Epping Forest District 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
Election result
Epping Forest Local Election Result 2000 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
8 |
|
|
+2 |
40.0 |
43.1 |
8,465 |
+0.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
5 |
|
|
0 |
25.0 |
24.2 |
4,751 |
-0.9% |
|
Labour |
3 |
|
|
-2 |
15.0 |
19.1 |
3,738 |
-7.3% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
3 |
|
|
0 |
15.0 |
8.9 |
1,751 |
+6.3% |
|
Independent |
1 |
|
|
0 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
917 |
+1.5% |
1 Conservative candidate was unopposed
Ward results
Broadway |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Owen |
498 |
65.1 |
-12.5 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Locks |
267 |
34.9 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
231 |
30.2 |
-25.0 |
Turnout |
765 |
19.8 |
-2.5 |
Buckhurst Hill East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Leonard Martin |
620 |
60.0 |
-4.8 |
|
Conservative |
George Denny |
301 |
29.1 |
+6.0 |
|
Labour |
Ronald Rodwell |
112 |
10.8 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
319 |
30.9 |
-10.8 |
Turnout |
1,033 |
31.6 |
+5.5 |
Buckhurst Hill West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Haigh |
876 |
55.0 |
+2.0 |
|
Conservative |
Richard Watts |
648 |
40.7 |
-1.8 |
|
Labour |
Janice Croke |
70 |
4.4 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
228 |
14.3 |
+3.8 |
Turnout |
1,594 |
32.2 |
-0.5 |
Chigwell Village |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Gilliham |
564 |
79.2 |
+47.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Netherclift |
148 |
20.8 |
+14.9 |
Majority |
416 |
58.4 |
|
Turnout |
712 |
22.5 |
-9.1 |
Debden Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Colin Huckle |
485 |
62.1 |
-13.4 |
|
Conservative |
Derek Knight |
296 |
37.9 |
+13.4 |
Majority |
189 |
24.2 |
-26.8 |
Turnout |
781 |
20.1 |
-1.0 |
Epping Lindsey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Brady |
705 |
41.8 |
-7.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Goold |
558 |
33.1 |
+13.0 |
|
Labour |
Thomas Norris |
422 |
25.0 |
-5.5 |
Majority |
147 |
8.7 |
-10.2 |
Turnout |
1,685 |
36.3 |
+6.1 |
Grange Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Maclaine |
740 |
53.4 |
-1.5 |
|
Conservative |
Ronald McCarthy |
561 |
40.4 |
+4.1 |
|
Labour |
Sidney Miller |
86 |
6.2 |
-2.6 |
Majority |
179 |
13.0 |
-5.6 |
Turnout |
1,387 |
31.8 |
+5.8 |
High Ongar |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret McEwen |
unopposed |
|
|
Loughton Forest |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Ronald Gow |
537 |
51.2 |
+0.7 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Metcalf |
402 |
38.4 |
+5.0 |
|
Labour |
Joan Ormston |
109 |
10.4 |
-2.8 |
Majority |
135 |
12.8 |
-4.3 |
Turnout |
1,048 |
33.3 |
-0.7 |
Loughton Roding |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Stanley Goodwin |
630 |
54.6 |
-6.6 |
|
Conservative |
Jessica Bostock |
375 |
32.5 |
+3.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lucille Thompson |
148 |
12.8 |
+3.2 |
Majority |
255 |
22.1 |
-9.9 |
Turnout |
1,153 |
28.8 |
+4.2 |
Loughton St Johns |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Roger Pearce |
602 |
53.8 |
+0.2 |
|
Conservative |
Colin Finn |
401 |
35.8 |
+2.9 |
|
Labour |
Thomas Owen |
116 |
10.4 |
-3.0 |
Majority |
201 |
18.0 |
-2.7 |
Turnout |
1,119 |
27.8 |
+5.3 |
Loughton St Marys |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Michael Wardle |
612 |
61.4 |
+1.7 |
|
Conservative |
John Silberrad |
290 |
29.1 |
+5.7 |
|
Labour |
Peter Lavin |
94 |
9.4 |
-7.5 |
Majority |
322 |
32.3 |
-4.0 |
Turnout |
996 |
31.0 |
+0.4 |
Roydon |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Norman Clark |
435 |
82.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Robin Walker |
91 |
17.3 |
|
Majority |
344 |
65.4 |
|
Turnout |
526 |
25.2 |
|
Sheering |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Harrington |
397 |
76.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Jill Finlay |
119 |
23.1 |
|
Majority |
278 |
53.8 |
|
Turnout |
516 |
23.8 |
|
Waltham Abbey East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mark Gilding |
841 |
66.0 |
+5.2 |
|
Labour |
John Langer |
340 |
26.7 |
-4.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ingrid Black |
93 |
7.3 |
-0.8 |
Majority |
501 |
39.3 |
+9.6 |
Turnout |
1,274 |
22.8 |
+0.0 |
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