Before (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| R. Eschle | Labour | 3,109 |
| G. Mitchinson | Conservative | 2,790 |
| I. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,131 |
Harlow & Mark Hall1 seat · turnout 62.7%
| P. Sztumpf | Labour | 2,668 |
| S. Carter | Conservative | 1,948 |
| R. Thurston | Liberal Democrats | 1,836 |
Harlow Common1 seat
| A Durcan | Labour | 3,633 |
| A. Hall | Conservative | 3,395 |
| Lorna Spenceley | Liberal Democrats | 1,836 |
| E. Morris | Labour | 3,062 |
| Andrew Shannon | Conservative | 1,621 |
| P Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 1,135 |
Netteswellbury1 seat
| J. Holland | Labour | 3,149 |
| Nicholas Macy | Liberal Democrats | 2,146 |
| J Jolles | Conservative | 1,346 |