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2003 Harlow District Council election

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Field	Value
election_name	2003 Harlow District Council election
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	2002 Harlow District Council election
previous_year	2002
next_election	2004 Harlow District Council election
next_year	2004
seats_for_election	11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council
majority_seats	17
election_date	1 May 2003
party1	Conservative Party (UK)
seats_before1	12
seats1	4
seat_change1	0
seats_after1	12
popular_vote1	4,610
percentage1	32.7%
party2	Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats_before2	12
seats2	4
seat_change2	0
seats_after2	12
popular_vote2	3,915
percentage2	27.8%
party3	Labour Party (UK)
seats_before3	9
seats3	3
seat_change3	0
seats_after3	9
popular_vote3	5,394
percentage3	38.3%
map_image	Harlow UK local election 2002 map.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2003 Harlow District Council elections.
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	No overall control
after_election	No overall control

The 2003 Harlow District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative 12
Liberal Democrats 12
Labour 9

Background

Before the election both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 councillors, while Labour had 9 seats.

A total of 36 candidates stood for the 11 seats that were being contested, with the councillors who got the lowest number of votes from the 2002 election defending their seats. One Labour councillor, John Cave, stood down at the election after 32 years, while 3 former Labour councillors and 1 former Liberal Democrat councillor attempted to regain seats. Among the councillors defending their seats was the Conservative group leader Andrew Johnson in Sumners and Kingsmoor ward.

Election result

There was no change in the party situation on the council with no party gaining a majority. The closest result was in Bush Fair ward where Liberal Democrat Chris Millington held the seat by 39 votes, but the Liberal Democrat council chairman Nick Macy was not re-elected after contesting the Labour held seat in Little Parndon and Hare Street. Overall turnout at the election was 29%.

However an enquiry was started after the election as 3,279 postal votes had to be rejected as they did not have an official mark on them.

Ward results

Bush Fair

Location of Bush Fair ward

Church Langley

Location of Church Langley ward

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Harlow Common

Location of Harlow Common ward

Little Parndon & Hare Street

Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward

Mark Hall

Location of Mark Hall ward

Netteswell

Location of Netteswell ward

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Staple Tye

Location of Staple Tye ward

Sumners and Kingsmoor

Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward

Toddbrook

Location of Toddbrook ward

References

"Local elections". BBC News.
(3 May 2003). "English councils – Non-metropolitan districts". The Times.
(7 April 2003). "Citizen election news". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications.
(2 May 2003). "Essex: Tories make gains in local elections". Essex County Publications.
(7 May 2003). "Election reaction". Hertfordshire County Publications.
"Election results". Political Science Resources.
(7 May 2003). "Ballot blunder probed". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications.

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