Labour | M. Danvers | 690 | |
| | Labour | D. Howard | 642 | |
| | Conservative | G. Groves | 353 | |
| | Conservative | J. Groves | 302 | |
| | Conservative | C. Johnson | 291 | |
| | Liberal | K. Sams | 187 | |
| | Liberal | P. Naylor | 172 | |
| | Liberal | J. Mallender | 164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0% |

### Great Parndon (2 seats)

Great Parndon (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Cave | 645 | |
| | Labour | J. Cave | 609 | |
| | Liberal | G. Fallon | 518 | |
| | Conservative | P. Ellis | 458 | |
| | Conservative | B. Clenshaw | 453 | |
| | Liberal | A. Harwood | 420 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.4% |

### Hare Street and Town Centre (2 seats)

Hare Street and Town Centre (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Hobbs | 636 | |
| | Labour | J. Moore | 624 | |
| | Liberal | A. Merryweather | 449 | |
| | Liberal | C. Merryweather | 403 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2% |

### Katherines With Sumner (2 seats)

Katherines With Sumner (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Trigwell | 205 | |
| | Labour | C. Cackett | 185 | |
| | Labour | H. Talbot | 179 | |
| | Liberal | R. Subryan | 177 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.6% |

### Kingsmoor (3 seats)

Kingsmoor (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Kent | 626 | |
| | Labour | A. Jones | 612 | |
| | Labour | R. Rowland | 543 | |
| | Liberal | M. Plon | 531 | |
| | Liberal | D. Benda | 483 | |
| | Liberal | E. Murray | 472 | |
| | Conservative | K. Cheshire | 424 | |
| | Conservative | E. Hughes | 419 | |
| | Conservative | D. Freyer | 410 | |
| | Independent Labour | A. Hudson | 182 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6% |

### Latton Bush (3 seats)

Latton Bush (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Jackson | 750 | |
| | Labour | P. Bruce | 716 | |
| | Labour | E. Albone | 658 | |
| | Independent Labour | E. Myers | 514 | |
| | Conservative | P. Barker | 436 | |
| | Liberal | J. Rudd | 412 | |
| | Liberal | R. Wilson | 375 | |
| | Liberal | J. Broughall | 355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9% |

### Little Parndon (3 seats)

Little Parndon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Condon | 869 | |
| | Liberal | J. Jesse | 853 | |
| | Labour | M. Carter | 837 | |
| | Labour | G. Newport | 828 | |
| | Liberal | D. Eldridge | 798 | |
| | Liberal | A. Davies | 784 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7% |

### Mark Hall North (2 seats)

Mark Hall North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. McAlpine | 539 | |
| | Labour | S. Anderson | 522 | |
| | Conservative | M. Whyte | 341 | |
| | Conservative | C. Riley | 312 | |
| | Liberal | M. Ramsay | 217 | |
| | Liberal | L. Barton | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6% |

### Mark Hall South (3 seats)

Mark Hall South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Burnham | 1,002 | |
| | Labour | L. Smith | 917 | |
| | Labour | D. Richards | 916 | |
| | Conservative | E. Hagger | 396 | |
| | Conservative | A. Hayes | 393 | |
| | Conservative | C. Hand | 373 | |
| | Liberal | P. Simpson | 332 | |
| | Liberal | M. Brown | 312 | |
| | Liberal | V. Hook | 290 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4% |

### Netteswell East (2 seats)

Netteswell East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Graham | 686 | |
| | Labour | A. Garner | 660 | |
| | Liberal | D. Brown | 252 | |
| | Liberal | R. Day | 242 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9% |

### Netteswell West (2 seats)

Netteswell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Desormeaux | 565 | |
| | Labour | R. Morris | 497 | |
| | Liberal | P. Davis | 219 | |
| | Liberal | A. Harwood | 213 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1% |

### Old Harlow (3 seats)

Old Harlow (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Dutton | 902 | |
| | Conservative | L. Dutton | 830 | |
| | Conservative | F. Smith | 798 | |
| | Labour | B. Jenkins | 716 | |
| | Labour | M. Gerrard | 704 | |
| | Labour | N. Dunkinson | 686 | |
| | Liberal | W. Breakall | 568 | |
| | Liberal | J. Kelly | 522 | |
| | Liberal | B. Zacks | 508 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1% |

### Passmores (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Farr | 828 | |
| | Labour | M. Juliff | 787 | |
| | Labour | M. Collyer | 751 | |
| | Liberal | D. Filler | 539 | |
| | Liberal | T. Owen | 496 | |
| | Communist | A. Booth | 264 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1% |

### Potter Street (3 seats)

Passmores (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Phelps | 736 | |
| | Labour | W. Gibson | 692 | |
| | Labour | R. Bruce | 600 | |
| | Liberal | P. Cooney | 389 | |
| | Liberal | S. Ward | 350 | |
| | Liberal | C. Dunham | 324 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6% |

### Stewards (3 seats)

Stewards (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | B. Barnes | 705 | |
| | Liberal | J. Hewitt | 674 | |
| | Labour | R. Didham | 639 | |
| | Liberal | K. Chowdhary | 611 | |
| | Labour | C. Longhurst | 568 | |
| | Labour | D. Molden | 566 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2% |

### Tye Green (3 seats)

Tye Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. James | 838 | |
| | Labour | M. Lawn | 801 | |
| | Labour | B. Downie | 782 | |
| | Liberal | P. Ramsay | 539 | |
| | Liberal | J. Wilson | 527 | |
| | Liberal | C. Thomson | 496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9% |