1978 Harlow District Council election^[1][2]

4 May 1978
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Conservative Last election 35 4 3 Seats won 11 1 2 Seats after 33 5 4 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 11,238 3,096 6,213 Percentage 54.4% 15.0% 30.1%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1978 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1978 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 1978 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

1978 Harlow local election result^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	0	2	78.6	54.4	11,238
	Conservative	2	0	0	1	14.3	30.1	6,213
	Liberal	1	0	0	1	7.1	15.0	3,096
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	101

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Howard	741	58.0%
	Conservative	G. Groves	429	33.6%
	Liberal	P. Naylor	108	8.5%
Turnout				37.7%
	Labour hold

Hare Street and Town Centre

Location of Hare Street and Town Centre ward

Hare Street and Town Centre^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Moore	714	64.0%
	Conservative	E. Atkins	276	24.8%
	Liberal	A. Merryweather	276	24.8%
Turnout				36.3%
	Labour hold

Katherines With Sumner

Location of Katherines with Sumner ward

Katherines With Sumner^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Johnson	458	48.8%
	Labour	J. Lockhart	359	38.2%
	Liberal	D. Bardell	122	13.0%
Turnout				48.3%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Rowland	806	47.1%
	Conservative	L. Atkins	653	38.2%
	Liberal	L. Swanton	251	14.7%
Turnout				38.2%
	Labour hold

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Edwards	1,058	57.3%
	Conservative	M. Robertson	668	36.2%
	Liberal	I. Wilson	119	6.4%
Turnout				44.1%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Carter	1,066	54.2%
	Conservative	M. Bezdel	750	38.1%
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	150	7.6%
Turnout				45.3%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall North

Location of Mark Hall North ward

Mark Hall North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Morris	692	52.1%
	Conservative	P. Geller	529	39.8%
	Liberal	M. Ramsay	107	8.1%
Turnout				54.5%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Anderson	971	61.5%
	Conservative	J. Geller	477	30.2%
	Liberal	J. Mercer	130	8.2%
Turnout				38.4%
	Labour hold

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward

Netteswell^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Gerrard	620	68.2%
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	289	31.8%
Turnout				35.8%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Smith	1,089	46.5%
	Labour	S. Firth	1,030	44.0%
	Liberal	J. Jacob	223	9.5%
Turnout				51.8%
	Conservative hold

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Collyer	814	54.5%
	Conservative	M. Moore	463	31.0%
	Liberal	T. Owen	116	7.8%
	Communist	A. Booth	101	6.8%
Turnout				37.6%
	Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Bruce	791	72.8%
	Liberal	S. Ward	295	27.2%
Turnout				34.3%
	Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	P. McCallion	755	42.3%
	Labour	R. Didham	607	34.0%
	Conservative	H. Morris	421	23.6%
Turnout				44.9%
	Liberal gain from Labour

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Downie	969	76.0%
	Liberal	J. Wilson	306	24.0%
Turnout				32.7%
	Labour hold

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