1983 Epping Forest District Council election

1983 English local election August 2025 September 2025 1983 Epping Forest District Council election Essex parliamentary 1982 Epping Forest District Council election 1982 1983 5 5 y 1984 Epping Forest District Council election 1984 20 seats to Epping Forest District Council 30 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 42 seats, 47.5% 42 39 3 13,119 46.6% 0.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 12 seats, 20.4% 12 13 1 7,641 27.1% 6.4% 95x50px|Blank Loughton Residents Association 3 seats, 8.8% 3 4 1 1,482 5.2% 3.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 2 seats, 0.5% 2 2 382 1.3% 0.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 0 seats, N/A 0 1 1 768 2.7% N/A 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 seats, 21.6% 0 0 4,602 16.3% 5.3% 1983 Epping Forest District Council local election results map.png 400px Winner of each seat at the 1983 Epping Forest District Council election Leader Leader after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 20 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council remained under Conservative majority control. Background The 1983 Epping Forest District Council election was held on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. The election occurred amid significant political and social developments nationally, including rising unemployment, the continued prominence of the Conservative government led by Margaret Thatcher, and the rise of the Liberal-SDP Alliance, which had formed in 1981 following the split of several moderate Labour MPs. The election was also notable locally for the continued growth of the Loughton Residents Association (LRA), a local political group formed in 1981 to advocate for greater transparency and resident involvement in council decision-making. The Conservatives retained control of Epping Forest District Council but faced challenges on multiple fronts. In Loughton, the LRA continued to gain seats from the Conservatives, winning an additional seat in Loughton St. Johns, demonstrating the growing influence of residents’ groups in the district. Labour remained a smaller but established presence, while the Liberal-SDP Alliance made significant inroads, coming closest to winning their first council seat in Chipping Ongar, where they finished just 34 votes behind the Conservative candidate. Another highlight of the election was the election of Richard Morgan in Moreton and Matching, beginning a 40-year tenure on the council that would last until 2027. Morgan’s victory marked the start of one of the longest continuous periods of service by a single councillor in Epping Forest’s history, the other being Cllr Stephen Murray (elected in 1982) Nationally, the election took place during a period of political tension and social change. The United Kingdom was experiencing record unemployment, the introduction of new economic measures by the Thatcher government, and debates over the one-pound coin and other fiscal policies. Results summary 1983 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 2 February 2025 en 2013 live Conservative Party (UK) 13 3 72.2 26 39 66.1 13,119 46.6 0.9 Labour Party (UK) 4 1 6.7 9 13 22.0 7,641 27.1 6.4 Loughton Residents Association 1 1 1.6 3 4 6.7 1,482 5.2 3.6 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 2 2 3.3 382 1.3 0.8 Independent Conservative 1 1 1.6 1 1 1.6 768 2.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,602 16.3 5.3 Ecology Party 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 104 0.4 0.1 Ward results Buckhurst Hill East Buckhurst Hill East Conservative Party (UK) C. Perry* 752 52.4 2.6 Labour Party (UK) L. Baddock 351 24.4 6.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Hall 333 23.2 8.8 401 27.9 10.1 1,436 37.3 9.0 3,853 Conservative Party (UK) Buckhurst Hill West Buckhurst Hill West Conservative Party (UK) I. Beattie* 1,264 70.3 5.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Eveling 355 19.7 6.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Green 179 10.0 1.3 909 50.6 11.7 1,798 38.6 0.3 4,658 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Ongar Chipping Ongar Conservative Party (UK) F. Love* 366 52.4 16.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. James 332 47.6 N/A 34 4.9 32.2 698 55.0 17.9 1,270 Conservative Party (UK) Debden Green Debden Green Labour Party (UK) R. Cornell 891 65.9 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Phillips 267 19.7 1.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Millett 194 14.3 2.9 624 46.2 18.9 1,352 35.9 0.8 3,762 Labour Party (UK) Epping Hemnall Epping Hemnall Conservative Party (UK) B. Carpenter 1,049 53.8 5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Eves 458 23.5 9.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Speake 390 20.0 2.9 Ecology Party R. Boenke 52 2.7 1.1 591 30.3 15.0 1,949 43.1 2.7 4,522 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Lindsey Epping Lindsey Conservative Party (UK) A. O'Brien* 1,080 48.9 4.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Payne 625 28.3 1.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Davy 431 19.5 3.7 Ecology Party T. Broughton 72 3.3 1.0 455 20.6 6.2 2,208 45.2 0.1 4,880 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Hill Grange Hill Conservative Party (UK) A. Bryant* 1,019 62.2 4.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Thompson 474 29.0 4.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Prince 144 8.8 0.1 545 33.3 8.6 1,637 36.7 1.2 4,456 Conservative Party (UK) Greensted & Marden Ash Greensted & Marden Ash Conservative Party (UK) C. Maclennan 503 56.5 10.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Barnes 195 21.9 11.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Searl 192 21.6 N/A 308 34.6 0.7 890 49.0 30.6 1,815 Conservative Party (UK) High Beech High Beech Conservative Party (UK) H. Taylor* 419 54.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance F. Little 176 22.9 N/A Independent Conservative R. Knibb 172 22.4 2.9 243 31.7 2.3 767 35.2 37.6 2,181 Conservative Party (UK) Lambourne Lambourne Conservative Party (UK) R. Amanet* 541 57.6 2.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Huckle 398 42.4 2.8 143 15.2 5.6 939 64.8 8.6 1,450 Conservative Party (UK) Loughton Broadway Loughton Broadway Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 1,019 57.6 13.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Pettman 404 22.8 14.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Holman 346 19.6 1.2 615 34.8 4.9 1,769 40.4 0.7 4,380 Labour Party (UK) Loughton Roding Loughton Roding Labour Party (UK) M. Newman 652 32.3 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Swallow 591 29.2 14.1 Loughton Residents Association C. Johnson 536 26.5 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Lowe 242 12.0 11.2 61 3.0 6.8 2,021 49.8 4.4 4,056 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Loughton St. Johns Loughton St. Johns Loughton Residents Association R. Curtis 946 49.6 6.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Brady* 755 39.6 2.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Markham 155 8.1 1.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Richardson 50 2.6 8.6 191 10.0 N/A 1,906 45.8 0.3 4,161 Loughton Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Moreton & Matching Moreton & Matching Independent Conservative Richard Morgan 596 73.9 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Carter 211 26.1 N/A 385 47.7 N/A 807 86.7 N/A 931 Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Nazeing Nazeing Conservative Party (UK) E. Downes 1,012 70.2 4.4 Labour Party (UK) I. Brent 430 29.8 4.4 582 40.4 8.8 1,442 39.1 3.4 3,689 Conservative Party (UK) North Weald Bassett North Weald Bassett Conservative Party (UK) I. Abbey* 988 58.2 2.0 Independent R. Wyness 382 22.5 11.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Grenville-Brown 328 19.3 9.7 606 35.7 4.5 1,698 41.9 0.4 4,055 Conservative Party (UK) Shelley Shelley Labour Party (UK) R. Barnes* 562 78.3 17.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Docherty 156 21.7 17.3 406 56.5 34.6 718 51.5 25.7 1,393 Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey East Waltham Abbey East Conservative Party (UK) D. Esau* 864 57.4 0.3 Labour Party (UK) F. Harewood 379 25.2 1.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Pettman 261 17.4 1.3 485 32.2 0.7 1,504 32.0 7.4 4,693 Conservative Party (UK) Waltham Abbey Paternoster Waltham Abbey Paternoster Labour Party (UK) C. Hewins* 763 55.4 10.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Bellamy 503 36.5 5.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Fuller 111 8.1 15.5 260 18.9 4.6 1,377 38.4 1.4 3,588 Labour Party (UK) Waltham Abbey West Waltham Abbey West Conservative Party (UK) H. Smith* 644 49.2 7.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Murray 481 36.7 8.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Jenkinson 184 14.1 15.5 163 12.5 0.4 1,309 35.4 0.6 3,694 Conservative Party (UK) References Epping Forest District Council election Epping Forest District Council election, 1983 Category:Epping Forest District Council elections