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2004 Harlow District Council election
District election
District election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2004 Harlow District Council election |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2003 Harlow District Council election |
| previous_year | 2003 |
| next_election | 2006 Harlow District Council election |
| next_year | 2006 |
| seats_for_election | 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council |
| majority_seats | 17 |
| election_date | 10 June 2004 |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| last_election1 | 12 |
| seats_before1 | 13 |
| seats1 | 4 |
| seat_change1 | |
| seats_after1 | 13 |
| popular_vote1 | 6,531 |
| percentage1 | 31.7% |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| last_election2 | 9 |
| seats_before2 | 9 |
| seats2 | 5 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| seats_after2 | 11 |
| popular_vote2 | 6,812 |
| percentage2 | 33.1% |
| party3 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| last_election3 | 12 |
| seats_before3 | 10 |
| seats3 | 2 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| seats_after3 | 9 |
| popular_vote3 | 4,494 |
| percentage3 | 21.8% |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| last_election4 | 0 |
| seats_before4 | 1 |
| seats4 | 0 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| seats_after4 | 0 |
| popular_vote4 | 2,399 |
| percentage4 | 11.6% |
| map_image | Harlow UK local election 2004 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2004 Harlow District Council elections. |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | No overall control |
| after_election | No overall control |
The 2004 Harlow District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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 13
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrats 9
Background
After the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 seats, while Labour had 9 councillors. However, in July 2003 councillor Jane Steer defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest group on the council for the first time in almost 50 years with 13 seats. The joint administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.
Meanwhile, in January 2004 the Liberal Democrat group on the council expelled Matthew Shepherd from the party's group on the council.
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 37%.
|seats % = 45.5 |votes % = 33.1 |plus/minus = 5.2 |seats % = 36.4 |votes % = 31.7 |plus/minus = 1.0 |seats % = 18.2 |votes % = 21.8 |plus/minus = 6.0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 11.6 |plus/minus = 11.6 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = 1.8
Ward results
Bush Fair
Church Langley
Great Parndon
Harlow Common
Little Parndon & Hare Street
Mark Hall
Netteswell
Old Harlow
Staple Tye
Sumners and Kingsmoor
Toddbrook
References
References
- (11 June 2004). "Harlow council". BBC News.
- (11 June 2004). "How the southeast voted in the district council polls". Evening Standard.
- "Local elections". BBC News.
- Scotchbrook, Eleanor. (30 July 2003). "Lib Dem defection rocks council". Harlow Citizen.
- (12 January 2004). "News Release from the Liberal Democrats on Harlow District Council". Harlow Liberal Democrats.
- (11 June 2004). "Election results". Harlow District Council.
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