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1980 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1980 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 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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The 1980 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. A total of 18 of the 58 seats were contested, representing roughly one-third of the council. The election occurred against the backdrop of national political and economic challenges, with the Conservative Party retaining control of the council, though losing two seats to Labour in Loughton Roding and Waltham Abbey East.

The election took place during a period of industrial unrest and economic difficulty in the United Kingdom. Earlier in the year, workers at the British Steel Corporation staged a nationwide strike over pay, the first major steel strike since 1926, affecting some 90,000 employees. By March, an Evening Standard opinion poll indicated growing public dissatisfaction with the Conservative government led by Margaret Thatcher, who had become Prime Minister following the 1979 general election. Rising unemployment and austerity measures, including halved benefits to striking workers announced in February, were major national concerns influencing local voting behaviour.

The Conservatives maintained a majority on the council despite minor losses, and voter turnout was far lower than in the previous 1979 election. The election results illustrated the continuing strength of the Conservative Party in Epping Forest, while also highlighting Labour’s ability to regain ground in selected wards.

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1980 Epping Forest District Council election
Conservative	13	2	72.2	32	45	76.2	11,463	51.8	2.7
Labour	5	2	27.7	7	12	20.3	8,234	37.2	0.9
Independent	2		3.3	0	2	3.3	922	4.1	2.8
Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,492	6.7	0.3

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Conservative	614	51.9	3.7
	Labour	381	32.2	2.9
	Liberal	187	15.8	6.7
233	19.7	0.8
1,182	30.3	45.7
3,907
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,097	67.5
	Liberal	345	21.2	0.2
	Labour	184	11.3	0.3
752	46.2	0.3
1,626	33.7	44.3
4,832
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	784	90.5	9.5
	Labour	82	9.5	N/A
702	81.1	18.9
866	48.9	N/A
1,772
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	945	75.8	13.5
	Conservative	301	24.2	13.5
644	51.7	27.1
1,246	31.8	33.3
3,924
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	829	49.3	50.7
	Labour	507	30.1	N/A
	Liberal	347	20.6	N/A
322	19.1	80.9
1,683	37.5	N/A
4,489
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	955	48.9	51.1
	Labour	644	33.0	N/A
	Liberal	355	18.2	N/A
311	15.9	84.1
1,954	38.6	N/A
5,058
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	794	82.8	17.2
	Labour	165	17.2	N/A
629	65.6	24.4
959	23.0	N/A
4,167
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	328	62.6	7.2
	Labour	196	37.4	7.2
132	25.2	14.5
524	56.6	23.6
925
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,286	85.1	24.5
	Conservative	225	14.9	24.5
1,061	70.2	48.9
1,511	33.1	36.4
4,568
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	776	75.4	10.0
	Liberal	160	15.5	6.5
	Labour	93	9.0	3.6
616	59.9	16.5
1,029	34.9	43.7
2,950
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	998	55.8	8.1
	Conservative	790	44.2	8.1
208	11.6	N/A
1,788	39.9	28.4
4,484
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	931	71.1	8.9
	Labour	280	21.4	3.1
	Liberal	98	7.5	12.0
651	49.6	6.9
1,309	30.8	49.5
4,250
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	700	68.8	8.5
	Labour	280	31.2	10.5
220	37.7	1.8
980	31.1	47.8
3,265
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	404	75.0	25.0
	Labour	135	25.0	N/A
269	50.0	50.0
539	35.3	N/A
1,529
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	483	88.5	11.5
	Labour	63	11.5	N/A
420	76.9	23.1
546	44.4	N/A
1,229
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	576	80.9	19.1
	Labour	136	19.1	N/A
440	61.8	38.2
712	36.7	N/A
1,529
	Independent hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	346	59.9	N/A
	Conservative	232	40.1	N/A
114	19.7	N/A
578	39.0	41.3
1,482
	Independent gain from Independent

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
3,308
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	939	51.7	2.0
	Conservative	876	48.3	2.0
63	3.5	N/A
1,815	37.6	31.5
4,830
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	920	72.8	15.1
	Conservative	344	27.2	15.1
576	45.6	30.3
1,264	35.8	34.7
3,529
	Labour hold

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