1984 Harlow District Council election

1984 Harlow District Council election[1][2]
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[2]
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

Brays Grove[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Burnham 858 71.4%
Conservative H. Willcox 343 28.6%
Turnout 35.3%
Labour hold

Great Parndon

Great Parndon[3]
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

Hare Street and Town Centre[3]
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

Kingsmoor[3]
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

Latton Bush[3]
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

Little Parndon[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Condon
Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Mark Hall South[3]
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

Netteswell East[3]
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

Netteswell West[3]
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

Old Harlow[3]
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

Passmores[3]
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

Potter Street[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Phelps 876 53.3%
Alliance A. Lee 769 46.7%
Turnout 50.1%
Labour hold

Stewards

Stewards[3]
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

Tye Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour T. Evans 1,107 77.8%
Conservative A. Brown 315 22.2%
Turnout 35.9%
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1984". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Harlow District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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