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19 out of 59 seats to Epping Forest District Council 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1990 Epping Forest District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 19 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control.
As with other English local elections held that spring, the contest occurred against the backdrop of significant national political upheaval and controversy surrounding the introduction of the Community Charge, better known as the "poll tax". A number of council seats were up for re-election across the district, and while the Conservative Party retained overall control, Labour and the local Residents Association candidates made notable advances in several wards.
The election followed district boundary changes introduced by the Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989, which transferred small parts of Epping Forest district—specifically sections of the parishes of Matching and North Weald Bassett—into neighbouring Harlow District. The overall number of council seats remained the same, but the changes altered the electoral map to tiny extents ahead of polling day.
Results were mixed at ward level. Labour recorded strong performances in areas in Loughton such as Broadway, Debden Green, and Waltham Abbey Paternoster, and Waltham Abbey West, often securing clear majorities. The Conservatives held firm in many rural and suburban wards such as Chigwell Row, Chigwell Village, Theydon Bois, and Nazeing. The Liberal Democrats (contesting as Social and Liberal Democrats, SLD) and remnants of the Social Democratic Party also polled respectably in some wards, though rarely enough to overtake the two main parties. Local Residents groups and independents also retained influence in Loughton wards.
Nationally, the elections were shaped by widespread discontent with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Government. The introduction of the poll tax in England and Wales on 1 April 1990 had triggered mass protests, including a violent demonstration in London on 31 March, and millions of people refused payment. Labour, under Neil Kinnock, was ahead in opinion polls, buoyed by Conservative divisions over Europe and by resentment at high interest rates, which reached 15% by early 1990. The period also saw by-election swings against the Conservatives, most notably the Mid Staffordshire by-election in March, which Labour won on a large swing.
By November 1990 Thatcher would be forced to resign, toppled by her own MPs after Michael Heseltine challenged her leadership. The 1990 local elections, including those in Epping Forest, reflected the shifting political mood of the time, with the Conservatives retaining control locally but on increasingly fragile foundations.
1990 Epping Forest District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | ![]() | 52.6 | 38 | 64.4 | 14,410 | 39.5 | |||
Labour | 5 | ![]() | 26.3 | 10 | 16.9 | 11,419 | 31.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 4,325 | 11.8 | |||
Loughton Residents | 2 | ![]() | 10.5 | 7 | 11.8 | 2,427 | 6.6 | |||
Ratepayers | 1 | ![]() | 5.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 2,191 | 6.0 | |||
SDP | 1 | ![]() | 5.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 1,296 | 3.5 | |||
BNP | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 0.8 | |||
Ind. Conservative | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1.6 | N/A | N/A |
Changes reflect the difference in the share of the vote or turnout from the last time this exact seat was up for election four years previously. This is owing to some seats having multiple representatives and the cyclical nature of the Epping Forest District Council elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDP | S. Robinson | 1,012 | 44.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Torgut | 561 | 24.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Spencer | 389 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Mooney | 330 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 451 | 19.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,292 | 58.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,962 | ||||
SDP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Braybrook* | 1,336 | 58.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms S. Anderson | 624 | 27.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | R. Baddock | 312 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 712 | 31.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,272 | 47.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,840 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Pratt | 553 | 68.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms C. Bartrip | 255 | 31.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 298 | 36.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 808 | 46.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 1,763 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Murphy | 1,031 | 72.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms J. Netherclift | 386 | 27.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 645 | 45.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,417 | 44.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,273 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ms J. Ormston | 1,325 | 71.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | L. Daniel | 439 | 23.6 | ![]() | |
BNP | Ms I. Hernon | 97 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 886 | 47.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,861 | 46.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,984 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ms J. Ashbridge | 933 | 42.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms S. Mann | 608 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | D. Sturrock | 512 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
SDP | G. Dunseath | 135 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 325 | 14.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,188 | 47.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,605 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | June O'Brien* | 929 | 39.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | D. Tetlow | 775 | 32.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse | 523 | 22.0 | ![]() | |
SDP | Ms L. Barry | 149 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 154 | 6.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,376 | 48.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,880 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Gunby | 1,110 | 48.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Thompson | 914 | 39.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ms J. Faiz | 271 | 11.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 196 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,695 | 49.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,700 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen Murray* | 1,765 | 76.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | I. Holman | 463 | 20.1 | ![]() | |
BNP | R. Jarvis | 75 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,302 | 56.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | 55.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,145 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | R. Gow* | 780 | 54.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Brock | 484 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ms E. Stewart | 165 | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 296 | 20.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,429 | 48.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,939 | ||||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Larner | 934 | 42.1 | ![]() | |
Loughton Residents | Ms P. Meadows | 677 | 30.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | A. Brock | 557 | 25.1 | ![]() | |
BNP | S. Turnell | 52 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 257 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,220 | 53.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,157 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Ms D. Rhodes* | 970 | 51.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | C. Finn | 605 | 32.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ms C. Wardell | 318 | 16.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 365 | 19.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,893 | 46.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,059 | ||||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ratepayers | R. Heath | 825 | 52.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | H. Taylor | 436 | 27.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | S. Barnes | 319 | 20.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 389 | 24.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,580 | 47.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,318 | ||||
Ratepayers hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Welch | 1,150 | 65.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | D. Mills | 609 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 541 | 30.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,759 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,607 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Hudspeth* | 1,037 | 52.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | I. Standfast | 661 | 33.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Ward | 284 | 14.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 376 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,982 | 45.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,393 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Padfield | 940 | 62.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ms S. Gymer | 339 | 22.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Weldon | 216 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 601 | 40.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,540 | 47.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,159 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. O'Reilly* | 964 | 37.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | F. Harewood | 922 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Ratepayers | Ms G. Hall | 562 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | I. Myers | 126 | 4.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 42 | 1.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,574 | 53.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 4,792 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Riley* | 973 | 56.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | D. Esau | 389 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Ratepayers | Ms Y. Greensall | 341 | 19.7 | N/A | |
BNP | S. Hernon | 25 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 584 | 33.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,728 | 48.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,536 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Pennell | 889 | 46.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | G. Jialler* | 493 | 25.7 | ![]() | |
Ratepayers | Ms L. Dryden | 463 | 24.1 | N/A | |
BNP | S. Bone | 77 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 396 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,922 | 49.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 3,909 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |