1979 Harlow District Council election^[1][2]

3 May 1979
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 33 4 5 Seats won 9 4 1 Seats after 32 7 3 Seat change 1 3 2 Popular vote 17,671 14,155 7,634 Percentage 44.8% 35.9% 19.3%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1979 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1979 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 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

1979 Harlow local election result^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	1	2	1	64.3	44.8	17,671
	Conservative	4	3	0	3	28.6	35.9	14,155
	Liberal	1	0	2	2	7.1	19.3	7,634

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Juliff	1,322	51.6%
	Conservative	M. Ashcroft	850	33.2%
	Liberal	P. Naylor	389	15.2%
Turnout				76.3%
	Labour hold

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Hill	1,120	43.1%
	Labour	C. Cave	1,052	40.5%
	Liberal	T. Owen	425	16.4%
Turnout				79.0%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Katherines With Sumner

Location of Katherines with Sumner ward

Katherines With Sumner^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Workman	994	44.9%
	Labour	J. Lockhart	898	40.6%
	Liberal	C. Dunham	322	14.5%
Turnout				79.5%
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Atkins	1,378	41.2%
	Labour	A. Jones	1,272	38.0%
	Liberal	L. Swanton	698	20.8%
Turnout				74.5%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Bruce	1,506	46.0%
	Conservative	R. Brown	1,288	39.4%
	Liberal	I. Richards	478	14.6%
Turnout				78.3%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Warner	1,475	44.4%
	Conservative	E. Atkins	963	29.0%
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	886	26.7%
Turnout				77.7%
	Labour gain from Liberal

Mark Hall North

Location of Mark Hall North ward

Mark Hall North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McAlpine	901	46.2%
	Conservative	P. Moulds	740	38.0%
	Liberal	M. Ramsay	308	15.8%
Turnout				81.4%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Smith	1,507	50.1%
	Conservative	J. Hawkins	934	31.1%
	Liberal	J. Mercer	565	18.8%
Turnout				74.4%
	Labour hold

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward

Netteswell East^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Garner	1,236	52.1%
	Conservative	C. Zarzecki	765	32.2%
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	373	15.7%
Turnout				78.5%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Reynolds	1,865	51.0%
	Labour	S. Firth	1,393	38.1%
	Liberal	J. Kelly	400	10.9%
Turnout				81.3%
	Conservative hold

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Didham	1,288	44.2%
	Conservative	D. Long	1,024	35.2%
	Liberal	D. Filler	599	20.6%
Turnout				73.7%
	Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Gibson	1,338	55.5%
	Conservative	L. Crust	645	26.8%
	Liberal	S. Ward	426	17.7%
Turnout				77.5%
	Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	1,128	39.0%
	Labour	C. Cackett	1,021	35.3%
	Conservative	L. Atkins	742	25.7%
Turnout				74.9%
	Liberal hold

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Danvers	1,462	49.6%
	Conservative	E. Gibson	847	28.8%
	Liberal	J. Wilson	637	21.6%
Turnout				76.0%
	Labour hold

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