Harlow Council election, 2002
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Elections to Harlow
Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election
in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 9. The Labour
party lost overall control of the council to no overall control
.
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election
Harlow Council election, 2000
Elections to Harlow Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 26*Liberal Democrat 8*Conservative 8...
in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 9. The Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
party lost overall control of the council to no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
.