1983 Epping Forest District Council election

1983 Epping Forest District Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
20 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 42 seats, 47.5% 12 seats, 20.4% 3 seats, 8.8%
Seats before 42 12 3
Seats after 39 13 4
Seat change 3 1 1
Popular vote 13,119 7,641 1,482
Percentage 46.6% 27.1% 5.2%
Swing 0.9% 6.4% 3.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Ind. Conservative Alliance
Last election 2 seats, 0.5% 0 seats, N/A 0 seats, 21.6%
Seats before 2 0 0
Seats after 2 1 0
Seat change 1
Popular vote 382 768 4,602
Percentage 1.3% 2.7% 16.3%
Swing 0.8% N/A 5.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1983 Epping Forest District Council election
Leader before election


Conservative

Leader after election


Conservative

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

Source:[1]
1983 Epping Forest District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 13 3 72.2 26 39 66.1 13,119 46.6 0.9
  Labour 4 1 6.7 9 13 22.0 7,641 27.1 6.4
  Loughton Residents 1 1 1.6 3 4 6.7 1,482 5.2 3.6
  Independent 0 0.0 2 2 3.3 382 1.3 0.8
  Ind. Conservative 1 1 1.6 1 1 1.6 768 2.7 N/A
  Liberal 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,602 16.3 5.3
  Ecology 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 104 0.4 0.1

Ward results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Perry* 752 52.4 2.6
Labour L. Baddock 351 24.4 6.2
Alliance A. Hall 333 23.2 8.8
Majority 401 27.9 10.1
Turnout 1,436 37.3 9.0
Registered electors 3,853
Conservative hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Beattie* 1,264 70.3 5.2
Alliance R. Eveling 355 19.7 6.5
Labour T. Green 179 10.0 1.3
Majority 909 50.6 11.7
Turnout 1,798 38.6 0.3
Registered electors 4,658
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Love* 366 52.4 16.1
Alliance D. James 332 47.6 N/A
Majority 34 4.9 32.2
Turnout 698 55.0 17.9
Registered electors 1,270
Conservative hold Swing

Debden Green

Debden Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Cornell 891 65.9 19.9
Conservative J. Phillips 267 19.7 1.7
Alliance R. Millett 194 14.3 2.9
Majority 624 46.2 18.9
Turnout 1,352 35.9 0.8
Registered electors 3,762
Labour hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Carpenter 1,049 53.8 5.5
Alliance J. Eves 458 23.5 9.5
Labour P. Speake 390 20.0 2.9
Ecology R. Boenke 52 2.7 1.1
Majority 591 30.3 15.0
Turnout 1,949 43.1 2.7
Registered electors 4,522
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. O'Brien* 1,080 48.9 4.7
Alliance A. Payne 625 28.3 1.6
Labour F. Davy 431 19.5 3.7
Ecology T. Broughton 72 3.3 1.0
Majority 455 20.6 6.2
Turnout 2,208 45.2 0.1
Registered electors 4,880
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Bryant* 1,019 62.2 4.3
Alliance A. Thompson 474 29.0 4.4
Labour I. Prince 144 8.8 0.1
Majority 545 33.3 8.6
Turnout 1,637 36.7 1.2
Registered electors 4,456
Conservative hold Swing

Greensted & Marden Ash

Greensted & Marden Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Maclennan 503 56.5 10.4
Labour F. Barnes 195 21.9 11.2
Alliance L. Searl 192 21.6 N/A
Majority 308 34.6 0.7
Turnout 890 49.0 30.6
Registered electors 1,815
Conservative hold Swing

High Beech

High Beech
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Taylor* 419 54.6
Alliance F. Little 176 22.9 N/A
Ind. Conservative R. Knibb 172 22.4 2.9
Majority 243 31.7 2.3
Turnout 767 35.2 37.6
Registered electors 2,181
Conservative hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Amanet* 541 57.6 2.8
Labour C. Huckle 398 42.4 2.8
Majority 143 15.2 5.6
Turnout 939 64.8 8.6
Registered electors 1,450
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Davis* 1,019 57.6 13.2
Alliance M. Pettman 404 22.8 14.6
Conservative I. Holman 346 19.6 1.2
Majority 615 34.8 4.9
Turnout 1,769 40.4 0.7
Registered electors 4,380
Labour hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Newman 652 32.3 1.2
Conservative T. Swallow 591 29.2 14.1
Loughton Residents C. Johnson 536 26.5 N/A
Alliance J. Lowe 242 12.0 11.2
Majority 61 3.0 6.8
Turnout 2,021 49.8 4.4
Registered electors 4,056
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Loughton St. Johns

Loughton St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents R. Curtis 946 49.6 6.1
Conservative R. Brady* 755 39.6 2.0
Labour J. Markham 155 8.1 1.4
Alliance P. Richardson 50 2.6 8.6
Majority 191 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,906 45.8 0.3
Registered electors 4,161
Loughton Residents gain from Conservative Swing

Moreton & Matching

Moreton & Matching
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative Richard Morgan 596 73.9 N/A
Alliance J. Carter 211 26.1 N/A
Majority 385 47.7 N/A
Turnout 807 86.7 N/A
Registered electors 931
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Downes 1,012 70.2 4.4
Labour I. Brent 430 29.8 4.4
Majority 582 40.4 8.8
Turnout 1,442 39.1 3.4
Registered electors 3,689
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Abbey* 988 58.2 2.0
Independent R. Wyness 382 22.5 11.7
Labour D. Grenville-Brown 328 19.3 9.7
Majority 606 35.7 4.5
Turnout 1,698 41.9 0.4
Registered electors 4,055
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Barnes* 562 78.3 17.3
Conservative M. Docherty 156 21.7 17.3
Majority 406 56.5 34.6
Turnout 718 51.5 25.7
Registered electors 1,393
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Esau* 864 57.4 0.3
Labour F. Harewood 379 25.2 1.0
Alliance G. Pettman 261 17.4 1.3
Majority 485 32.2 0.7
Turnout 1,504 32.0 7.4
Registered electors 4,693
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Hewins* 763 55.4 10.1
Conservative K. Bellamy 503 36.5 5.5
Alliance J. Fuller 111 8.1 15.5
Majority 260 18.9 4.6
Turnout 1,377 38.4 1.4
Registered electors 3,588
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Smith* 644 49.2 7.5
Labour D. Murray 481 36.7 8.0
Alliance J. Jenkinson 184 14.1 15.5
Majority 163 12.5 0.4
Turnout 1,309 35.4 0.6
Registered electors 3,694
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2013). "Epping Forest District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The elections centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2025.
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