1999 Epping Forest District Council election

1999 Epping Forest District Council election
20 seats to Epping Forest District Council ; 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	29.0% 0.4
	Council composition following the election
Council control before election; No overall control ; Conservative largest party	Council control after election; No overall control ; Conservative largest party

Last updated January 07, 2024

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%. This was the last time the Epping Residents Association had representation on the district council.

By-elections

Sheering by-election

Councillor Yeo who previously represented Sheering died in early 1999 prompting a by-election which was subsequently won by the Conservatives' John Harrington who completed Yeo's term until being elected to a full term in 2000.

Sheering by-election 25 February 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Harrington	371	50.9	23.3
	Liberal Democrats		276	37.9	10.4
	Labour		82	11.2	13.0
Majority			95	13.0	7.8
Turnout			729	32.9	1.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Results

Broadway

Broadway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Davis	703	77.6	1.3
	Conservative	Lorne Daniel	203	22.4	1.3
Majority			500	55.2	2.6
Turnout			906	22.3	4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Woollard	580	64.8	0.6
	Conservative	George Denny	207	23.1	0.5
	Labour	Lynn Baddock	108	12.1	1.1
Majority			373	41.7	0.1
Turnout			895	26.1	5.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Heavens	889	53.0	6.6
	Conservative	Richard Watts	713	42.5	8.5
	Labour	Janice Croke	74	4.4	2.0
Majority			176	10.5	15.1
Turnout			1,676	32.7	0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Wright	290	50.0	7.2
	Conservative	Frank Love	212	36.6	6.9
	Labour	Sheila Spring	78	13.4	12.4
Majority			78	13.4	0.3
Turnout			580	44.3	31.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Debden Green

Debden Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Huckle	635	75.5	0.6
	Conservative	Derek Knight	206	24.5	0.6
Majority			429	51.0	1.2
Turnout			841	21.1	2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Whitehouse	968	50.1	9.2
	Conservative	Diana Collins	784	40.6	11.2
	Labour	Vivien Cave	181	9.4	1.9
Majority			184	9.5	20.4
Turnout			1,933	40.7	5.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Smith	704	49.4	13.1
	Labour	Barry Johns	435	30.5	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Whitehouse	287	20.1	8.4
Majority			269	18.9	9.5
Turnout			1,426	30.2	0.8
	Conservative gain from Epping Residents Association		Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Spencer	638	54.9	6.3
	Conservative	Hilary Wood	422	36.3	15.1
	Labour	Ronald Rodwell	102	8.8	8.8
Majority			216	18.6
Turnout			1,162	26.0	1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Greensted and Marden Ash

Greensted and Marden Ash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Jacobs	393	53.8	8.8
	Conservative	Nicola Deller	172	23.5	4.9
	Labour	Robert MacDonald	166	22.7	4.1
Majority			221	30.3	13.5
Turnout			731	39.8	3.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

High Beech

High Beech
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norma Green	578	78.6	21.6
	Labour	Sidney Miller	102	13.9	10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lucille Thompson	55	7.5	10.8
Majority			476	64.7	32.4
Turnout			735	34.2	9.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Easlea	357	54.0	7.5
	Conservative	Stephen Metcalfe	304	46.0	20.4
Majority			53	8.0	27.6
Turnout			661	37.8	21.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Boatman	629	61.2	8.7
	Conservative	Norma Pearce	300	29.2	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Netherclift	99	9.6	5.0
Majority			329	32.0	23.2
Turnout			1,028	24.6	8.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Loughton Residents	Brian Moore	503	53.6	0.3
	Conservative	Ian Locks	309	32.9	8.6
	Labour	Thomas Owen	126	13.4	8.3
Majority			194	20.7	8.9
Turnout			938	22.5	5.0
	Loughton Residents hold		Swing

Moreton and Matching

Moreton and Matching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Morgan	Unopposed
Majority			N/A	100%	24.6
Turnout			N/A	N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Carr	607	70.3	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Alldis	256	29.7	34.2
Majority			351	40.6	14.1
Turnout			863	23.5	3.0
	Independent hold		Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dave Stallan	816	65.5	1.1
	Labour	Derek Clark	337	27.0	8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Monica Richardson	93	7.5	7.5
Majority			479	38.5	9.7
Turnout			1,246	27.7	0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shelley

Shelley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Barnes	261	79.6	8.2
	Conservative	Jeremy Dean	67	20.4	8.2
Majority			194	59.2	14.8
Turnout			328	23.8	12.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Dickins	791	60.8	9.2
	Labour	Stanley Riley	405	31.1	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Black	106	8.1	1.5
Majority			386	29.7	19.9
Turnout			1,302	22.8	4.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald Chidley	561	63.5	26.5
	Labour	Fitzherbert Harewood	283	32.0	26.2
	Liberal Democrats	Olive Dunseath	40	4.5	0.3
Majority			278	31.5	19.1
Turnout			884	25.9	4.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Taylor	515	50.2	11.4
	Labour	John Langer	435	42.4	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hutchings	76	7.4	0.7
Majority			80	7.8
Turnout			1,026	24.9	0.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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