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2007 Harlow District Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2007 Harlow District Council election |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2006 Harlow District Council election |
| previous_year | 2006 |
| next_election | 2008 Harlow District Council election |
| next_year | 2008 |
| seats_for_election | 12 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council |
| majority_seats | 17 |
| election_date | 3 May 2007 |
| party1 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| last_election1 | 12 |
| seats_before1 | 11 |
| seats1 | 6 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| seats_after1 | 12 |
| popular_vote1 | 9,876 |
| percentage1 | 45.8% |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| last_election2 | 11 |
| seats_before2 | 11 |
| seats2 | 4 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| seats_after2 | 12 |
| popular_vote2 | 6,876 |
| percentage2 | 31.9% |
| party3 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| last_election3 | 10 |
| seats_before3 | 10 |
| seats3 | 2 |
| seat_change3 | 2 |
| seats_after3 | 8 |
| popular_vote3 | 4,362 |
| percentage3 | 20.2% |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| last_election4 | 0 |
| seats_before4 | 1 |
| seats4 | 0 |
| seat_change4 | 0 |
| seats_after4 | 1 |
| popular_vote4 | 204 |
| percentage4 | 0.9% |
| map_image | Harlow UK local election 2007 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2007 Harlow District Council elections. |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | No overall control |
| after_election | No overall control |
The 2007 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrats 8
- Independent 1
Background
After the last election in 2006 the Conservatives had 12 seats, Labour 11 and the Liberal Democrats 10. However, in January 2007 John Goddard left the Conservative group to sit as an independent, meaning that going into the 2007 election both the Conservative and Labour parties had 11 councillors.
12 seats were contested at the election, with 2 seats being available in Church Langley ward after Sam Warren stood down from the council.
Election result
The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to fall to 8 councillors, 1 each to the Conservative and Labour parties, who both finished with 12 councillors.
Following the election a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.
|seats % = 50.0 |votes % = 45.8 |plus/minus = 5.6 |seats % = 33.3 |votes % = 31.9 |plus/minus = 0.2 |seats % = 16.7 |votes % = 20.2 |plus/minus = 5.6 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = 0.2 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.9 |plus/minus = 0.1
Ward results
Bush Fair
Church Langley (2 seats)
Great Parndon
Harlow Common
Little Parndon and Hare Street
Mark Hall
Netteswell
Old Harlow
Staple Tye
Sumners and Kingsmoor
Toddbrook
By-elections between 2007 and 2008
Little Parndon and Hare Street
A by-election was held in Little Parndon and Hare Street on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Jack Jesse. The seat was held for Labour by the former council leader Michael Danvers with a majority of 196 votes over the Conservatives.
Toddbrook
A by-election was held in Toddbrook ward on 25 October 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Roy Collyer. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by David Carter with a majority of 15 votes over Labour.
References
References
- (3 May 2007). "Harlow". BBC News.
- (5 May 2007). "Results - Election 2007". The Times.
- (5 May 2006). "Local elections: Harlow". BBC News.
- Wilkinson, Ben. (31 March 2008). "Councillors to step down". Harlow Star.
- Foster, Alex. (18 January 2007). "Two more Tory defections". Liberal Democrat Voice.
- Wilson, Graeme. (3 May 2007). "How the night will unfold: The 30 crucial battlegrounds The major parties pin general election hopes on today's poll". The Daily Telegraph.
- Parsons, Tam. (4 May 2007). "Election special – Harlow District Council". Bishops Stortford Citizen.
- "Election Results 3rd May 2007". Harlow District Council.
- "Harlow Council By Election Results October 2007". Harlow District Council.
- (26 October 2007). "Conservatives celebrate by-election result". East Herts Herald.
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