11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Last election
12
9
12
Seats before
13
9
10
Seats won
4
5
2
Seats after
13
11
9
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
6,531
6,812
4,494
Percentage
31.7%
33.1%
21.8%
Fourth party
Party
Independent
Last election
0
Seats before
1
Seats won
0
Seats after
0
Seat change
1
Popular vote
2,399
Percentage
11.6%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2004 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
No overall control
The 2004 Harlow District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Conservative 13
Labour 11
Liberal Democrats 9[2]
Background
After the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 12 seats, while Labour had 9 councillors.[3] However, in July 2003 councillor Jane Steer defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives, making the Conservatives the largest group on the council for the first time in almost 50 years with 13 seats.[4] The joint administration between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued to run the council.[4]
Meanwhile, in January 2004 the Liberal Democrat group on the council expelled Matthew Shepherd from the party's group on the council.[5]