# 2000 Epping Forest District Council election

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%. This was the last election with some of the current boundaries.

## By-elections
### Grange Hill by-election

Grange Hill By-Election 24 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 621 | 51.8 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | | 534 | 45.0 | 4.6 |
| | Labour | | 43 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Debden Green by-election

Debden Green By-Election 11 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 514 | 68.8 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | | 138 | 18.5 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | | 60 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 35 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 50.3 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 747 | 19.2 | 4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Results
### Broadway

Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Owen | 498 | 65.1 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Locks | 267 | 34.9 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 30.2 | 25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 765 | 19.8 | 2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Martin | 620 | 60.0 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | George Denny | 301 | 29.1 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Ronald Rodwell | 112 | 10.8 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 30.9 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 31.6 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Haigh | 876 | 55.0 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Richard Watts | 648 | 40.7 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Janice Croke | 70 | 4.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 14.3 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 32.2 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chigwell Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gilliham | 564 | 79.2 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Netherclift | 148 | 20.8 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 58.4 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 22.5 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Debden Green

Debden Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Huckle | 485 | 62.1 | 13.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Knight | 296 | 37.9 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 24.2 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781 | 20.1 | 1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse | 862 | 50.6 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hull | 704 | 41.3 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Barry Johns | 137 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,703 | 37.4 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Lindsey

Epping Lindsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Brady | 705 | 41.8 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Goold | 558 | 33.1 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Norris | 422 | 25.0 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 36.3 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Grange Hill

Grange Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Maclaine | 740 | 53.4 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Ronald McCarthy | 561 | 40.4 | 4.1 |
| | Labour | Sidney Miller | 86 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 13.0 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 31.8 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### High Ongar

High Ongar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maggie McEwen | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | 83.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Ronald Gow | 537 | 51.2 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Metcalfe | 402 | 38.4 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Joan Ormston | 109 | 10.4 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 12.8 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,048 | 33.3 | 0.7 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stanley Goodwin | 630 | 54.6 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Jessica Bostock | 375 | 32.5 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 148 | 12.8 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 22.1 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 28.8 | 4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Roger Pearce | 602 | 53.8 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Finn | 401 | 35.8 | 2.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Owen | 116 | 10.4 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 18.0 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | 27.8 | 5.3 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Michael Wardle | 612 | 61.4 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | John Silberrad | 290 | 29.1 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Lavin | 94 | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 32.3 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | 31.0 | 0.4 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Passingford

Passingford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diana Collins | 391 | 84.6 | 15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Hutchings | 71 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 69.2 | 30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 462 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Roothing Country

Roothing Country :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Kelly | 431 | 66.5 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | William White | 217 | 33.5 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 33.0 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 54.5 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Roydon

Roydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Norman Clark | 435 | 82.7 | 36.1 |
| | Labour | Robin Walker | 91 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 65.4 | 54.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 526 | 25.2 | 22.1 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Sheering

Sheering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Harrington | 397 | 76.9 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Jill Finlay | 119 | 23.1 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 53.8 | 33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 516 | 23.8 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Glozier | 591 | 45.2 | 17.7 |
| | Independent | Ronald Smith | 482 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Richardson | 165 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Derek Clark | 69 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 8.3 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 42.5 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Gilding | 841 | 66.0 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | John Langer | 340 | 26.7 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 93 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 39.3 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 22.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Johnson | 514 | 56.3 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | Albert Farren | 360 | 39.4 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Dunseath | 39 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 16.9 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 913 | 27.3 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |