Harrow London Borough Council elections
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Harrow London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors are elected from 21 wards.[1]
Political control
Since 1964, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1964 - 1971 |
Labour (minority) | 1971 - 1974 |
Conservative | 1974 - 1994 |
Liberal Democrat (minority) | 1994 - 1998 |
Labour | 1998 - 2002 |
Labour (minority) | 2002 - 2006 |
Conservative | 2006 - 2010 |
Labour | 2010 - 2013 |
Coalition (Conservatives and Independent Labour) | 2013 |
Conservatives (minority) | 2013 - 2014 |
Labour | 2014–present |
Council elections
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1964
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1968
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1971
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1974
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by seven)[4]
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1982
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1986
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1990
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 1998
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 2006
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 2010
- Harrow London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[7]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. O. Edis | 946 | |||
Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 532 | |||
Labour | A. H. Elderton | 454 | |||
Union Movement | R. H. F. Smyth | 45 | |||
Communist | Mrs. M. I. Robinson | 24 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. D. E. Wells | 1467 | |||
Liberal | Dr. J. H. Paterson | 514 | |||
Labour | B. B. Myers | 425 | |||
Communist | R. A. Ward | 59 | |||
Union Movement | F. E. Lee | 25 | |||
Turnout | 19.1% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. J. R. Keen | 799 | |||
Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 445 | |||
Labour | A. J. Lovell | 294 | |||
Turnout | 20.5% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. A. Murphy | 1865 | |||
Liberal | W. R. Westaway | 591 | |||
Labour | B. C. Perigoe | 267 | |||
Union Movement | K. M. Thompson | 76 | |||
Turnout | 22.0% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Campbell | 1402 | |||
Liberal | J. E. H. Davies | 773 | |||
Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 350 | |||
Turnout | 27.3% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. M. Buckland | 1187 | |||
Liberal | G. O. Abbott | 1118 | |||
Labour | D. J. R. Howard | 305 | |||
Turnout | 31.7% | ||||
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. H. Tidmarsh | 2,615 | |||
Conservative | Miss C. A. Bednell | 740 | |||
Liberal | J. S. W. Branch | 188 | |||
Union Movement | D. J. Wilson | 53 | |||
Turnout | 33.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. J. Simmonds | 1,192 | |||
Labour | G. W. Temple | 888 | |||
Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 681 | |||
Liberal | A. T. Ketteringham | 383 | |||
National Front | R. Franklin | 216 | |||
Harrow Youth Movement | R. N. S. Keidan | 67 | |||
Independent Conservative | E. J. O. Hixon | 22 | |||
Turnout | 41.5% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. J. Cervantes-Watson | 976 | |||
Labour | A. K. Toms | 777 | |||
Liberal | Mrs M. E. Wakefield | 364 | |||
Action Party | K. M. Thompson | 203 | |||
Turnout | 29.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. B. C. Turner | 1,351 | |||
Labour | S. L. Soskin | 1,044 | |||
Liberal | R. S. Montgomerie | 804 | |||
National Front | C. A. Byrne | 360 | |||
Independent | R. S. Sullivan | 270 | |||
Turnout | 41.2% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Bradshaw | 1,270 | |||
Conservative | Mrs M. R. Crick | 520 | |||
Liberal | P. N. P. Williams | 364 | |||
National Front | C. A. Byrne | 259 | |||
Turnout | 31.0% | ||||
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William J. Short | 853 | |||
Conservative | William D. Harris | 769 | |||
Liberal | Peter N. P. Williams | 598 | |||
National Front | Peter Orsmond | 225 | |||
Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank E. Weare | 1,850 | |||
Liberal | Clifford S. Thomas | 999 | |||
Labour | Alexander J. Bruce | 595 | |||
National Front | Geoffrey W. Spratt | 215 | |||
Turnout | 44.6 | ||||
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Laurence J. Cox | 1,351 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | Robert E. Goodman | 1,176 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Jack Gilbert | 363 | 12.6 | ||
Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Denney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark A. Mallon | 1,421 | 45.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Graham D. Finch | 1,202 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | Susan C. Thomason | 467 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal | Donald O. Bruce | 53 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Charles D. Green.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Garry C. Leon | 1,049 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ronald D. Warshaw | 962 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | Charles E. Blake | 279 | 12.2 | ||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald P. Grant.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Brian G. T. Williams | 1,916 | 65.0 | ||
Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 470 | 15.9 | ||
Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Howard C. Cooper.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Maureen De Beer | 1,092 | 45.6 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey A. Anderson | 747 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | Anthony H. Seymour | 555 | 23.2 | ||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Leslie Nixon.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Clifford S. Thomas | 1,282 | |||
Labour | Archie T. Foulds | 1,009 | |||
Conservative | John B. Rennie | 268 | |||
Independent | Roy Edey | 36 | |||
Independent | Colin R. P. Manton | 37 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek R. Wiseman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert L. Pinkus | 1,444 | |||
Labour | Colin S. Crouch | 719 | |||
Conservative | Thomas G. Brown | 562 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian G. T. Williams.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Adrien P. Smith | 1,071 | |||
Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 808 | |||
Labour | Brian E. Gate | 682 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Norah B. Murphy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cyril B. Harrison | 1,036 | |||
Conservative | Jeremy S. Zeid | 335 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stanley Sheinwald | 229 | |||
Green | David P. P. Edler | 54 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gareth R. Thomas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian E. Gate | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Edward P. Tiley | 694 | |||
Conservative | Leonard G. C. Harsant | 690 | |||
Independent | Marjorie S. Warwick | 44 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew D. Wiseman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy J. Miles | 1,045 | |||
Independent Resident | Charles E. M. Cox | 1,024 | |||
Conservative | Mohammad A. Kaiseriman | 165 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent Resident | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Alan W. Hamlin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Burchell | 1,476 | |||
Conservative | Henry S. Venour | 360 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jaydeep K. Patel | 295 | |||
Socialist Labour | Jack Gilbert | 112 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony J. McNulty.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret A. Davine | 1,425 | 56.8 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Gary S. Hughes | 696 | 27.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David B. Sandford | 388 | 15.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 729 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,509 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert H. Lawrence.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan G. Blann | 988 | 55.8 | -10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brian K. Campbell | 440 | 24.8 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Nisam S. Butt | 343 | 19.4 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 548 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,771 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ann L. Swaine.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul S. Osborn | 1,062 | 57.7 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Joseph T. Lilley | 478 | 26.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Veronica M. Chamberlain | 250 | 13.6 | -0.5 | |
Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 51 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 584 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,841 | 23.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Antony C. Cocksedge.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.[12]
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul E. Scott | 1,288 | 46.9 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Brian R. Jones | 1,088 | 39.6 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Howard S. Bluston | 295 | 10.7 | -8.7 | |
Green | Sarah A. Kersey | 74 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,745 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John B. Anderson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Musarrat H. Akhtar | 1,208 | 56.7 | -11.1 | |
Labour | Richard Harrod | 389 | 18.3 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne D. Diamond | 296 | 13.9 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Marcello Borgese | 182 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
BNP | Howard J. Studley | 56 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 819 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,131 | 24.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Janet R. Cowan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Krishna James | 972 | 41.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter D. J. Budden | 628 | 26.7 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Kamaljit S. Chana | 507 | 21.6 | -11.3 | |
BNP | Howard J. Studley | 97 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Herbert W. Crossman | 74 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Green | Antony F. Rablen | 71 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 344 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,349 | 29.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Dhirajlal Lavingia.
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amir Moshenson | 1495 | |||
Labour | Nitin Parekh | 774 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Darren S. Diamond | 236 | |||
Turnout | 26.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Cowan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Marilyn J. Ashton | 1395 | |||
Labour | Niraj Dattani | 509 | |||
Independent | Eric Silver | 299 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ms. Sylvia Warshaw | 98 | |||
Green | Ms. Linda C. Robinson | 53 | |||
UKIP | Herbert W. Crossman | 48 | |||
Turnout | 27.6% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark A. Versallion.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Robson | 1,042 | 47.6 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Julia Merison | 761 | 34.7 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 171 | 7.8 | +6.0 | |
Green | Rowan Langley | 96 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Prakash Nandhra | 68 | 3.1 | -16.0 | |
Independent | Herbert Crossman | 53 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 281 | 12.8 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,191 | 28.5 | -40.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.3% | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian E. Gate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glen Hearnden | 991 | 38.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Lewis | 836 | 32.8 | -2.4 | |
Independent | Eileen Kinnear | 308 | 12.1 | +5.0 | |
Harrow First | Gajan Idaikkadar | 173 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
UKIP | Jeremy Zeid | 168 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gaye Branch | 70 | 2.7 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 155 | 6.1 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,546 | 29.2 | -31.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.3% | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Ann Gate.
2014-2018
There have been no by-elections so far.
References
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