1991 Epping Forest District Council election

1991 Epping Forest District Council election
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
20 out of 59 seats to Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Loughton Residents
Last election 36 seats, 39.7% 13 seats, 31.4% 7 seats, 8.9%
Seats before 33 13 7
Seats after 30 14 7
Seat change 6 1
Popular vote 10,500 8,722 1,509
Percentage 36.9% 30.6% 5.3%
Swing 2.5% 0.8% 1.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats SDP Epping Residents
Last election 0 seat, 11.9% 1 seat, 3.5%
(as the old SDP) 		N/A
Seats before 0 1 2 [a]
Seats after 2 2 1
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 4,508 1,340 1,163
Percentage 15.8% 4.7% 4.0%
Swing 3.9% 1.2% N/A
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Conservative
Last election N/A N/A
Seats before 2 [b] 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1,119 N/A
Percentage 3.9% N/A
Swing N/A N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Epping Forest District Council election
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

The 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place during a period of ongoing economic difficulty and political transition in the United Kingdom. The country remained in recession, with unemployment reaching 2,175,000 by May, the highest level since late 1988, and exceeding the European average for the first time since 1987. Many voters were concerned about job security, particularly in manufacturing and financial services, as redundancies continued to rise.

Nationally, the Conservative government, now led by Prime Minister John Major, was managing the unpopular legacy of the Community Charge, or "poll tax," which had sparked protests, non-payment campaigns, and riots in the previous year. The government had announced plans to replace it with the Council Tax in 1993, an effort to mitigate public dissatisfaction while maintaining local government finance. Opinion polls in the months leading up to the election showed Labour gaining ground, with one MORI poll in May placing Labour six points ahead of the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats were also consolidating support, having trebled their national vote share in the fifteen months prior.

Local political issues also reflected these national trends. Voters in Epping Forest were presented with competitive contests across multiple wards, with seats contested by Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, the remnants of the Social Democrats, and local Residents or Ratepayers groups.

Summary

[1]
1991 Epping Forest District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 6 40.0 22 30 50.8 10,500 36.9 2.5
  Labour 5 1 25.0 8 13 22.0 8,722 30.6 0.8
  Loughton Residents 1 5.0 6 7 11.8 1,509 5.3 1.3
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 10.0 3 5.0 4,508 15.8 3.9
  SDP 1 1 5.0 1 2 3.3 1,340 4.7 1.2
  Epping Residents 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 1,163 4.0 N/A
  Independent 1 1 5.0 1 2 1.6 1,119 3.9 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 1 5.0 0 1 1.6 N/A N/A N/A

Results

Source:[2]

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP G. Dunseath 802 43.0 1.2
Conservative M. Bell* 496 26.6 2.1
Liberal Democrats P. Spencer 368 19.7 2.7
Labour Ms L. Baddock 201 10.8 3.6
Majority 306 16.4 3.3
Turnout 1,867 47.3 10.7
Registered electors 3,947
SDP gain from Conservative Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Beattie* 940 48.4 10.4
SDP P. Mason 538 27.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats D. Jenkinson 337 17.3 10.2
Labour B. Mooney 129 6.6 7.1
Majority 402 20.7 10.6
Turnout 1,944 40.4 6.8
Registered electors 4,812
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Wright 409 52.9 11.8
Conservative F. Love* 280 36.2 13.7
Labour R. Gross 84 10.9 1.8
Majority 129 16.7 5.0
Turnout 773 58.1 1.7
Registered electors 1,330
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Debden Green

Debden Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms C. Baggarley 924 66.8 4.4
Conservative L. Daniel 309 22.3 1.3
Liberal Democrats D. Weldon 151 10.9 N/A
Majority 615 44.4 3.2
Turnout 1,384 35.5 10.6
Registered electors 3,899
Labour hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms D. Collins 890 42.8 0.2
Epping Residents Ms J. Jones* 412 19.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ms S. Mann 403 19.4 8.4
Labour B. Green 375 18.0 8.4
Majority 478 23.0 8.2
Turnout 2,080 45.8 1.9
Registered electors 4,541
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Epping Residents A. O'Brien* 751 34.4 N/A
Conservative P. Jones 589 27.0 12.1
Liberal Democrats J. Page 444 20.4 1.6
Labour D. Shenfield 396 18.2 14.4
Majority 162 7.4 0.9
Turnout 2,180 45.6 3.1
Registered electors 4,781
Epping Residents gain from Conservative Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms C. Barrack 939 49.2 0.8
Liberal Democrats I. Gold 811 42.5 2.7
Labour A. Wembourne 159 8.3 3.5
Majority 128 6.7 1.8
Turnout 1,909 41.0 8.0
Registered electors 4,656
Conservative hold Swing

Greensted & Marden Ash

Greensted & Marden Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Jacobs 628 63.7 24.1
Conservative W. White 289 29.3 20.4
Labour Ms G. Huckle 69 7.0 3.7
Majority 339 34.4 44.5
Turnout 986 52.0 1.0
Registered electors 1,896
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

High Beech

High Beech
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Watts* 629 68.1 14.6
Labour P. Chittock 294 31.9 14.6
Majority 335 36.3 29.0
Turnout 923 42.7 0.5
Registered electors 2,162
Conservative hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Cutler 383 41.2 18.8
Liberal Democrats K. Easlea 354 38.1 N/A
Labour C. Pereira 193 20.8 4.0
Majority 29 3.1 32.1
Turnout 930 63.7 4.7
Registered electors 1,460
Conservative hold Swing
Loughton Broadway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms J. Davis 1,225 71.8 4.8
Conservative Ms I. Holman 350 20.5 0.4
Liberal Democrats Ms J. Netherclift 131 7.7 N/A
Majority 875 51.3 4.3
Turnout 1,706 41.4 14.2
Registered electors 4,121
Labour hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Baddock 760 41.9 0.2
Loughton Residents Ms P. Meadows 592 32.6 2.1
Conservative T. Morris* 464 25.6 0.5
Majority 168 9.3 2.3
Turnout 1,816 44.6 8.9
Registered electors 4,072
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Loughton St. Johns

Loughton St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents R. Curtis* 917 55.5 4.3
Conservative Ms S. Creswell 497 30.1 1.9
Labour P. Turner 239 14.5 2.3
Majority 420 25.4 6.1
Turnout 1,653 41.0 5.7
Registered electors 4,032
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Moreton & Matching

Moreton & Matching
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative R. Morgan* N/A 100.0 21.5
Majority N/A N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
Registered electors 1,566
Ind. Conservative hold Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms E. Downes* 1,119 72.0 N/A
Labour D. Mills 436 28.0 6.6
Majority 683 43.9 N/A
Turnout 1,555 44.8 4.2
Registered electors 3,471
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Cousins 901 55.8 3.5
Labour I. Standfast 417 25.8 7.6
Liberal Democrats S. Ward 297 18.4 4.1
Majority 484 30.0 11
Turnout 1,615 37.4 7.6
Registered electors 4,318
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Barnes* 434 63.1 2.6
Liberal Democrats E. Notman 175 25.4 11.6
Conservative Ms D. Swann 79 11.5 14.1
Majority 259 37.6 2.7
Turnout 688 48.8 3.4
Registered electors 1,410
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Spinks* 1,081 55.8 18.3
Labour P. Withers 858 44.2 8.4
Majority 223 11.5 9.9
Turnout 1,939 41.5 12.2
Registered electors 4,672
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Hewins* 887 62.0 5.7
Conservative Ms Y. Greensall 544 38.0 15.5
Majority 343 24.0 9.8
Turnout 1,431 41.9 0.6
Registered electors 3,415
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Taylor 840 56.7 31.0
Labour F. Harewood 642 43.3 3.0
Majority 198 13.4 N/A
Turnout 1,482 39.7 10.4
Registered electors 3,733
Conservative hold Swing

Footnotes

  1. ^ Two Epping councillors, Jones and A. O'Brien resigned the whip earlier that year.
  2. ^ Nazeing Councillor Downes resigned from the party earlier that year to sit as an Independent alongside Roydon Councillor Easton.

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Epping Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).
  2. ^ https://eppingforest.moderngov.co.uk/Data/Council/19910514/Minutes/Minutes.htm#:~:text=8.%20DISTRICT%20COUNCIL,H%20W%20Taylor
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