The main shock of the night was council chairman John Young losing his seat in a closely-fought

battle for the Kingsmoor seat. Conservative Andrew Johnson, 21, is elected councillor for that ward, and becomes the youngest councillor on Harlow Council.

Lib Dems held their seat in Stewards, having lost it temporarily through a by-election. All the rest of the seats were Labour holds.

BRAYS GROVE

Annie Howard (Lab) - 524

Ian Jackson (Lib Dem) - 89

Ronald Tweed (Con) - 119

Winner - ANNIE HOWARD (Lab Hold)

HARE STREET

John Cave (Lab) - 422

David Roberts (Con) - 114

Stanley Ward (Lib Dem) - 104

Winner - JOHN CAVE (Lab Hold)

KATHERINES WITH SUMNERS

Harry Ackland-Snow (Lib Dem)- 143

Simon Carter (Con) - 419

Godfrey Hocking (Lab) - 445

Winner - GODFREY HOCKING (Lab Hold)

KINGSMOOR

Andrew Johnson (Con) - 576

Linda Jones (Lib Dem) - 178

John Young (Lab) - 574

Winner - ANDREW JOHNSON (Con Gain)

LATTON BUSH

Alan Frost (Lab) - 548

Paul Lawton (Lib Dem) - 127

Pamela Norton (Con) - 272

Winner - ALAN FROST (Lab Hold)

LITTLE PARNDON

Mavis Carter (Lab) - 648

Anthony Davis (Lib Dem) - 111

Charles Ross (Con) - 199

Winner - MAVIS CARTER (Lab Hold)

MARK HALL NORTH

Michael Atkinson (Lib Dem) - 88

Anthony Gronland (Con) - 164

Edith Morris (Lab) - 426

Winner - EDITH MORRIS (Lab Hold)

MARK HALL SOUTH

Dianne Crossingham (Con) - 111

Glennis George (Lib Dem) - 400

Caroline Vaughan (Lab) - 603

Winner - CAROLINE VAUGHAN (Lab Hold)

NETTESWELL WEST

Derek Eardley (Lab) - 396

Shiela Herbert (Lib Dem) - 110

Sue Livings (Con) - 90

Winner - DEREK EARDLEY (Lab Hold)

OLD HARLOW (TWO VACANCIES)

Michael Garnett (Con) - 638

Gareth Higgins (Lib Dem) - 206

Nicholas Macy (Lib Dem) - 173

George Reynolds (Con) - 603

Jonathan Simcox (Lab) - 780

Jacqueline Sully (Lab) - 749

Winners - JONATHAN SIMCOX (Lab Hold) and JACQUELINE SULLY (Lab Hold)

PASSMORES

David Arnold (Lib Dem) - 139

Roy Collyer (Lab) - 574

Andrew Shannon (Con) - 190

Winner - ROY COLLYER (Lab Hold)

POTTER STREET

William Arnott (Lib Dem) - 425

Ronald Cross (Con) - 547

Feroz Khan (Lab) - 681

Winner - FEROZ KHAN (Lab Hold)

STEWARDS

Stephen Butt (Con) - 69

Audrey Curran (Lib Dem) - 704

Gregory Peck (Lab) - 311

Winner - AUDREY CURRAN (Lib Dem hold)

TYE GREEN

Margaret Hickey (Lab) - 624

Vivien Ross (Con) - 137

Valerie Scott (Lib Dem) - 127

Winner - MARGARET HICKEY (Lab Hold)

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