# 2021 Harlow District Council election

The 2021 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections. Control of the council was gained by the Conservative Party with 20 seats.
There are 11 wards, each with three councillors. One councillor for each ward was elected with additional by-elections for councillors in Church Langley and Toddbrook wards. Thus there were 13 seats being elected.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 20
* Labour 12
with one seat vacant. Sitting Councillor Danny Purton had died on 30 April during the election campaign.

## Results summary

2021 Harlow Borough 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 | 12 | 7 | 92.3 | 8 | 20 | 62.5 | 13,948 | 60.0 | +24.6 |
| | Labour | 1 | 8 | 7.7 | 11 | 12 | 37.5 | 8,288 | 35.6 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 522 | 2.2 | -0.8 |
| | Harlow Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 463 | 2.0 | -6.2 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.2 | New |
One seat was vacant.

## Ward results
### Bush Fair

Bush Fair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Swords | 963 | 48.9 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Ingall | 916 | 45.5 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Tennison | 91 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,970 | 35.27 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Church Langley

Church Langley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,429 | 80.7 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicky Purse | 1,370 | 77.4 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Rhiannon Jenkins | 400 | 22.6 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Jake Shepherd | 331 | 18.7 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,770 | 31.87% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Great Parndon

Great Parndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddie Johnson | 1,044 | 58.9 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Daniella Pritchard | 464 | 26.2 | 0.1 |
| | Harlow Alliance Party | Nicholas Taylor | 262 | 14.8 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,770 | 35.98 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harlow Common

Harlow Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Leppard | 1,116 | 57.9 | 20.5 |
| | Labour | Emma Toal | 812 | 42.1 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 35.72 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Little Parndon and Hare Street

Little Parndon and Hare Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Vince | 996 | 52.1 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Adam Jolles | 914 | 47.9 | 23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mark Hall

Mark Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Saggers | 1,033 | 61.1 | 37.9 |
| | Labour | Lanie Shears | 539 | 31.9 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 120 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Netteswell

Netteswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colleen Morrison | 845 | 52.3 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Kay Morrison | 668 | 41.3 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 103 | 6.4 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,616 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Old Harlow

Old Harlow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Garnett | 1,650 | 66.1 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | George Elcock | 688 | 27.5 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 121 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 39 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Staple Tye

Staple Tye :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alastair Gunn | 912 | 58.3 | 26.6 |
| | Labour | Stefan Mullard | 566 | 36.2 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 87 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Sumners and Kingsmoor

Sumners and Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Perrin | 1,089 | 62.6 | 21.7 |
| | Labour | Aiden O'Dell | 449 | 25.8 | 4.6 |
| | Harlow Alliance | Alan Leverett | 201 | 11.6 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Toddbrook

Toddbrook (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ash Malik | 810 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Williams | 773 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Herty Adu-Twumwaa | 730 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Phil Waite | 729 | 47.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 31.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

## By-elections
### Mark Hall

Mark Hall: 8 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Steer | 549 | 46.4 |
| | Labour | Kay Morrison | 493 | 41.7 |
| | Green | Jamie Gilbert | 86 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 55 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |