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20 seats to Epping Forest District Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1999 Epping Forest District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The 1999 Epping Forest District Council election would prove to be a turning point in Epping Forest’s political history. Labour, which had steadily grown its strength during the 1990s, remained the largest party on the council in 1999 — the last time it would ever do so. The party’s national popularity under Tony Blair had filtered down into district politics, giving Labour unprecedented prominence in a council traditionally dominated by Conservatives and local resident groups. However, warning signs for Labour’s long-term position were already present. The party lost all three Waltham Abbey seats it had been defending, foreshadowing its future decline in the district. By 2011, Labour would hold no seats on the council, ending a once significant local presence.
For the Conservatives, the 1999 results offered modest reassurance after a difficult decade. Though still some way from their former dominance, they made inroads in traditional strongholds, particularly in Waltham Abbey, where Labour’s losses provided an opening. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats maintained a steady base, continuing to perform well in areas such as Buckhurst Hill and parts of Loughton, while the various residents’ associations retained their footholds, reflecting the district’s distinctive pattern of localist politics.
The 1999 election, therefore, stands as both a high-water mark and the beginning of a long decline for Labour in Epping Forest, as the council chamber would gradually revert to competition between Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and local independents in the decades that followed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Dickins | 633 | 60.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | 336 | 31.9 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats | 83 | 7.9 | ![]() | ||
Majority | 297 | 28.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,052 | 18.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Harrington | 371 | 50.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 276 | 37.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour | 82 | 11.2 | ![]() | ||
Majority | 95 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 729 | 32.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
1996 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 | 6 | ![]() | 31.5 | 12 | 18 | 30.5 | 8,173 | 42.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 7 | ![]() | 36.8 | 9 | 16 | 27.1 | 4,818 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | 4 | ![]() | 13.7 | 9 | 14 | 28.8 | 5,060 | 26.4 | ![]() | |
Loughton Residents | 1 | ![]() | 5.2 | 6 | 7 | 11.8 | 503 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Independent | 2 | ![]() | 10.4 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 607 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Chigwell Residents | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Epping Residents | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Woollard | 580 | 64.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | George Denny | 207 | 23.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Lynn Baddock | 108 | 12.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 373 | 41.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 895 | 26.1 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Heavens | 889 | 53.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Richard Watts | 713 | 42.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Janice Croke | 74 | 4.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 176 | 10.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,676 | 32.7 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Keith Wright | 290 | 50.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Frank Love | 212 | 36.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sheila Spring | 78 | 13.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 78 | 13.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 580 | 44.3 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gillian Huckle | 635 | 75.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Derek Knight | 206 | 24.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 429 | 51.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 841 | 21.1 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Whitehouse | 968 | 50.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Diana Collins | 784 | 40.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Vivien Cave | 181 | 9.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 184 | 9.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,933 | 40.7 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Penny Smith | 704 | 49.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Barry Johns | 435 | 30.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Whitehouse | 287 | 20.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 269 | 18.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,426 | 30.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Epping Residents Association | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Spencer | 638 | 54.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Hilary Wood | 422 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Ronald Rodwell | 102 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 216 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,162 | 26.0 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Derek Jacobs | 393 | 53.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Nicola Deller | 172 | 23.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Robert MacDonald | 166 | 22.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 221 | 30.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 731 | 39.8 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norma Green | 578 | 78.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sidney Miller | 102 | 13.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 55 | 7.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 476 | 64.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 735 | 34.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Easlea | 357 | 54.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stephen Metcalfe | 304 | 46.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 53 | 8.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 661 | 37.8 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joan Davis | 703 | 77.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Lorne Daniel | 203 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 500 | 55.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 906 | 22.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Maureen Boatman | 629 | 61.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Norma Pearce | 300 | 29.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Netherclift | 99 | 9.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 329 | 32.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,028 | 24.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Brian Moore | 503 | 53.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ian Locks | 309 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Labour | Thomas Owen | 126 | 13.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 194 | 20.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 938 | 22.5 | ![]() | ||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Majority | N/A | 100% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Carr | 607 | 70.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michael Alldis | 256 | 29.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 351 | 40.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 863 | 23.5 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dave Stallan | 816 | 65.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Derek Clark | 337 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Monica Richardson | 93 | 7.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 479 | 38.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,246 | 27.7 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Barnes | 261 | 79.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jeremy Dean | 67 | 20.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 194 | 59.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 328 | 23.8 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Dickins | 791 | 60.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Stanley Riley | 405 | 31.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 106 | 8.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 386 | 29.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,302 | 22.8 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Chidley | 561 | 63.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Fitzherbert Harewood | 283 | 32.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Olive Dunseath | 40 | 4.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 278 | 31.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 884 | 25.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harold Taylor | 515 | 50.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Langer | 435 | 42.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Hutchings | 76 | 7.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 80 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,026 | 24.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |