Before (end of 2003) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Bush Fair1 seat
| Robert Eschle | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| Christopher Robins | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
| Guy Mitchinson | Conservative | 383 |
| William Henderson | Independent | 325 |
Church Langley1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Simon Nicholas Carter | Conservative | 1,073 ✓ |
| Linda Pailing | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Kenneth Lawrie | Labour | 270 |
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Eileen Johnson | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| Suzanne Ennifer | Labour | 612 |
| Raymond Statham | Independent | 332 |
| Ian Rideout | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
Harlow Common1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Gregory Peck | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| Pamela Norton | Conservative | 654 |
| Gary Roberts | Independent | 308 |
| Clive Enders | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| John Jesse | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| Lee Dangerfield | Conservative | 589 |
| John Steer | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
Mark Hall1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Sean Folan | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| Nicholas Macy | Liberal Democrats | 584 |
| Christopher Alan Lane | Conservative | 381 |
| Katrina Ray | Independent | 290 |
Netteswell1 seat
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 627 ✓ |
| Feroz Khan | Labour | 448 |
| Anthony Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 364 |
| Andrew Shannon | Conservative | 260 |
| Dean Weston | Independent | 141 |
Old Harlow1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Muriel Jolles | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| Colleen Morrison | Independent | 534 |
| Paul Sztumpf | Labour | 496 |
| Simon MacNeill | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Staple Tye1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Susan Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 583 ✓ |
| Caroline Carter | Labour | 402 |
| Peter Dobson | Conservative | 361 |
| David Lambert | Independent | 180 |
Sumners & Kingsmoor1 seat
| John Goddard | Conservative | 783 |
| R. Longbottom | Labour | 623 |
| Kuzna Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
Toddbrook1 seat
| Kevin Kennedy-Brooks | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| Paul Richardson | Conservative | 524 |
| Rex Amor | Independent | 289 |
| Paul Westlake | Liberal Democrats | 221 |