Epping Forest Council election, 1999

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%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 19
*Liberal Democrat 15
*Labour 14
*Residents 7
*Independent 3
*Others 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 36.8
votes % = 42.7
votes = 8,173
plus/minus = +6.0Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 6
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 31.6
votes % = 25.1
votes = 4,818
plus/minus = +5.0Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 21.1
votes % = 26.4
votes = 5,060
plus/minus = -3.2Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 5.3
votes % = 3.2
votes = 607
plus/minus = +3.2Election Summary
party = Loughton Residents Association
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 5.3
votes % = 2.6
votes = 503
plus/minus = -13.2

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Davis
votes = 703
percentage = 77.6
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorne Daniel
votes = 203
percentage = 22.4
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 500
percentage = 55.2
change = -2.6Election box turnout
votes = 906
percentage = 22.3
change = -4.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Woollard
votes = 580
percentage = 64.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Denny
votes = 207
percentage = 23.1
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Baddock
votes = 108
percentage = 12.1
change = -1.1Election box majority
votes = 373
percentage = 41.7
change = +0.1Election box turnout
votes = 895
percentage = 26.1
change = -5.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Heavens
votes = 889
percentage = 53.0
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Watts
votes = 713
percentage = 42.5
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janice Croke
votes = 74
percentage = 4.4
change = -2.0Election box majority
votes = 176
percentage = 10.5
change = -15.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,676
percentage = 32.7
change = +0.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Wright
votes = 290
percentage = 50.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Love
votes = 212
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Spring
votes = 78
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 78
percentage = 13.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 580
percentage = 44.3
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Huckle
votes = 635
percentage = 75.5
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Knight
votes = 206
percentage = 24.5
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 429
percentage = 51.0
change = -1.2Election box turnout
votes = 841
percentage = 21.1
change = -2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Whitehouse
votes = 968
percentage = 50.1
change = -9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Collins
votes = 784
percentage = 40.6
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vivien Cave
votes = 181
percentage = 9.4
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 9.5
change = -20.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,933
percentage = 40.7
change = +5.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Penny Smith
votes = 704
percentage = 49.4
change = +13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Johns
votes = 435
percentage = 30.5
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joanne Whitehouse
votes = 287
percentage = 20.1
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 269
percentage = 18.9
change = +9.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,426
percentage = 30.2
change = +0.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Spencer
votes = 638
percentage = 54.9
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hilary Wood
votes = 422
percentage = 36.3
change = -15.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Rodwell
votes = 102
percentage = 8.8
change = +8.8Election box majority
votes = 216
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,162
percentage = 26.0
change = -1.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Jacobs
votes = 393
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicola Deller
votes = 172
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert MacDonald
votes = 166
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 221
percentage = 30.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 731
percentage = 39.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norma Green
votes = 578
percentage = 78.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sidney Miller
votes = 102
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lucille Thompson
votes = 55
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 476
percentage = 64.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 735
percentage = 34.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Metcalfe
votes = 357
percentage = 54.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Easlea
votes = 304
percentage = 46.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 53
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 661
percentage = 37.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Boatman
votes = 629
percentage = 61.2
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norma Pearce
votes = 300
percentage = 29.2
change = +18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Netherclift
votes = 99
percentage = 9.6
change = +5.0Election box majority
votes = 329
percentage = 32.0
change = -23.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,028
percentage = 24.6
change = -8.8

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Brian Moore
votes = 503
percentage = 53.6
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Locks
votes = 309
percentage = 32.9
change = +8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Owen
votes = 126
percentage = 13.4
change = -8.3Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 20.7
change = -8.9Election box turnout
votes = 938
percentage = 22.5
change = -5.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Carr
votes = 607
percentage = 70.3
change = +70.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Alldis
votes = 256
percentage = 29.7
change = -34.2Election box majority
votes = 351
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 863
percentage = 23.5
change = -3.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Stallan
votes = 816
percentage = 65.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Clark
votes = 337
percentage = 27.0
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Monica Richardson
votes = 93
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box majority
votes = 479
percentage = 38.5
change = +9.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,246
percentage = 27.7
change = +0.9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Reginald Chidley
votes = 561
percentage = 63.5
change = +26.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fitzherbert Harewood
votes = 283
percentage = 32.0
change = -26.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Olive Dunseath
votes = 40
percentage = 4.5
change = -0.3Election box majority
votes = 278
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 884
percentage = 25.9
change = +4.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Barnes
votes = 261
percentage = 79.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Dean
votes = 67
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 194
percentage = 59.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 328
percentage = 23.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Dickins
votes = 791
percentage = 60.8
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Riley
votes = 405
percentage = 31.1
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ingrid Black
votes = 106
percentage = 8.1
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 386
percentage = 29.7
change = +19.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,302
percentage = 22.8
change = -4.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Taylor
votes = 515
percentage = 50.2
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Langer
votes = 435
percentage = 42.4
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Hutchings
votes = 76
percentage = 7.4
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,026
percentage = 24.9
change = -0.8

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/94.stm 1999 Epping Forest election result]
* [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Library/files/policy_unit/2000results.pdf Ward results]

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