Epping Forest Council election, 2000

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 4 May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 30.4%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 20
*Liberal Democrat 16
*Labour 12
*Residents 8
*Independent 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 40.0
votes % = 43.1
votes = 8,465
plus/minus = +0.4%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 24.2
votes = 4,751
plus/minus = -0.9%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 15.0
votes % = 19.1
votes = 3,738
plus/minus = -7.3%Election Summary
party = Loughton Residents Association
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 15.0
votes % = 8.9
votes = 1,751
plus/minus = +6.3%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 5.0
votes % = 4.7
votes = 917
plus/minus = +1.5%

1 Conservative candidate was unopposed

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Owen
votes = 498
percentage = 65.1
change = -12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Locks
votes = 267
percentage = 34.9
change = +12.5Election box majority
votes = 231
percentage = 30.2
change = -25.0Election box turnout
votes = 765
percentage = 19.8
change = -2.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Leonard Martin
votes = 620
percentage = 60.0
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Denny
votes = 301
percentage = 29.1
change = +6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Rodwell
votes = 112
percentage = 10.8
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 319
percentage = 30.9
change = -10.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,033
percentage = 31.6
change = +5.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ann Haigh
votes = 876
percentage = 55.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Watts
votes = 648
percentage = 40.7
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janice Croke
votes = 70
percentage = 4.4
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 228
percentage = 14.3
change = +3.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,594
percentage = 32.2
change = -0.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Gilliham
votes = 564
percentage = 79.2
change = +47.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Netherclift
votes = 148
percentage = 20.8
change = +14.9Election box majority
votes = 416
percentage = 58.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 712
percentage = 22.5
change = -9.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Huckle
votes = 485
percentage = 62.1
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Knight
votes = 296
percentage = 37.9
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 189
percentage = 24.2
change = -26.8Election box turnout
votes = 781
percentage = 20.1
change = -1.0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Whitehouse
votes = 862
percentage = 50.6
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Hull
votes = 704
percentage = 41.3
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Johns
votes = 137
percentage = 8.0
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 158
percentage = 9.3
change = -0.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,703
percentage = 37.4
change = -3.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Brady
votes = 705
percentage = 41.8
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Goold
votes = 558
percentage = 33.1
change = +13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Norris
votes = 422
percentage = 25.0
change = -5.5Election box majority
votes = 147
percentage = 8.7
change = -10.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,685
percentage = 36.3
change = +6.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Maclaine
votes = 740
percentage = 53.4
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald McCarthy
votes = 561
percentage = 40.4
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sidney Miller
votes = 86
percentage = 6.2
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 179
percentage = 13.0
change = -5.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,387
percentage = 31.8
change = +5.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret McEwen
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Ronald Gow
votes = 537
percentage = 51.2
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Metcalf
votes = 402
percentage = 38.4
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Ormston
votes = 109
percentage = 10.4
change = -2.8Election box majority
votes = 135
percentage = 12.8
change = -4.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,048
percentage = 33.3
change = -0.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Goodwin
votes = 630
percentage = 54.6
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jessica Bostock
votes = 375
percentage = 32.5
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lucille Thompson
votes = 148
percentage = 12.8
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 22.1
change = -9.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,153
percentage = 28.8
change = +4.2

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Roger Pearce
votes = 602
percentage = 53.8
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Finn
votes = 401
percentage = 35.8
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Owen
votes = 116
percentage = 10.4
change = -3.0Election box majority
votes = 201
percentage = 18.0
change = -2.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,119
percentage = 27.8
change = +5.3

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Michael Wardle
votes = 612
percentage = 61.4
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Silberrad
votes = 290
percentage = 29.1
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Lavin
votes = 94
percentage = 9.4
change = -7.5Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 32.3
change = -4.0Election box turnout
votes = 996
percentage = 31.0
change = +0.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Collins
votes = 391
percentage = 84.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Hutchings
votes = 71
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 320
percentage = 69.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 462
percentage = 29.7
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Johnson
votes = 514
percentage = 56.3
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Farren
votes = 360
percentage = 39.4
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Olive Dunseath
votes = 39
percentage = 4.3
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 154
percentage = 16.9
change = -14.6Election box turnout
votes = 913
percentage = 27.3
change = +1.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Kelly
votes = 431
percentage = 66.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William White
votes = 217
percentage = 33.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 214
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 648
percentage = 54.5
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Norman Clark
votes = 435
percentage = 82.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Walker
votes = 91
percentage = 17.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 344
percentage = 65.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 526
percentage = 25.2
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Harrington
votes = 397
percentage = 76.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Finlay
votes = 119
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 278
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 516
percentage = 23.8
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Glozier
votes = 591
percentage = 45.2
change = -17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ronald Smith
votes = 482
percentage = 36.9
change = +36.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Monica Richardson
votes = 165
percentage = 12.6
change = -13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Clark
votes = 69
percentage = 5.3
change = -6.1Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 8.3
change = -28.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,307
percentage = 42.5
change = +10.5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Gilding
votes = 841
percentage = 66.0
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Langer
votes = 340
percentage = 26.7
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ingrid Black
votes = 93
percentage = 7.3
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 501
percentage = 39.3
change = +9.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,274
percentage = 22.8
change = +0.0

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/42.stm 2000 Epping Forest election result]
* [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Library/files/policy_unit/2000results.pdf Ward results]

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