1987 Epping Forest District Council election

1987 UK local government election 1987 Epping Forest District Council election Essex parliamentary 1986 Epping Forest District Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Epping Forest District Council election 1988 19 seats to Epping Forest District Council 30 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 34 seats, 40.6% 34 34 16,453 52.0% 11.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 12 seats, 28.8% 12 12 7,538 23.8% 5.0% 95x50px|Blank Loughton Residents Association 6 seats, 10.5% 6 6 1,092 3.4% 7.1% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 seats, 19.3% 4 4 5,896 18.6% 0.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 2 seats, 0.3% 2 2 N/A N/A N/A 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative N/A 1 1 666 2.1% N/A 1987 Epping Forest District Council local election results map.png 400px Winner of each seat at the 1987 Epping Forest District Council election Leader Leader after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1987 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 19 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control. Background The 1987 Epping Forest District Council election was held on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. These were held against a backdrop of political turbulence and shifting national fortunes. Britain entered the year under the grip of the January cold wave, one of the most severe in decades, which left much of the country paralysed by snow and sub-zero temperatures. Meanwhile, the Conservative government continued its programme of privatisation, with British Airways floated on the stock exchange in February, signalling the pace of economic change. National politics was also shaken by tragedy and controversy: the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise in March, the IRA bombing in Rheindahlen, and a string of by-elections that revealed fluctuating fortunes for the opposition parties, particularly the SDP–Liberal Alliance. Locally, the Conservatives managed to hold overall control of the council, consolidating their strength in several key wards. They made notable gains in the vote share in Paternoster, Loughton Broadway, and Debden Green, taking advantage of a decline in Labour support across the district. In some areas, the party's dominance was overwhelming, with margins of over 60% of the vote, reflecting both the national economic optimism of early 1987 and the strong organisational base the Conservatives enjoyed in Essex. The SDP–Liberal Alliance, despite retaining a solid vote share, was unable to convert this support into additional seats. Their position remained largely static, with respectable second-place finishes in wards such as Buckhurst Hill East and Grange Hill, but without the breakthroughs that had been seen in neighbouring authorities earlier in the decade. Labour, by contrast, endured a difficult election. Their vote share fell by more than five percentage points across the district, leaving them struggling to defend seats outside traditional strongholds such as Shelley and Debden. The results underlined the party's weakness in suburban Essex on the eve of the 1987 general election, where similar patterns would be repeated on a national scale. Results summary 1987 Epping Forest District Council electionSource:Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Epping Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Epping-Forest-1973-2012.pdf The elections centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250202104615/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Epping-Forest-1973-2012.pdf 2025-02-02 en 2013 live Conservative Party (UK) 14 73.6 20 34 57.6 16,453 52.0 11.4 Labour Party (UK) 4 21.0 8 12 20.3 7,538 23.8 5.0 Loughton Residents Association 1 5.2 5 6 10.1 1,092 3.4 7.2 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 4 4 6.6 5,896 18.6 0.7 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 2 2 3.3 N/A N/A N/A Independent Conservative 1 5.2 1 1 1.6 666 2.1 N/A Ward results Buckhurst Hill East Buckhurst Hill East Conservative Party (UK) M. Bell 890 46.0 7.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Lowe 822 42.5 0.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Goodwin 223 11.5 6.4 68 3.5 1.2 1,935 49.8 0.4 3,885 Conservative Party (UK) Buckhurst Hill West Buckhurst Hill West Conservative Party (UK) I. Beattie* 1,378 65.6 14.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance L. Eveling 610 29.0 9.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Baddock 114 5.4 5.0 768 36.6 24.7 2,102 44.3 5.4 4,744 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Ongar Chipping Ongar Conservative Party (UK) F. Love* 396 49.9 2.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Jacobs 326 41.1 6.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Gross 72 9.1 N/A 70 8.8 3.9 794 59.8 4.8 1,328 Conservative Party (UK) Debden Green Debden Green Labour Party (UK) D. Martin 935 61.4 4.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Finn 587 38.6 18.5 348 22.9 22.9 1,522 38.0 3.5 4,009 Labour Party (UK) Epping Hemnall Epping Hemnall Conservative Party (UK) P. Jones 1,150 58.2 13.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Mann 501 25.4 2.0 Labour Party (UK) I. Bell 325 16.4 11.1 649 32.8 5.4 1,976 42.0 3.8 4,709 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Lindsey Epping Lindsey Conservative Party (UK) A. O'Brien* 1,125 48.0 6.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Gent 853 36.4 5.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Sturrock 367 15.7 11.8 272 11.6 0.5 2,345 46.7 5.4 5,017 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Hill Grange Hill Conservative Party (UK) A. Bryant* 1,187 53.8 14.0 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. West 884 40.1 11.3 Labour Party (UK) K. Dracott 134 6.1 2.7 303 13.7 2.1 2,205 46.5 9.0 4,747 Conservative Party (UK) Greensted & Marden Ash Greensted & Marden Ash Conservative Party (UK) C. Henson 524 49.7 6.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Ormsby 417 39.6 18.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Hughes 113 10.7 11.2 107 10.2 24.4 1,054 54.0 5.0 1,951 Conservative Party (UK) High Beech High Beech Conservative Party (UK) A. Watts 782 82.7 28.1 Labour Party (UK) H. McSweeney 164 17.3 N/A 618 65.3 33.6 946 43.2 8.0 2,189 Conservative Party (UK) Lambourne Lambourne Conservative Party (UK) R. Amanet* 621 60.0 2.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Huckle 257 24.8 17.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance K. Easlea 157 15.2 N/A 364 35.2 20.0 1,035 68.4 4.6 1,514 Conservative Party (UK) Loughton Broadway Loughton Broadway Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 1,125 67.4 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Swallow 545 32.6 18.5 580 34.7 22.0 1,670 39.5 4.3 4,230 Labour Party (UK) Loughton Roding Loughton Roding Conservative Party (UK) T. Morris 1,003 52.4 6.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Owen 646 33.8 0.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Humphris 264 13.8 5.7 357 18.7 7.0 1,913 45.3 3.6 4,223 Conservative Party (UK) Loughton St. Johns Loughton St. Johns Loughton Residents Association R. Curtis* 1,092 56.6 2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Manning 685 35.5 1.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Wardell 153 7.9 4.0 407 21.1 0.3 1,930 45.7 4,222 Loughton Residents Association Moreton & Matching Moreton & Matching Independent Conservative R. Morgan* 666 78.5 4.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Ormsby 182 21.5 4.6 484 57.1 9.4 848 51.2 35.5 1,657 Independent Conservative Nazeing Nazeing Conservative Party (UK) E. Downes* 1,148 64.3 35.7 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Wigoder 319 17.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) I. Brent 318 17.8 N/A 829 46.4 53.6 1,785 48.5 N/A 3,677 Conservative Party (UK) North Weald Bassett North Weald Bassett Conservative Party (UK) I. Abbey* 1,263 67.9 32.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance J. Whitehouse 343 18.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Tetlow 255 13.7 N/A 920 49.4 50.6 1,861 42.2 N/A 4,412 Conservative Party (UK) Shelley Shelley Labour Party (UK) R. Barnes* 446 60.5 17.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Innocent 189 25.6 3.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance G. Harmon 102 13.8 N/A 257 34.9 21.6 737 52.2 0.7 1,412 Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey East Waltham Abbey East Conservative Party (UK) D. Spinks 1,387 66.5 16.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Davidson 699 33.5 5.1 688 33.0 21.2 2,086 43.1 2.5 4,843 Conservative Party (UK) Waltham Abbey Paternoster Waltham Abbey Paternoster Labour Party (UK) C. Hewins* 737 50.5 15.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Day 722 49.5 15.5 15 1.0 30.0 1,459 41.3 5.6 3,533 Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey West Waltham Abbey West Conservative Party (UK) W. Weiland 871 56.9 3.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Sherman 455 29.7 16.9 SDP–Liberal Alliance R. Dunstan 206 13.4 N/A 416 27.2 20.5 1,532 40.9 3.0 3,750 Conservative Party (UK) References Epping Forest District Council election Epping Forest District Council election, 1987 Category:Epping Forest District Council elections