1999 Epping Forest District Council election

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1999 Epping Forest District Council election
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  1998 6 May 1999 2000  

20 seats to Epping Forest District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.0% Decrease2.svg0.4%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election16 seats, 36.7%15 seats, 20.1%17 seats, 29.6%
Seats before171416
Seats won191514
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3
Popular vote8,1734,8185,060
Percentage42.7%25.1%26.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.0%Increase2.svg5.0%Decrease2.svg3.2%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Loughton Residents Independent Epping Residents
Last election7 seats, 9.0%3 seats1 seat, 1.6%
Seats before731
Seats won710
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote503607N/A
Percentage2.6%3.2%N/A
SwingDecrease2.svg13.2%N/AN/A

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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

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.

Contents

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harrington37150.9Increase2.svg23.3
Liberal Democrats 27637.9Decrease2.svg10.4
Labour 8211.2Decrease2.svg13.0
Majority 9513.0Decrease2.svg7.8
Turnout 72932.9Decrease2.svg1.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ward results

Broadway

Broadway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Davis70377.6Decrease2.svg1.3
Conservative Lorne Daniel20322.4Increase2.svg1.3
Majority 50055.2Decrease2.svg2.6
Turnout 90622.3Decrease2.svg4.3
Labour hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Woollard58064.8Increase2.svg0.6
Conservative George Denny20723.1Increase2.svg0.5
Labour Lynn Baddock10812.1Decrease2.svg1.1
Majority 37341.7Increase2.svg0.1
Turnout 89526.1Decrease2.svg5.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Heavens88953.0Decrease2.svg6.6
Conservative Richard Watts71342.5Increase2.svg8.5
Labour Janice Croke744.4Decrease2.svg2.0
Majority 17610.5Decrease2.svg15.1
Turnout 1,67632.7Increase2.svg0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Wright29050.0Increase2.svg7.2
Conservative Frank Love21236.6Increase2.svg6.9
Labour Sheila Spring7813.4Decrease2.svg12.4
Majority 7813.4Increase2.svg0.3
Turnout 58044.3Increase2.svg31.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Debden Green

Debden Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Huckle63575.5Decrease2.svg0.6
Conservative Derek Knight20624.5Increase2.svg0.6
Majority 42951.0Decrease2.svg1.2
Turnout 84121.1Decrease2.svg2.8
Labour hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Whitehouse96850.1Decrease2.svg9.2
Conservative Diana Collins78440.6Increase2.svg11.2
Labour Vivien Cave1819.4Decrease2.svg1.9
Majority 1849.5Decrease2.svg20.4
Turnout 1,93340.7Increase2.svg5.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Smith70449.4Increase2.svg13.1
Labour Barry Johns43530.5Increase2.svg3.6
Liberal Democrats Joanne Whitehouse28720.1Increase2.svg8.4
Majority 26918.9Increase2.svg9.5
Turnout 1,42630.2Increase2.svg0.8
Conservative gain from Epping Residents Association Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer63854.9Increase2.svg6.3
Conservative Hilary Wood42236.3Decrease2.svg15.1
Labour Ronald Rodwell1028.8Increase2.svg8.8
Majority 21618.6
Turnout 1,16226.0Decrease2.svg1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Greensted and Marden Ash

Greensted and Marden Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Jacobs39353.8Decrease2.svg8.8
Conservative Nicola Deller17223.5Increase2.svg4.9
Labour Robert MacDonald16622.7Increase2.svg4.1
Majority 22130.3Decrease2.svg13.5
Turnout 73139.8Increase2.svg3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

High Beech

High Beech
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Green57878.6Increase2.svg21.6
Labour Sidney Miller10213.9Decrease2.svg10.8
Liberal Democrats Lucille Thompson557.5Decrease2.svg10.8
Majority 47664.7Increase2.svg32.4
Turnout 73534.2Increase2.svg9.2
Conservative hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Easlea35754.0Decrease2.svg7.5
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 30446.0Increase2.svg20.4
Majority 538.0Decrease2.svg27.6
Turnout 66137.8Decrease2.svg21.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Boatman62961.2Decrease2.svg8.7
Conservative Norma Pearce30029.2Increase2.svg18.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Netherclift999.6Increase2.svg5.0
Majority 32932.0Decrease2.svg23.2
Turnout 1,02824.6Decrease2.svg8.8
Labour hold Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Brian Moore50353.6Decrease2.svg0.3
Conservative Ian Locks30932.9Increase2.svg8.6
Labour Thomas Owen12613.4Decrease2.svg8.3
Majority 19420.7Decrease2.svg8.9
Turnout 93822.5Decrease2.svg5.0
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Moreton and Matching

Moreton and Matching
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Morgan Unopposed
Majority N/A100%Increase2.svg24.6
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Independent hold Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Carr60770.3N/A
Conservative Michael Alldis25629.7Decrease2.svg34.2
Majority 35140.6Increase2.svg14.1
Turnout 86323.5Decrease2.svg3.0
Independent hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dave Stallan81665.5Increase2.svg1.1
Labour Derek Clark33727.0Decrease2.svg8.6
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson937.5Increase2.svg7.5
Majority 47938.5Increase2.svg9.7
Turnout 1,24627.7Increase2.svg0.9
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Barnes26179.6Decrease2.svg8.2
Conservative Jeremy Dean6720.4Increase2.svg8.2
Majority 19459.2Increase2.svg14.8
Turnout 32823.8Decrease2.svg12.5
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Dickins79160.8Increase2.svg9.2
Labour Stanley Riley40531.1Decrease2.svg10.7
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black1068.1Increase2.svg1.5
Majority 38629.7Increase2.svg19.9
Turnout 1,30222.8Decrease2.svg4.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Chidley56163.5Increase2.svg26.5
Labour Fitzherbert Harewood28332.0Decrease2.svg26.2
Liberal Democrats Olive Dunseath404.5Decrease2.svg0.3
Majority 27831.5Increase2.svg19.1
Turnout 88425.9Increase2.svg4.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Taylor51550.2Increase2.svg11.4
Labour John Langer43542.4Decrease2.svg10.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Hutchings767.4Decrease2.svg0.7
Majority 807.8
Turnout 1,02624.9Decrease2.svg0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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