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1995 Epping Forest District Council election

The 1995 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. 20 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected. The council fell into no overall control with no party having control, though with Labour emerging with the most votes for the first ever time.

The 1995 Epping Forest District Council election saw significant political shifts across the district. Labour achieved its highest share of the vote ever in Epping Forest and equalled the Conservatives in seats, who suffered their lowest ever share of the vote and number of seats, securing just 18 councillors and 28.2% of the vote overall. This marked a historic decline for the Conservatives in the district.

The Liberal Democrats made notable gains, winning four seats and overtaking the Loughton Residents Association (LRA), which maintained its presence with seven seats, as the third party. The SDP ceased to exist on the council following this election, with Cllr Dunseath of Buckhurst Hill East having defected to the Liberal Democrats prior to the vote and not standing again, while Cllr Croke defected to Labour earlier. This marked the final appearance of the SDP in the Council Chamber.

Independent representation also shifted, with Cllr Richard Morgan relinquishing his identity as an Independent Conservative to become an Independent, joining Cllr Easton of Roydon and newly elected Cllr Carr of Nazeing as a group of three independents, consolidating non-aligned representation on the council.

The British National Party (BNP) contested Epping Forest for the first time, gaining a minor share of the vote (approximately 0.5%) in Debden Green. While their early results were minimal, the BNP would later increase their presence significantly, winning six councillors and 9.0% of the vote across the district by the mid- to late-2010s.

Nationally, the election took place against a backdrop of economic and social developments. Early in the year, Daewoo announced plans to build a new car factory in the UK, while the Rover Group and MGF sports car launch dominated the automotive sector. High-profile events such as Eric Cantona’s suspension and the MORI polling data, showing the Conservatives trailing Labour, sometimes by over 43%, reflected broader political shifts that were echoed locally in Epping Forest’s dramatic council election results.

1995 Epping Forest District Council election
Labour	7	3	35.0	11	18	30.5	9,585	37.0	3.8
Conservative	3	5	15.0	15	18	30.5	7,447	28.2	5.6
Liberal Democrats	6	4	30.0	4	10	16.9	5,185	20.0	3.0
Loughton Residents	1		5.0	6	7	11.8	974	3.7	5.3
Epping Residents	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	1,195	4.6	0.1
Independent	2	1	10.0	1	3	5.0	644	2.4	N/A
Ind. Conservative	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	410	1.5	0.3
BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	142	0.5	N/A
Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	12	0.1	N/A
SDP	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Liberal Democrats	836	64.6	5.6
	Labour	231	17.9	7.1
	Conservative	227	17.5	2.4
605	46.8	8.3
1,294	38.2	10.9
3,391
	Liberal Democrats gain from SDP

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,023	57.5	3.7
	Conservative	607	34.1	0.7
	Labour	150	8.4	4.5
416	23.4	N/A
1,780	35.1	12.8
5,069
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	310	42.8	10.1
	Conservative	215	29.7	6.5
	Labour	187	25.8	14.9
	Green	12	1.7	N/A
95	13.1	3.6
724	53.9	4.2
1,344
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,013	72.4	1.8
	Conservative	245	17.5	8.3
	BNP	142	10.1	N/A
768	54.9	6.5
1,400	35.9	3.6
3,900
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	608	31.2	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	586	30.1	1.9
	Epping Residents	432	22.2	1.0
	Labour	321	16.5	0.7
22	1.1	1.8
1,947	42.3	2.7
4,601
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Epping Residents	A. O'Brien*	763	39.9	4.9
	Labour	495	25.9	6.8
	Conservative	486	25.4	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	167	8.7	4.4
268	14.0	7.9
1,911	39.9	5.0
4,793
	Epping Residents Association hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	826	51.1	11.0
	Conservative	596	36.8	9.6
	Labour	196	12.1	1.4
230	14.3	N/A
1,618	35.7
4,530
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	516	62.6	1.1
	Labour	155	18.8	11.8
	Conservative	153	18.6	10.7
361	43.8	9.4
824	44.5	7.5
1,852
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	531	57.0	11.1
	Labour	230	24.7	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	171	18.3	N/A
301	32.3	4.0
932	43.5	0.8
2,158
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	515	61.5	23.4
	Conservative	217	25.9	15.3
	Labour	105	12.5	8.3
298	35.6	N/A
837	59.0	4.7
1,418
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,380	86.7	4.6
	Conservative	212	13.3	4.6
1,168	73.4	9.2
1,592	39.6	8.1
4,022
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,047	62.2	12.2
	Loughton Residents	328	19.5	3.5
	Conservative	209	12.4	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	98	5.8	5.7
719	42.7	15.7
1,682	58.3	5.9
2,885
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Loughton Residents	646	47.1	4.3
	Conservative	417	30.4	5.6
	Labour	309	22.5	2.8
229	16.7	5.4
1,372	32.3	7.7
4,245
	Loughton Residents hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	N/A
1,595
	Independent gain from Ind. Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	441	30.4	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	410	28.3	7.6
	Conservative	347	23.9	18.7
	Labour	253	17.4	4.1
31	2.1	N/A
1,451	45.0	2.0
3,223
	Independent gain from Independent

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	600	38.2	20.3
	Labour	520	33.1	8.4
	North Weald Residents	249	15.8	N/A
	Independent	203	12.9	N/A
80	5.1	32.2
1,572	35.6	1.7
4,416
	Conservative hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	539	87.8	24.7
	Conservative	75	12.2	0.7
464	75.6	38.0
614	44.4	4.4
1,384
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	930	51.8	5.7
	Conservative	728	40.6	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	137	7.6	N/A
202	11.2	N/A
1,795	32.4	7.8
5,539
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	700	58.6	5.8
	Conservative	495	41.4	5.8
205	17.2	11.6
1,195	33.6	5.5
3,554
	Labour hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	824	63.2	1.2
	Conservative	479	36.8	1.2
345	26.5	2.4
1,303	32.7	6.4
3,990
	Labour gain from Conservative

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