14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
34
8
8
Seats won
5
5
5
Seats after
26
8
8
Seat change
8
4
4
Popular vote
6,380
6,342
4,619
Percentage
36.2%
36.0%
26.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2000 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council.[3] Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward.[3] Overall turnout at the election was 30.86%,[4] up from 29.85% at the 1999 election.[5]
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^ ab"Labour's election shock". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 9 May 2000.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ ab"Results". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 5 May 2000.
^ abcdefghijklmno"Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^"Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.