1984 Harlow District Council election

1984 Harlow District Council election

3 May 1984
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Alliance Conservative Last election 34 4 3 Seats won 12 1 1 Seats after 33 5 4 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 11,808 4,532 4,503 Percentage 56.7% 21.7% 21.6%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1984 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1984 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Election result

1984 Harlow local election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	1	2	1	85.7	56.7	11,808	5.6
	Alliance	1	1	0	1	7.1	21.7	4,532	8.9
	Conservative	1	1	1		7.1	21.6	4,503	3.1

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1980 election.

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Burnham	858	71.4%
	Conservative	H. Willcox	343	28.6%
Turnout				35.3%
	Labour hold

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. McClarnon	842	45.5%
	Labour	J. Cave	807	43.6%
	Alliance	B. Manktelow	201	10.9%
Turnout				53.3%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Hare Street and Town Centre

Location of Hare Street and Town Centre ward

Hare Street and Town Centre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Hobbs	828	66.6%
	Conservative	K. Eaton	245	19.7%
	Alliance	A. Merryweather	171	13.7%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Young	925	48.6%
	Conservative	M. Tombs	768	40.4%
	Alliance	E. Scammell	209	11.0%
Turnout				39.7%
	Labour hold

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Jones	1,075	65.2%
	Conservative	K. Smart	391	23.7%
	Alliance	S. James	182	11.0%
Turnout				38.0%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Condon
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Farr	1,078	60.0%
	Alliance	C. Brown	445	24.8%
	Conservative	S. Tucker	274	15.2%
Turnout				43.8%
	Labour hold

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward

Netteswell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Balbi	755	62.1%
	Conservative	R. Dixon	241	19.8%
	Alliance	J. Taylor	220	18.1%
Turnout				40.8%
	Labour hold

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward

Netteswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Nethercott	602	66.3%
	Conservative	S. Rigden	159	17.5%
	Alliance	R. Fautley	147	16.2%
Turnout				36.8%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Howitt	1,309	55.0%
	Conservative	R. Cross	1,069	45.0%
Turnout				51.4%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Rogers	949	53.7%
	Alliance	A. Thomson	455	25.7%
	Conservative	C. Starr	364	20.6%
Turnout				41.8%
	Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Phelps	876	53.3%
	Alliance	A. Lee	769	46.7%
Turnout				50.1%
	Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Reid	1,075	57.7%
	Labour	H. Talbot	639	34.3%
	Conservative	J. Cross	150	8.0%
Turnout				46.5%
	Alliance gain from Labour

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Evans	1,107	77.8%
	Conservative	A. Brown	315	22.2%
Turnout				35.9%
	Labour hold