1998 Epping Forest District Council election

1998 Epping Forest District Council election
7 May 1998
19 seats to Epping Forest District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 18 seats 15 seats 15 seats
Seats won 17 16 15
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 6,548 8,102 4,449
Percentage 29.6% 36.7% 20.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Loughton Residents Chigwell Residents Epping Residents
Last election 7 seats 0 seats 2 seats
Seats won 7 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,988 660 354
Percentage 9.0% 3.0% 1.6%
Council composition following the election
Council control before election

No overall control
Labour largest party

Council control after election

No overall control
Labour largest party

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29.4%.

This election marks the last time the Labour Party were the largest party on the council. By 2015, they would have no representation in the council chamber.

Ward results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Robinson 687 64.2 2.6
Conservative Ronald Braybrook 242 22.6 6.8
Labour Sidney Miller 141 13.2 2.6
Majority 445 41.6 7.8
Turnout 1,070 31.9 6.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thompson 989 59.6 0.7
Conservative James Brokenshire 565 34.0 2.8
Labour Janice Croke 106 6.4 2.1
Majority 424 25.6 3.5
Turnout 1,660 32.5 1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chigwell Row

Chigwell Row
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Brooks 390 57.9 6.8
Conservative Raymond Warner 283 42.1 6.8
Majority 107 15.8 13.6
Turnout 673 37.6 10.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Chigwell Residents Association John Knapman 660 62.2 N/A
Conservative Brian Sandler 338 31.9 32.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence 63 5.9 13.9
Majority 322 30.3 13.3
Turnout 1,061 31.6 3.2
Chigwell Residents Association gain from Conservative

Debden Green

Debden Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Barnes 705 76.1 1.6
Conservative Lorne Daniel 221 23.9 1.6
Majority 484 52.2 3.2
Turnout 926 23.9 5.3
Labour hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Allan Boydon 998 59.3 16.0
Conservative Jean Ashbridge 494 29.4 1.0
Labour Barry Johns 191 11.3 3.3
Majority 504 29.9 9.9
Turnout 1,683 35.1 20.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Whitbread 511 36.3 8.3
Labour Roger Fitz-Gibbon 378 26.9 3.0
Epping Residents Association June O'Brien 354 25.2 2.6
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black 164 11.7 2.2
Majority 133 9.4 7.5
Turnout 1,407 29.4 2.7
Conservative gain from Epping Residents Association Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bateman 607 51.4 16.1
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Spong 574 48.6 7.1
Majority 33 2.8 17.6
Turnout 1,181 27.1 6.6
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Bostock 856 78.9 4.9
Conservative Ian Locks 229 21.1 4.9
Majority 627 57.8 9.7
Turnout 1,085 26.6 7.8
Labour hold Swing

Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Leslie Harris 543 50.5 18.3
Conservative Stephen Metcalfe 359 33.4 14.2
Labour Jennifer Hart 142 13.2 1.2
Liberal Democrats Lucille Thompson 31 2.9 N/A
Majority 184 17.1 17.6
Turnout 1,075 34.0 0.7
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Murray 981 69.9 2.8
Loughton Residents Leonard Parsons 207 14.7 N/A
Conservative Justine Greening 152 10.8 9.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Netherclift 64 4.6 8.0
Majority 774 55.2 9.5
Turnout 1,404 33.4 3.7
Labour hold Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Dorothy Paddon 625 53.9 3.4
Conservative Colin Finn 282 24.3 7.8
Labour Lionel Murray 252 21.7 0.3
Majority 343 29.6 11.2
Turnout 1,159 27.5 6.9
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Ronald Heath 613 59.7 1.0
Conservative Roseanne Serrelli 240 23.4 1.4
Labour Thomas Owen 174 16.9 2.4
Majority 373 36.3 0.4
Turnout 1,027 30.6 1.8
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Nazeing

Nazeing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Welch 626 63.9 40.0
Labour Desmond Clifton 354 36.1 18.7
Majority 272 27.8 25.7
Turnout 980 26.5 18.5
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Grigg 780 64.4 26.2
Labour John Childs 431 35.6 2.5
Majority 349 28.8 26.7
Turnout 1,211 26.8 18.2
Conservative hold Swing

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Padfield 634 62.9 37.0
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson 259 25.7 15.5
Labour Ian Standfast 115 11.4 8.7
Majority 375 37.2 19.2
Turnout 1,008 32.0 2.1
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Brownjohn 804 51.6 3.9
Labour John Langer 651 41.8 3.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Hutchings 102 6.6 0.8
Majority 153 9.8 7.0
Turnout 1,557 26.9 7.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barckley Sumner 502 58.2 2.0
Conservative Glenn Harper 319 37.0 6.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Whitehouse 41 4.8 N/A
Majority 183 21.2 8.8
Turnout 862 24.8 10.8
Labour hold Swing

Waltham Abbey West

Waltham Abbey West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Pennell 569 53.1 10.1
Conservative Harold Taylor 416 38.8 2.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Whitehouse 87 8.1 N/A
Majority 153 14.3 12.8
Turnout 1,072 25.7 7.0
Labour hold Swing

References

  • "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
  • Ward results
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