New Council for Harrow

Updated May 2006

The Conservatives have won a convincing victory in this May's Council Elections, clearly signalling voter's displeasure over the high rates of Council Tax, as well as other local and national issues.

Although the Liberal Democrats returned in some force after the virtual absence of candidates in the 2002 election, they only managed to win one seat. By taking a large number of votes that went to the Tories in 2002, Labour was able to retain several wards.

The Green Party gained a respectable number of votes, as did Akil Dhalla (independent). Other minority parties fared less well.

When it came to the number of seats, the results are confirmed as follows (figures in brackets are the difference from 2002 result).:

Conservatives 38 (+9)
Labour 24 (-7)
Liberal Democrat 1 (-2)

Before the election the Conservatives were vague about specific policy, citing the lack of available information about council affairs as a reason for not being able to go into detail. HCTC is therefore awaiting details of any action plan and will be following developments closely to ensure that good intentions are translated into results.

It's interesting to note that the swing to the Conservatives in Harrow was not as pronounced in the neighbouring boroughs of Hillingdon and Ealing, which suggests that many people have reserved judgment until they see results rather than approving of their campaign.

Amongst the new Councillors was our previous chairman, Stanley Sheinwald, standing with the Conservatives. Stanley is committed to furthering HCTC's aims and objectives from the inside

The next logical step is to tackle the unfairly small payment made to Harrow by Central Government, a process we assume that the Conservatives will push forward on behalf of all the residents of Harrow.