English local elections
A map showing the wards of Harrow between 2002 and 2022. Harrow London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 55 councillors are elected from 22 wards .
Council elections Election Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Residents' associations Independent Council control after election 1964 36 20 0 — — Conservative 1968 56 0 0 0 Conservative 1971 26 27 2 1 No overall control 1974 39 14 0 3 Conservative 1978 [b] 46 12 1 4 0 Conservative 1982 41 6 13 3 — Conservative 1986 32 9 18 4 0 Conservative 1990 36 13 11 3 0 Conservative 1994 17 14 29 3 0 No overall control 1998 20 32 9 2 — Labour 2002 [c] [2] 29 31 3 — No overall control 2006 [3] 38 24 1 0 Conservative 2010 [4] [5] 27 34 1 1 Labour 2014 [6] 26 34 1 2 Labour 2018 [7] [8] 28 35 0 0 Labour 2022 [d] [9] [10] 31 24 0 0 Conservative
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By-election results 1964-1968 There were a total of 12 by-elections, including eight on 24 June 1964 caused by aldermanic elections.[11]
1968-1971 Wealdstone South by-election, 4 July 1968[12] 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%
Stanmore North by-election, 4 November 1968[12] 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%
Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill by-election, 3 July 1969[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mrs. J. R. Keen 799 Liberal R. S. Montgomerie 445 Labour A. J. Lovell 294 Turnout 20.5%
Pinner South by-election, 8 October 1969[12] 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%
Kenton by-election, 5 February 1970[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. A. Campbell 1402 Liberal J. E. H. Davies 773 Labour D. J. R. Howard 350 Turnout 27.3%
Headstone by-election, 8 October 1970[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. M. Buckland 1187 Liberal G. O. Abbott 1118 Labour D. J. R. Howard 305 Turnout 31.7%
1971-1974 Wealdstone North by-election, 8 July 1971[13] 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%
Belmont by-election, 13 July 1972[13] 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 Ind. Conservative E. J. O. Hixon 22 Turnout 41.5%
Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill by-election, 12 July 1973[13] 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%
Kenton by-election, 12 July 1973[13] 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%
Stanmore South by-election, 6 December 1973[13] 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 Stanmore South by-election, 10 December 1975[14] 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
Headstone by-election, 31 March 1977[14] 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
1978-1982 1982-1986 1986-1990 1990-1994 Wemborough by-election, 7 November 1991[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Denney.
Pinner West by-election, 21 January 1993[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mark A. Mallon 1,421 45.2 Liberal Democrats 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.
Canons by-election, 24 June 1993[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Garry C. Leon 1,049 45.8 Liberal Democrats 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.
Harrow Weald by-election, 24 June 1993[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Howard C. Cooper.
Greenhill by-election, 13 October 1993[15] 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 Headstone South by-election, 16 February 1995[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek R. Wiseman.
Harrow Weald by-election, 13 July 1995[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Robert L. Pinkus 1,444 Labour Colin S. Crouch 719 Conservative Thomas G. Brown 562 Turnout Liberal Democrats hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian G. T. Williams.
Ridgeway by-election, 11 January 1996[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Adrien P. Smith 1,071 Conservative Leonard G. C. Harsant 808 Labour Brian E. Gate 682 Turnout Liberal Democrats hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Norah B. Murphy.
Wealdstone by-election, 17 July 1997[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Cyril B. Harrison 1,036 Conservative Jeremy S. Zeid 335 Liberal Democrats 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.
Ridgeway by-election, 11 September 1997[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brian E. Gate 827 Liberal Democrats Edward P. Tiley 694 Conservative Leonard G. C. Harsant 690 Independent Marjorie S. Warwick 44 Turnout Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew D. Wiseman.
Roxeth by-election, 11 September 1997[16] 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.
Stanmore South by-election, 9 October 1997[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Keith Burchell 1,476 Conservative Henry S. Venour 360 Liberal Democrats 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 Stanmore South by-election, 18 February 1999[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Margaret A. Davine 1,425 56.8 -3.8 Conservative Gary S. Hughes 696 27.7 +3.5 Liberal Democrats 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.
Wealdstone by-election, 23 May 2000[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alan G. Blann 988 55.8 -10.5 Liberal Democrats 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.
Pinner by-election, 12 July 2001[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul S. Osborn 1,062 57.7 -4.3 Labour Joseph T. Lilley 478 26.0 +2.1 Liberal Democrats 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.[18]
2006-2010 Harrow Weald by-election, 24 August 2006[19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John B. Anderson.
Canons by-election, 13 December 2007[20] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Musarrat H. Akhtar 1,208 56.7 -11.1 Labour Richard Harrod 389 18.3 -0.1 Liberal Democrats 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.
Marlborough by-election, 13 March 2008[21] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Krishna James 972 41.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats 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 Canons by-election, 2 June 2011[22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Amir Moshenson 1495 Labour Nitin Parekh 774 Liberal Democrats Darren S. Diamond 236 Turnout 26.1% Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Cowan.
Stanmore Park by-election, 28 July 2011[22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ms. Marilyn J. Ashton 1395 Labour Niraj Dattani 509 Independent Eric Silver 299 Liberal Democrats Ms. Sylvia Warshaw 98 Green Ms. Linda C. Robinson 53 UKIP Herbert Crossman 48 Turnout 27.6% Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mark A. Versallion.
West Harrow by-election, 21 February 2013[23] 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 Democrats 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.
Harrow-on-the-Hill by-election, 7 November 2013[24] 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 Democrats 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 Roxbourne by-election, 9 March 2017[22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Maxine Henson 1,554 62.7 13.5 Conservative Annabel Singh 533 21.5 0.1 Liberal Democrats Marshel Amutharasan 240 9.6 0.4 UKIP Herbert Crossman 148 6.0 6.0 Turnout 2,475 26.6 Labour hold Swing
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Bob Currie
Kenton East by-election, 20 April 2017[22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nitesh Hirani 1,585 52.3 19.5 Labour Nishit Patel 1,328 43.8 1.3 Liberal Democrats Annabel Croft 65 2.1 2.1 UKIP Herbert Crossman 54 1.8 9.6 Turnout 3,032 36.7 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Mitzi Green
2018-2022 Pinner South by-election, 14 October 2021[25] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Hitesh Karia 1,392 60.5 1.6 Liberal Democrats Sanjay Karia 390 16.9 2.1 Labour Brahma Mohanty 331 14.4 11.9 Green Alexander Lee 188 8.2 8.2 Majority 1,002 43.5 Turnout 2,301 Conservative hold Swing
The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Chris Mote
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