# 2010 Harlow District Council election

The 2010 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 18
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrats 5

## Background

The Conservative party gained a majority on the council at the last election in 2008 and after the election had 19 councillors, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 6 for Labour. In April 2009 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Staple Tye after a by-election, which had previously been held by independent David Kirton, who had been elected as a Conservative but suspended from the party in October 2008. However, in September 2009 councillor Linda Pailing of Netteswell ward left the Liberal Democrats to become an independent and then would go on to join the Conservatives in January 2010.

## Election result

At the same time as the Conservative party gained the Harlow parliamentary constituency from Labour at the 2010 general election, the party also held control of Harlow council. However Labour made gains to win 6 of the 11 seats contested, while the Liberal Democrats lost the seats of Bush Fair, Mark Hall and Staple Tye.
Harlow local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 54.5 | 36.3 | 13,815 | 8.9 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45.5 | 41.6 | 15,837 | 9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.5 | 8,194 | 0.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.5 | 186 | 0.2 |

## Ward results
### Bush Fair

Bush Fair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Hart | 1,254 | 36.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paulette Alexander | 1,134 | 33.0 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lucia | 1,053 | 30.6 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,441 | 61.7 | +25.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Church Langley

Church Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Hall | 2,718 | 62.9 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Lawrie | 1,004 | 23.2 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shinjita Basu | 600 | 13.9 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,714 | 39.7 | −22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,322 | 67.6 | +39.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 1,688 | 47.7 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Norman Knight | 1,276 | 36.1 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Bell | 573 | 16.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 11.6 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,537 | 68.2 | +33.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harlow Common

Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maggie Hulcoop | 1,448 | 40.1 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | John Steer | 1,398 | 38.7 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Rideout | 578 | 16.0 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Gary Roberts | 186 | 5.2 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,610 | 65.5 | +28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Parndon and Hare Street

Little Parndon and Hare Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Durcan | 1,635 | 46.5 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Linda Pailing | 1,267 | 36.0 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kuzna Jackson | 613 | 17.4 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 61.2 | +29.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mark Hall

Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Sztumpf | 1,145 | 35.6 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 1,114 | 34.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Conrad Nowikow | 961 | 29.8 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,220 | 63.4 | +23.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Netteswell

Netteswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Danvers | 1,329 | 41.1 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Margetson | 1,042 | 32.3 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Rideout | 860 | 26.6 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,231 | 59.0 | +23.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnett | 1,855 | 51.8 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Charles Cochrane | 1,139 | 31.8 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon MacNeill | 584 | 16.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 20.0 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 68.8 | +34.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Staple Tye

Staple Tye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 1,083 | 36.7 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Dennis Palmer | 1,021 | 34.6 | +18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Sambridge | 848 | 28.7 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.1 | −15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,952 | 57.8 | +25.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Sumners and Kingsmoor

Sumners and Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Churchill | 1,506 | 45.6 | −19.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Schroder | 1,107 | 33.5 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Woodlands | 688 | 20.8 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 12.1 | −29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,301 | 60.8 | +30.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Toddbrook

Toddbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rod Truan | 1,457 | 43.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | David Carter | 1,266 | 38.1 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 602 | 18.1 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,325 | 61.8 | +25.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |