1991 Epping Forest District Council election

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1991 Epping Forest District Council election
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  1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)[[1992 Epping Forest District Council election|1992]] 

20 out of 59 seats to Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Loughton Residents
Last election38 seats, 39.4%8 seats, 31.3%7 seats, 6.6%
Seats before3587
Seats after3297
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote10,5008,7221,509
Percentage36.9%30.6%5.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.5%Decrease2.svg0.7%Decrease2.svg1.3%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats SDP Ratepayers
Last election1 seat, 11.8%1 seat, 3.5%1 seat, 6.0%
Seats before112
Seats after322
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote4,5081,340751
Percentage15.8%4.7%2.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.0%Increase2.svg1.2%Decrease2.svg3.4%

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
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Party Independent Ind. Conservative Epping Residents
Last election1 seats, 0.0%1 seat, 0.0%0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before111
Seats after210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,119N/A412
Percentage3.9%N/A1.4%
SwingN/AN/AN/A

1991 Epping Forest District Council local election results map.png
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Epping Forest District Council election

Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

The 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 20 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control.

Contents

Background

The 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place during a period of ongoing economic difficulty and political transition in the United Kingdom. The country remained in recession, with unemployment reaching 2,175,000 by May, the highest level since late 1988, and exceeding the European average for the first time since 1987. Many voters were concerned about job security, particularly in manufacturing and financial services, as redundancies continued to rise.

Nationally, the Conservative government, now led by Prime Minister John Major, was managing the unpopular legacy of the Community Charge, or "poll tax," which had sparked protests, non-payment campaigns, and riots in the previous year. The government had announced plans to replace it with the Council Tax in 1993, an effort to mitigate public dissatisfaction while maintaining local government finance. Opinion polls in the months leading up to the election showed Labour gaining ground, with one MORI poll in May placing Labour six points ahead of the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats were also consolidating support, having trebled their national vote share in the fifteen months prior.

Local political issues also reflected these national trends. Voters in Epping Forest were presented with competitive contests across multiple wards, with seats contested by Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, the remnants of the Social Democrats, and local Residents or Ratepayers groups.

Summary

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1991 Epping Forest District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 7Decrease2.svg635.03154.210,50036.9Decrease2.svg2.5
  Labour 5Increase2.svg125.01118.68,72230.6Decrease2.svg0.7
  Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg210.035.04,50815.8Increase2.svg4.0
  Loughton Residents 1Steady2.svg5.0711.81,5095.3Decrease2.svg1.3
  SDP 1Increase2.svg15.023.31,3404.7Increase2.svg1.2
  Independent 1Increase2.svg15.021.61,1193.9N/A
  Ratepayers 1Increase2.svg15.023.37512.6Decrease2.svg3.4
  Ind. Conservative 1Steady2.svg5.011.6N/AN/AN/A
 Epping Residents0Steady2.svg000.04121.4N/A

Results

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.

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP G. Dunseath 802 43.0 Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative M. Bell*49626.6Decrease2.svg19.4
Liberal Democrats P. Spencer36819.7N/A
Labour Ms L. Baddock20110.8Decrease2.svg0.7
Majority 30616.4Increase2.svg16.4
Turnout 1,86747.3Decrease2.svg2.5
Registered electors 3,947
SDP gain from Conservative Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Beattie* 940 48.4 Decrease2.svg17.2
SDP P. Mason53827.7Decrease2.svg1.3
Liberal Democrats D. Jenkinson33717.3N/A
Labour B. Mooney1296.6Increase2.svg1.2
Majority 40220.7Decrease2.svg7.3
Turnout 1,94440.4Decrease2.svg3.9
Registered electors 4,812
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K. Wright 409 52.9 Increase2.svg11.8
Conservative F. Love*28036.2Decrease2.svg13.7
Labour R. Gross8410.9Increase2.svg1.8
Majority 12916.7Increase2.svg5.0
Turnout 77358.1Decrease2.svg1.7
Registered electors 1,330
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Debden Green

Debden Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms C. Baggarley 924 66.8 Increase2.svg5.4
Conservative L. Daniel30922.3Decrease2.svg16.3
Liberal Democrats D. Weldon15110.9N/A
Majority 61544.4Increase2.svg21.5
Turnout 1,38435.5Decrease2.svg2.5
Registered electors 3,899
Labour hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms D. Collins 890 42.8 Decrease2.svg15.4
Epping ResidentsMs J. Jones*41219.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Ms S. Mann40319.4Decrease2.svg6.0
Labour B. Green37518.0Increase2.svg1.6
Majority 47823.0Decrease2.svg9.8
Turnout 2,08045.8Increase2.svg3.8
Registered electors 4,541
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers A. O'Brien* 751 34.4 Decrease2.svg13.6
Conservative P. Jones58927.0Decrease2.svg21.0
Liberal Democrats J. Page44420.4N/A
Labour D. Shenfield39618.2Increase2.svg2.5
Majority 1627.4Decrease2.svg4.0
Turnout 2,18045.6Decrease2.svg1.1
Registered electors 4,781
Ratepayers gain from Conservative Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms C. Barrack 939 49.2 Decrease2.svg4.6
Liberal Democrats I. Gold81142.5Increase2.svg2.4
Labour A. Wembourne1598.3Increase2.svg2.2
Majority 1286.7Decrease2.svg7.7
Turnout 1,90941.0Decrease2.svg5.5
Registered electors 4,656
Conservative hold Swing

Greensted & Marden Ash

Greensted & Marden Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Jacobs 628 63.7 Increase2.svg24.1
Conservative W. White28929.3Decrease2.svg20.4
Labour Ms G. Huckle697.0Decrease2.svg3.7
Majority 33934.4Increase2.svg44.5
Turnout 98652.0Increase2.svg1.0
Registered electors 1,896
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

High Beech

High Beech
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antony Watts* 629 68.1 Decrease2.svg14.6
Labour P. Chittock29431.9Increase2.svg14.6
Majority 33536.3Decrease2.svg29.0
Turnout 92342.7Decrease2.svg0.5
Registered electors 2,162
Conservative hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Cutler 383 41.2 Decrease2.svg18.8
Liberal Democrats K. Easlea35438.1N/A
Labour C. Pereira19320.8Decrease2.svg4.0
Majority 293.1Decrease2.svg32.1
Turnout 93063.7Decrease2.svg4.7
Registered electors 1,460
Conservative hold Swing
Loughton Broadway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms J. Davis 1,225 71.8 Increase2.svg4.4
Conservative Ms I. Holman35020.5Decrease2.svg12.1
Liberal Democrats Ms J. Netherclift1317.7N/A
Majority 87551.3Increase2.svg16.5
Turnout 1,70641.4Increase2.svg1.9
Registered electors 4,121
Labour hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Baddock 760 41.9 Increase2.svg8.1
Loughton Residents Ms P. Meadows59232.6N/A
Conservative T. Morris*46425.6Decrease2.svg26.8
Majority 1689.3N/A
Turnout 1,81644.6Decrease2.svg0.7
Registered electors 4,072
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Loughton St. Johns

Loughton St. Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents R. Curtis* 917 55.5 Decrease2.svg1.1
Conservative Ms S. Creswell49730.1Decrease2.svg5.4
Labour P. Turner23914.5Increase2.svg6.6
Majority 42025.4Increase2.svg4.3
Turnout 1,65341.0Decrease2.svg4.7
Registered electors 4,032
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Moreton & Matching

Moreton & Matching
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative R. Morgan* N/A100.0 Increase2.svg21.5
Majority N/AN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Registered electors 1,566
Ind. Conservative hold Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms E. Downes* 1,119 72.0 N/A
Labour D. Mills43628.0Increase2.svg10.2
Majority 68343.9N/A
Turnout 1,55544.8Decrease2.svg3.7
Registered electors 3,471
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Cousins 901 55.8 Decrease2.svg12.1
Labour I. Standfast41725.8Increase2.svg12.1
Liberal Democrats S. Ward29718.4N/A
Majority 48430.0Decrease2.svg19.4
Turnout 1,61537.4Decrease2.svg4.8
Registered electors 4,318
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Barnes* 434 63.1 Increase2.svg2.6
Liberal Democrats E. Notman17525.4Increase2.svg11.6
Conservative Ms D. Swann7911.5Decrease2.svg14.1
Majority 25937.6Increase2.svg2.7
Turnout 68848.8Decrease2.svg3.4
Registered electors 1,410
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Spinks* 1,081 55.8 Decrease2.svg10.7
Labour P. Withers85844.2Increase2.svg10.7
Majority 22311.5Decrease2.svg21.5
Turnout 1,93941.5Decrease2.svg1.6
Registered electors 4,672
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Hewins* 887 62.0 Increase2.svg11.5
Conservative Ms Y. Greensall54438.0Decrease2.svg11.5
Majority 34324.0Increase2.svg23.0
Turnout 1,43141.9Increase2.svg0.6
Registered electors 3,415
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Taylor 840 56.7 Decrease2.svg0.2
Labour F. Harewood64243.3Increase2.svg13.6
Majority 19813.4Decrease2.svg13.8
Turnout 1,48239.7Decrease2.svg1.2
Registered electors 3,733
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Epping Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).