HERE is the list of candidates for the Essex County Council Elections to be held on May 7th, 2026. We will be having a proper look at each ward and interview some of the candidates over the next month. Harlow Common and Church Langley Harlow Netteswell…

HERE is the list of candidates for the Harlow District Council Elections to be held on May 7th, 2026. We will be having a proper look at each ward and interview some of the candidates over the next month. At the moment, there are 17…

THE next elections to take place will be the Harlow District Council elections and Essex County Council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. Harlow District Council elections Harlow is divided into 11 wards, each with 3 councillors. In the May 2026 election, a third of…

HARLOW councillors have unanimously agreed to members being subject to Disqualfying and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Members from three parties (Conservative, Labour and Reform) voted for the proposal. The council currently has no policy in place that requires DBS checks for Councillors. Similarly, there is…

NOTICES for the Harlow Council and Essex County Council elections, taking place on Thursday 7 May 2026, have been published. Harlow Council election There are 11 out of 33 council seats up for election, with one councillor to be elected in each of the 11…

THE LEADER of Harlow Council, Dan Swords has said the “very future” of the town is at stake at the local elections on May 7th. Conservative councillor Dan Swords said: “We’re Building Harlow’s Future. Let’s finish the job.” The Government has today confirmed that on…

HARLOW Reform has welcomed the fact that local elections in Harlow will now take place in May. A Harlow Reform spokesperson said: “We are delighted that the impending court proceedings brought by Reform UK have seen the Prime Minister of this cruel and authoritarian Labour…

A LARGE number of councils have expressed concerns that local elections, set for May, may be cancelled. The government say they have been contacted by councils who (they say) have said they are struggling with the demands of Local Government re-organisation. However, we have seen…

THE Conservatives may have lost control of Hertfordshire County Council in last week’s elections, but county-wide polling data shows they received just 345 fewer votes than the Liberal Democrats overall. Of the 285k residents who turned out to elect Hertfordshire’s 78 county councillors on Thursday,…

CONSERVATIVES have lost control of Hertfordshire County Council for the first time in 26 years. Until Thursday’s election the Conservatives had held 42 of the council’s 78 county council seats – giving them an overall majority. But Liberal Democrat gains and a surge in support for…

REFORM UK have had their first ever councillor elected in Harlow following a by-election in Mark Hall. Paul Jago won by a majority of 81. Labour, who were defending the seat were pushed into third place. Harlow Council is now: Conservative: 17 Labour: 15 Reform…

AS there is a by-election in Mark Hall, we thought we would have a look at the ward and make a prediction. And yes, our last winner of the Grand National was in 1994! (Miinehoma). This is, as they say, a funny old ward. It…

TOMORROW’S Hertfordshire County Council elections will take place in what a top political expert has described as “an era of five-party politics.” reports the Local Democracy Reporter As voters prepare to head to the polls, here’s a look at how the election could play out,…

NIGEL Farage has said Reform UK would end “a work from home culture” at Hertfordshire County Council if his party wins control of the authority in next month’s local elections reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Visiting The Red Lion pub in Nash Mills yesterday (Tuesday,…