Harlow
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 16431 (41.6%)
Conservative: 16074 (40.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 5040 (12.8%)
Other: 1932 (4.9%)
Majority: 357 (0.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 16356 (41.2%)
Labour: 16453 (41.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 5002 (12.6%)
UKIP: 981 (2.5%)
Other: 941 (2.4%)
Majority: 97 (0.2%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 13941 (34.8%)
Labour: 19169 (47.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 5381 (13.4%)
UKIP: 1223 (3%)
Other: 401 (1%)
Majority: 5228 (13%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 15347 (32.1%)
Labour: 25861 (54.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 4523 (9.5%)
Referendum: 1422 (3%)
Other: 659 (1.4%)
Majority: 10514 (22%)
Boundary changes: Very minor – loses Broadley Common and Roydon Hamlet to Epping Forest while gaining Hastingwood and Matching from Epping Forest and Brentwood respectively.
Profile: An essex new town built from 1947. Harlow is surprising Conservative considering its high proportion of social housing and domination by the skilled working class and the lower middle class. In 2005 it was one of the most marginal seats and the final seat to be declared. The result was announced on Saturday morning after three recounts, the count having been suspended on Friday due to the tiredness of the counters.
Current MP: Bill Rammell(Labour) born 1959. Educated Burnt Mill Comprehensive and Cardiff University. Worked as a university adminsitrator prior to his election. Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office during the last Parliament, became Minister of State with resibility for higher and further education after the 2005 election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Robert Halfon (Conservative) Educated at Highgate School and Exeter University. Former Chief of Staff to Oliver Letwin and current Political Director of Conservative Friends of Israel. Contested Harlow 2001, 2005.
David White (Liberal Democrat) Educated at Oxford University.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 89207
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Under 18: 23.6%
Over 60: 19.3%
Born outside UK: 6.1%
White: 95.2%
Black: 0.9%
Asian: 1.5%
Mixed: 1.2%
Other: 1.2%
Christian: 68.3%
Muslim: 1.3%
Full time students: 1.9%
Graduates 16-74: 12.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 31.5%
Owner-Occupied: 62%
Social Housing: 31.7% (Council: 28.9%, Housing Ass.: 2.9%)
Privately Rented: 4.7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 2.6%
Joe James B,
Where can you see election night coverage from previous years? I believe the BBC was showing the 1979 coverage a few weeks ago, but do you know if there are other ways to see it?
Thanks.