1992 Epping Forest District Council election
1992 UK local government election
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The 1992 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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.
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7 May 1992
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.png) Winner of each seat at the 1991 Epping Forest District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
The 1992 Epping Forest District Council election took place in May 1992 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. As with other local elections across England, one-third of the council's seats were contested. The election occurred against the backdrop of an ongoing national recession, which had seen over two years of rising unemployment, peaking at 2.6 million by March 1992. Economic recovery had begun to show tentative signs, with small growth recorded in the early months of 1992, though concerns over jobs, public services, and local taxation remained prominent in voters’ minds.
Turnout varied widely across wards, ranging from just over 29% in Debden Green to nearly 60% in Roothing Country, reflecting differing levels of voter engagement depending on local issues and contest intensity. The results also demonstrated several narrow margins, particularly in competitive wards such as Buckhurst Hill West and Epping Lindsey, signaling areas where opposition parties could target in future elections.
Overall, the 1992 election reiterated the Conservative Party’s dominance in Epping Forest District Council while providing opportunities for Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and local resident associations to consolidate support in specific areas. The election outcomes mirrored broader national political dynamics, with economic uncertainty and public debate over government performance influencing local voter behaviour.
Results summary
| 1992 Epping Forest District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 11 |  2 |
55.0 | 17 | 28 | 47.4 | 10,287 | 44.9 |  8.0 | |
| Labour | 3 |  |
15.0 | 11 | 14 | 23.7 | 4,386 | 19.1 | 11.5 | |
| Loughton Residents | 3 | |
3.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 11.8 | 2,555 | 11.1 | 5.3 | |
| SDP | 1 | 1 |
1.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,888 | 8.2 | 3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 1,889 | 8.2 | 7.6 | |
| Epping Residents | 1 | 1 |
1.6 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1,129 | 4.9 | 3.5 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
1.6 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 617 | 2.6 | 1.3 | |
| Ind. Social Democrat | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 105 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Ward results
Buckhurst Hill East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Ms J. Croke | 873 | 50.3 | 7.3 | |
| Conservative | P. Yearly* | 505 | 29.1 | 2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Spencer | 202 | 11.6 | 8.1 | |
| Labour | Ms L. Baddock | 156 | 9.0 | 1.8 | |
| Majority | 368 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,736 | 43.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,953 | ||||
| SDP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Buckhurst Hill West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Fairbanks | 897 | 46.3 | 2.1 | |
| SDP | P. Mason | 878 | 45.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Jenkinson | 163 | 8.4 | 16.5 | |
| Majority | 19 | 1.0 | 19.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,938 | 40.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,838 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chigwell Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Gilliham* | 796 | 79.5 | 11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ms J. Netherclift | 146 | 14.6 | 17.0 | |
| Ind. Conservative | A. Marshall | 59 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 650 | 64.9 | 28.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,001 | 31.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,229 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Debden Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Huckle* | 785 | 67.9 | 0.9 | |
| Conservative | L. Daniel | 371 | 32.1 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | 414 | 35.8 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,156 | 29.7 | 5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,896 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Epping Hemnall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Burns | 801 | 48.6 | 5.8 | |
| Epping Residents | J. Solomons | 458 | 27.8 | 8.0 | |
| Labour | B. Johns | 236 | 14.3 | 3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Black | 152 | 9.2 | 10.2 | |
| Majority | 343 | 20.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,647 | 35.8 | 10.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,603 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Epping Lindsey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Residents | Ms J. Jones | 671 | 38.3 | 3.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Brady* | 639 | 36.5 | 9.5 | |
| Labour | D. Sturrock | 263 | 15.0 | 3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Page | 177 | 10.1 | 10.3 | |
| Majority | 32 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,750 | 36.2 | 9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,832 | ||||
| Epping Residents Association gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Grange Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Tomkins* | 931 | 61.0 | 11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | I. Gold | 495 | 32.4 | 10.1 | |
| Labour | B. Mooney | 100 | 6.6 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 436 | 28.6 | 21.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,526 | 32.8 | 8.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,659 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
High Ongar
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Morton* | 241 | 62.0 | 6.8 | |
| Ind. Social Democrat | S. Ormsby | 105 | 27.0 | 10.3 | |
| Labour | K. Tait | 43 | 11.1 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | 136 | 35.0 | 17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 389 | 44.3 | 6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 879 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Loughton Broadway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Worby* | 1,060 | 71.4 | 0.4 | |
| Conservative | Ms I. Holman | 425 | 28.6 | 8.1 | |
| Majority | 635 | 42.8 | 9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,485 | 36.0 | 5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,124 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Loughton Forest
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton Residents | Ms K. Ellis* | 688 | 55.2 | 0.6 | |
| Conservative | E. Buttling | 484 | 38.8 | 4.9 | |
| Labour | Ms E. Stewart | 74 | 5.9 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | 204 | 16.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,246 | 43.0 | 5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,898 | ||||
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Loughton Roding
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Goodwin | 819 | 45.9 | 4.0 | |
| Conservative | T. Morris | 538 | 30.2 | 4.6 | |
| Loughton Residents | Ms P. Meadows | 427 | 23.9 | 8.7 | |
| Majority | 281 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,784 | 43.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,072 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Loughton St. Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton Residents | R. Wilmot* | 749 | 53.1 | 2.4 | |
| Conservative | Ms M. Bhonsle | 487 | 34.5 | 4.4 | |
| Labour | A. Crick | 174 | 12.3 | 2.2 | |
| Majority | 262 | 18.6 | 6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,410 | 34.9 | 6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,037 | ||||
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Loughton St. Marys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton Residents | M. Wardle | 691 | 58.0 | 5.8 | |
| Conservative | L. Marriott | 324 | 27.2 | 0.4 | |
| Labour | S. Barnes | 176 | 14.8 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | 367 | 30.8 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,191 | 36.3 | 11.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,278 | ||||
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Passingford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Pledge* | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,544 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Roothing Country
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. White | 456 | 60.2 | 6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Kelly | 301 | 39.8 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 155 | 20.4 | 13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 757 | 59.9 | 11.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,264 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Roydon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Easton* | 617 | 83.9 | N/A | |
| SDP | J. Bradshaw | 118 | 16.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 499 | 67.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 735 | 34.1 | 34.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,153 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Sheering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Ridgewell* | 485 | 68.6 | 31.4 | |
| Labour | Ms J. Finlay | 222 | 31.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 263 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 707 | 35.3 | 35.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,003 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Theydon Bois
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Axon* | 832 | 76.7 | 13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Weldon | 253 | 23.3 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 579 | 53.4 | 13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,085 | 34.6 | 12.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,137 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Waltham Abbey East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ms E. Webster | 1,075 | 66.2 | 10.4 | |
| Labour | F. Harewood | 548 | 33.8 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | 527 | 32.4 | 20.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,623 | 34.0 | 7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,778 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Waltham Abbey Paternoster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ms J. Cave | 774 | 56.8 | 18.8 | |
| Labour | R. Sharp | 589 | 43.2 | 18.8 | |
| Majority | 185 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,363 | 39.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,477 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||