Epping Forest District Council election, 1998
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%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Epping Forest Local Election Result 1998 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
6 |
|
|
+1 |
31.6 |
36.7 |
8,102 |
|
|
Labour |
5 |
|
|
-1 |
26.3 |
29.6 |
6,548 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
4 |
|
|
0 |
21.1 |
20.1 |
4,449 |
|
|
Loughton Residents Association |
3 |
|
|
0 |
15.8 |
9.0 |
1,988 |
|
|
Chigwell Residents Association |
1 |
|
|
0 |
5.3 |
3.0 |
660 |
|
|
Epping Residents Association |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
354 |
|
Ward results
Broadway
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Paul Bostock |
856 |
78.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ian Locks |
229 |
21.1 |
|
Majority |
627 |
57.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,085 |
26.6 |
|
Chigwell Village
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Chigwell Residents Association |
John Knapman |
660 |
62.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Sandler |
338 |
31.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Spence |
63 |
5.9 |
|
Majority |
322 |
30.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,061 |
31.6 |
|
Debden Green
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Stephen Barnes |
705 |
76.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Lorne Daniel |
221 |
23.9 |
|
Majority |
484 |
52.2 |
|
Turnout |
926 |
23.9 |
|
Epping Lindsey
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Whitbread |
511 |
36.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Roger Fitz-Gibbon |
378 |
26.9 |
|
|
Epping Residents Association |
June O'Brien |
354 |
25.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ingrid Black |
164 |
11.7 |
|
Majority |
133 |
9.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,407 |
29.4 |
|
Loughton Forest
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Leslie Harris |
543 |
50.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Metcalfe |
359 |
33.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Jennifer Hart |
142 |
13.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lucille Thompson |
31 |
2.9 |
|
Majority |
184 |
17.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,075 |
34.0 |
|
Loughton St Johns
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Dorothy Paddon |
625 |
53.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Colin Finn |
282 |
24.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Lionel Murray |
252 |
21.7 |
|
Majority |
343 |
29.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,159 |
27.5 |
|
Loughton St Marys
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Ronald Heath |
613 |
59.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Roseanne Serrelli |
240 |
23.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Thomas Owen |
174 |
16.9 |
|
Majority |
373 |
36.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,027 |
30.6 |
|
Nazeing
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Michael Welch |
626 |
63.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Desmond Clifton |
354 |
36.1 |
|
Majority |
272 |
27.8 |
|
Turnout |
980 |
26.5 |
|
North Weald Bassett
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Anne Grigg |
780 |
64.4 |
|
|
Labour |
John Childs |
431 |
35.6 |
|
Majority |
349 |
28.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,211 |
26.8 |
|
References
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
- Ward results