The 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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.

Background The 1991 Epping Forest District Council election took place during a period of ongoing economic difficulty and political transition in the United Kingdom. The country remained in recession, with unemployment reaching 2,175,000 by May, the highest level since late 1988, and exceeding the European average for the first time since 1987. Many voters were concerned about job security, particularly in manufacturing and financial services, as redundancies continued to rise.

Nationally, the Conservative government, now led by Prime Minister John Major, was managing the unpopular legacy of the Community Charge, or "poll tax," which had sparked protests, non-payment campaigns, and riots in the previous year. The government had announced plans to replace it with the Council Tax in 1993, an effort to mitigate public dissatisfaction while maintaining local government finance. Opinion polls in the months leading up to the election showed Labour gaining ground, with one MORI poll in May placing Labour six points ahead of the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats were also consolidating support, having trebled their national vote share in the fifteen months prior.

Local political issues also reflected these national trends. Voters in Epping Forest were presented with competitive contests across multiple wards, with seats contested by Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, the remnants of the Social Democrats, and local Residents or Ratepayers groups. Summary

Results Source:https://eppingforest.moderngov.co.uk/Data/Council/19910514/Minutes/Minutes.htm#:~:text=8.%20DISTRICT%20COUNCIL,H%20W%20Taylor Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill West

Chipping Ongar

Debden Green

Epping Hemnall

Epping Lindsey

Grange Hill

Greensted & Marden Ash

High Beech

Lambourne

Loughton Roding

Loughton St. Johns

Moreton & Matching

Nazeing

North Weald Bassett

Shelley

Waltham Abbey East

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey West

Footnotes

References