1980 Harlow District Council election^[1][2]

1 May 1980
15 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 32 7 2 Seats won 14 1 0 Seats after 33 7 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,365 4,891 2,537 Percentage 62.3% 24.7% 12.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1980 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1980 Harlow District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 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

1980 Harlow local election result^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	1	0	1	93.3	62.3	12,365
	Conservative	1	0	0		6.7	24.7	4,891
	Liberal	0	0	1	1	0.0	12.8	2,537
	National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	48

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Brays Grove^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Burnham	775	75.0%
	Conservative	M. Ashcroft	258	25.0%
Turnout				31.0%
	Labour hold

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Great Parndon^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cave	837	61.4%
	Conservative	R. Weyers	412	30.2%
	Liberal	T. Owen	114	8.4%
Turnout				41.0%
	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. Hobbs	689	64.6%
	Conservative	E. Atkins	243	22.8%
	Liberal	A. Merryweather	135	12.7%
Turnout				35.1%
	Labour hold

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Kingsmoor^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Kent	863	53.9%
	Conservative	L. Atkins	617	38.5%
	Liberal	L. Swanton	122	7.6%
Turnout				35.2%
	Labour hold

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Latton Bush^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Edwards	1,172	68.8%
	Conservative	R. Brown	428	25.1%
	Liberal	C. Merryweather	104	6.1%
Turnout				40.2%
	Labour hold

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Condon	1,008	60.2%
	Conservative	M. Tombs	338	20.2%
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	329	19.6%
Turnout				38.5%
	Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Mark Hall South^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Farr	967	69.0%
	Liberal	J. Mercer	435	31.0%
Turnout				59.6%
	Labour hold

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward

Netteswell East^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Graham	741	68.0%
	Conservative	P. Harries	268	24.6%
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	81	7.4%
Turnout				35.8%
	Labour hold

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward

Netteswell^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux	628	68.2%
	Conservative	F. Burgoyne	175	19.0%
	Liberal	W. Mitchell	118	12.8%
Turnout				37.3%
	Labour hold

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Old Harlow^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Dutton	1,166	50.3%
	Labour	S. Firth	1,151	49.7%
Turnout				51.0%
	Conservative hold

Passmores

Location of Passmores ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Jones	846	60.2%
	Conservative	C. Brown	340	24.2%
	Liberal	D. Filler	219	15.6%
Turnout				%
	Labour hold

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Passmores^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Phelps	907	73.2%
	Conservative	L. Crust	200	16.1%
	Liberal	S. Ward	132	10.7%
Turnout				38.7%
	Labour hold

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Stewards^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Talbot	794	48.9%
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	608	37.4%
	Conservative	R. Cross	223	13.7%
Turnout				41.3%
	Labour gain from Liberal

Tye Green (2 seats)

Location of Tye Green ward

Tye Green (2 seats)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. James	987
	Labour	J. Ellis	964
	Conservative	E. Gibson	223
	Conservative	S. Tombs	195
	Liberal	L. Fuller	140
	Liberal	M. Ramsey	128
	National Front	C. Saunders	48
Turnout				35.9%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

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