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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

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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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  •   Conservative
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  •   Liberal Democrats[a]
  •   RAs
  •   Independent

Borough result maps

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    2002 results map
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    2006 results map
  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2018 results map
    2018 results map
  • 2022 results map
    2022 results map

By-election results

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1964-1968

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There were a total of 12 by-elections, including eight on 24 June 1964 caused by aldermanic elections.[11]

1968-1971

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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

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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

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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

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1982-1986

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1986-1990

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1990-1994

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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

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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

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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

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There were no by-elections.[18]

2006-2010

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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

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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

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Roxbourne by-election, 9 March 2017[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maxine Henson 1,554 62.7 Increase13.5
Conservative Annabel Singh 533 21.5 Increase0.1
Liberal Democrats Marshel Amutharasan 240 9.6 Increase0.4
UKIP Herbert Crossman 148 6.0 Increase6.0
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 Increase 19.5
Labour Nishit Patel 1,328 43.8 Decrease 1.3
Liberal Democrats Annabel Croft 65 2.1 Increase 2.1
UKIP Herbert Crossman 54 1.8 Decrease9.6
Turnout 3,032 36.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Mitzi Green

2018-2022

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Pinner South by-election, 14 October 2021[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hitesh Karia 1,392 60.5 Increase1.6
Liberal Democrats Sanjay Karia 390 16.9 Increase2.1
Labour Brahma Mohanty 331 14.4 Decrease11.9
Green Alexander Lee 188 8.2 Increase8.2
Majority 1,002 43.5
Turnout 2,301
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Cllr Chris Mote

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Liberal Party, 1964–1978; SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1982–1986
  2. ^ Boundary changes increased the number of seats by seven.
  3. ^ Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[1]
  4. ^ Boundary changes decreased the number of seats by eight.

References

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  1. ^ "The London Borough of Harrow (Electoral Changes) Order 2000". legislation.gov.uk. 10 February 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2002". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2006". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Harrow". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Election results by party, 6 May 2010". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Election results by party, 22 May 2014". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ ""Harrow London Borough Council"". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Election results by party, 3 May 2018". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Harrow result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Election results by party, 5 May 2022". Harrow London Borough Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  17. ^ a b c "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  18. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  19. ^ "By-election of borough councillor for the Harrow Weald ward" (PDF). Harrow Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  20. ^ "By-election of borough councillor for the Canons ward" (PDF). Harrow Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  21. ^ "By-election of borough councillor for the Marlborough ward" (PDF). Harrow Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  22. ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  23. ^ "West Harrow Election Results, 2002-2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  24. ^ "Harrow-on-the-Hill Election Results, 2002-2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pinner South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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