Before (end of 2008) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2009) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Labour 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Harlow North1 seat
| Michael George Garnett | Conservative | 1,838 ✓ |
| Paul Sztumpf | Labour | 1,378 |
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,129 |
| Geoffrey Williams | BNP | 716 |
| Robert King | Green | 472 |
Harlow South East1 seat
| Eileen Johnson | Conservative | 1,956 ✓ |
| Michael Ralph Danvers | Labour | 983 |
| Linda Pailing | Liberal Democrats | 859 |
| Thomas Richardson | BNP | 677 |
| Suzanne King | Green | 320 |
Harlow West2 seats
| Lee Dangerfield | Conservative | 3,235 ✓ |
| Guy Mitchinson | Conservative | 2,939 ✓ |
| Tony Durcan | Labour | 2,549 |
| Jenny Holland | Labour | 2,453 |
| Tim Sanderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,504 |
| Manny Doku | Liberal Democrats | 1,447 |
| Paul Evans | BNP | 1,381 |
| Scott Cato | BNP | 1,318 |
| Cheryl Gerrard | Green | 1,066 |