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Harlow — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Harlow was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,504 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Harlow from Feb 1974 to 2024.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Stanley Newens (Labour) 25,814 49.5% Basil Goldstone (Liberal) 12,534 (24.1 pts) 83.9%
Oct 1974 Stanley Newens (Labour) 24,961 52.7% James Emerton Smith (Conservative) 13,451 (28.4 pts) 75.2%
1979 Stanley Newens (Labour) 22,698 42.7% John Powley (Conservative) 1,392 (2.6 pts) 78.7%
1983 Jerry Hayes (Conservative) 21,924 41.1% Stanley Newens (Labour) 3,674 (6.9 pts) 76.5%
1987 Jerry Hayes (Conservative) 26,017 47.2% Stanley Newens (Labour) 5,877 (10.7 pts) 78.4%
1992 Jerry Hayes (Conservative) 26,608 47.0% Bill Rammell (Labour) 2,940 (5.2 pts) 82.6%
1997 Bill Rammell (Labour) 25,861 54.1% Jerry Hayes (Conservative) 10,514 (22.0 pts) 74.6%
2001 Bill Rammell (Labour) 19,169 47.8% Robert Halfon (Conservative) 5,228 (13.0 pts) 59.8%
2005 Bill Rammell (Labour) 16,453 41.4% Robert Halfon (Conservative) 97 (0.2 pts) 62.6%
2010 Robert Halfon (Conservative) 19,691 44.9% Bill Rammell (Labour) 4,925 (11.2 pts) 65.1%
2015 Robert Halfon (Conservative) 21,623 48.9% Suzy Stride (Labour) 8,350 (18.9 pts) 65.3%
2017 Robert Halfon (Conservative) 24,230 54.0% Phil Waite (Labour) 7,031 (15.7 pts) 66.4%
2019 Robert Halfon (Conservative) 27,510 63.5% Laura McAlpine (Labour) 14,063 (32.4 pts) 64.0%
2024 Chris Vince (Labour) 16,313 37.6% Hannah Ellis (Conservative) 2,504 (5.8 pts) 58.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Newens Labour 25,81449.5% Yes
Basil Goldstone Liberal 13,28025.5% No
James Emerton Smith Conservative 13,01625.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Newens Labour 24,96152.7% Yes
James Emerton Smith Conservative 11,51024.3% No
Basil Goldstone Liberal 10,86923.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Newens Labour 22,69842.7% Yes
John Powley Conservative 21,30640.1% No
Robert Woodthorpe Browne Liberal 8,28915.6% No
Childs, James Robert National Front 8401.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Hayes Conservative 21,92441.1% Yes
Stanley Newens Labour 18,25034.2% No
John Bastick Liberal 12,89124.2% No
John Ward Independent 2660.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Hayes Conservative 26,01747.2% Yes
Stanley Newens Labour 20,14036.6% No
Monica Eden-Green Social Democratic Party 8,91516.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jerry Hayes Conservative 26,60847.0% Yes
Bill Rammell Labour 23,66841.8% No
Lorna Spenceley Liberal Democrat 6,37511.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Rammell Labour 25,86154.1% Yes
Jerry Hayes Conservative 15,34732.1% No
Lorna Spenceley Liberal Democrat 4,5239.5% No
Mark Wells Referendum Party 1,4223.0% No
Gerard Batten UKIP 3400.7% No
John Bowles BNP 3190.7% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Rammell Labour 19,16947.8% Yes
Robert Halfon Conservative 13,94134.8% No
Lorna Spenceley Liberal Democrat 5,38113.4% No
Tony Bennett UKIP 1,2233.0% No
John Hobbs Socialist Alliance 4011.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Rammell Labour 16,45341.4% Yes
Robert Halfon Conservative 16,35641.2% No
Lorna Spenceley Liberal Democrat 5,00212.6% No
John Felgate UKIP 9812.5% No
Anthony Bennett Veritas 9412.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Halfon Conservative 19,69144.9% Yes
Bill Rammell Labour 14,76633.7% No
David White Liberal Democrat 5,99013.7% No
Eddy Butler BNP 1,7394.0% No
John Croft UKIP 1,5913.6% No
Olluyemi Adeeko Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1010.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Halfon Conservative 21,62348.9% Yes
Suzy Stride Labour 13,27330.0% No
Sam Stopplecamp UKIP 7,20816.3% No
Murray Sackwild Green 9542.2% No
Geoffrey Seeff Liberal Democrat 9042.0% No
David Brown Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1740.4% No
Eddy Butler English Democrats 1150.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Halfon Conservative 24,23054.0% Yes
Phil Waite Labour 17,19938.4% No
Mark Gough UKIP 1,7874.0% No
Geoffrey Seef Liberal Democrat 9702.2% No
Hannah Clare Green 6601.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Halfon Conservative 27,51063.5% Yes
Laura McAlpine Labour 13,44731.0% No
Charlotte Cane Liberal Democrat 2,3975.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Vince Labour 16,31337.6% Yes
Hannah Ellis Conservative 13,80931.8% No
Malcolm Featherstone Reform UK 9,46121.8% No
Yasmin Gregory Green 2,2675.2% No
Riad Mannan Liberal Democrat 1,3503.1% No
Lois Perry UKIP 1570.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Feb 1974: Labour margin 24.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 2.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 22.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 13.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 0.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 11.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 18.9 pts 2017: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 32.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 5.8 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Harlow has been contested at 14 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Harlow in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Harlow in 2024 with 16,313 votes (37.6%), a majority of 2,504 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Harlow since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Harlow has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Harlow?

The closest result on record for Harlow was 2005, when Labour beat Conservative by just 97 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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