1999 Epping Forest District Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1999 Epping Forest District Council election England Parliamentary no yes 29.0% 0.4% 1998 Epping Forest District Council election 1998 2000 Epping Forest District Council election 2000 20 seats to Epping Forest District Council 29 6 May 1999 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats, 36.7% 16 18 4 8,173 42.7% 6.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 18 seats, 29.6% 17 14 4 5,060 26.4% 3.2% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 seats, 20.1% 14 16 1 4,818 25.1% 5.0% 95x50px|Blank Loughton Residents Association 7 seats, 9.0% 7 7 503 2.6% 13.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 3 seats, N/A 3 3 607 3.2% N/A 95x50px|Blank Epping Residents 008000 1 seat, 1.6% 1 0 1 N/A N/A N/A 1999 Epping Forest District Council local election results map (revised).png 400px Winner of each seat at the 1999 Epping Forest District Council election Council control Council control after election No overall control Labour largest party No overall control Labour 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. Background 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. By-elections Waltham Abbey East by-election Waltham Abbey East By-Election 22 October 1998 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dickins 633 60.2 8.6 Labour Party (UK) 336 31.9 9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 83 7.9 1.3 297 28.3 N/A 1,052 18.2 8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 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 Conservative Party (UK) John Harrington 371 50.9 23.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 276 37.9 10.4 Labour Party (UK) 82 11.2 13.0 95 13.0 N/A 729 32.9 1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Summary 1996 Epping Forest District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Epping-Forest-1973-2012.pdf Epping Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012 Elections Centre Conservative Party (UK) 6 4 31.5 12 18 30.5 8,173 42.7 6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 1 36.8 9 16 27.1 4,818 25.9 5.0 Labour Party (UK) 4 4 13.7 9 14 28.8 5,060 26.4 3.2 Loughton Residents Association 1 5.2 6 7 11.8 503 2.6 13.2 Independent (politician) 2 10.4 2 3 6.7 607 3.2 N/A Chigwell Residents #005598 0 0.0 1 1 1.6 N/A N/A N/A Epping Residents #008000 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A Ward results http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/42.stm BBC News UK Politics Local Elections 2000 Epping Forest BBC News Buckhurst Hill East Buckhurst Hill East Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Woollard 580 64.8 0.6 Conservative Party (UK) George Denny 207 23.1 0.5 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Baddock 108 12.1 1.1 373 41.7 0.1 895 26.1 5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Buckhurst Hill West Buckhurst Hill West Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Heavens 889 53.0 6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Watts 713 42.5 8.5 Labour Party (UK) Janice Croke 74 4.4 2.0 176 10.5 15.1 1,676 32.7 0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Ongar Chipping Ongar Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Wright 290 50.0 7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Love 212 36.6 6.9 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Spring 78 13.4 12.4 78 13.4 0.3 580 44.3 31.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Debden Green Debden Green Labour Party (UK) Gillian Huckle 635 75.5 0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Knight 206 24.5 0.6 429 51.0 1.2 841 21.1 2.8 Labour Party (UK) Epping Hemnall Epping Hemnall Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Whitehouse 968 50.1 9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Collins 784 40.6 11.2 Labour Party (UK) Vivien Cave 181 9.4 1.9 184 9.5 20.4 1,933 40.7 5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Epping Lindsey Epping Lindsey Conservative Party (UK) Penny Smith 704 49.4 13.1 Labour Party (UK) Barry Johns 435 30.5 3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanne Whitehouse 287 20.1 8.4 269 18.9 9.5 1,426 30.2 0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Residents Association Grange Hill Grange Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Spencer 638 54.9 6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Wood 422 36.3 15.1 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Rodwell 102 8.8 8.8 216 18.6 1,162 26.0 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Greensted and Marden Ash Greensted and Marden Ash Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Jacobs 393 53.8 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Deller 172 23.5 4.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert MacDonald 166 22.7 4.1 221 30.3 13.5 731 39.8 3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) High Beech High Beech Conservative Party (UK) Norma Green 578 78.6 21.6 Labour Party (UK) Sidney Miller 102 13.9 10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lucille Thompson 55 7.5 10.8 476 64.7 32.4 735 34.2 9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lambourne Lambourne Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Easlea 357 54.0 7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Metcalfe 304 46.0 20.4 53 8.0 27.6 661 37.8 21.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Loughton Broadway Loughton Broadway Labour Party (UK) Joan Davis 703 77.6 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lorne Daniel 203 22.4 1.3 500 55.2 2.6 906 22.3 4.3 Labour Party (UK) Loughton Roding Loughton Roding Labour Party (UK) Maureen Boatman 629 61.2 8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Norma Pearce 300 29.2 18.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Netherclift 99 9.6 5.0 329 32.0 23.2 1,028 24.6 8.8 Labour Party (UK) Loughton St. John's Loughton St John's Loughton Residents Association Brian Moore 503 53.6 0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Locks 309 32.9 8.6 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Owen 126 13.4 8.3 194 20.7 8.9 938 22.5 5.0 Loughton Residents Association Moreton and Matching Moreton and Matching Independent (politician) Richard Morgan N/A 100% 24.6 N/A N/A N/A Independent (politician) Nazeing Nazeing Independent (politician) John Carr 607 70.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Michael Alldis 256 29.7 34.2 351 40.6 14.1 863 23.5 3.0 Independent (politician) North Weald Bassett North Weald Bassett Conservative Party (UK) Dave Stallan 816 65.5 1.1 Labour Party (UK) Derek Clark 337 27.0 8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Monica Richardson 93 7.5 7.5 479 38.5 9.7 1,246 27.7 0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Shelley Shelley Labour Party (UK) Ronald Barnes 261 79.6 8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Dean 67 20.4 8.2 194 59.2 14.8 328 23.8 12.5 Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey East Waltham Abbey East Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dickins 791 60.8 9.2 Labour Party (UK) Stanley Riley 405 31.1 10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ingrid Black 106 8.1 1.5 386 29.7 19.9 1,302 22.8 4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey Paternoster Waltham Abbey Paternoster Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Chidley 561 63.5 26.5 Labour Party (UK) Fitzherbert Harewood 283 32.0 26.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Dunseath 40 4.5 0.3 278 31.5 19.1 884 25.9 4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey West Waltham Abbey West Conservative Party (UK) Harold Taylor 515 50.2 11.4 Labour Party (UK) John Langer 435 42.4 10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Hutchings 76 7.4 0.7 80 7.8 1,026 24.9 0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1999 Epping Forest election result Ward results 1999 Category:1999 English local elections Category:1990s in Essex