The district of Epping Forest is in the county of Essex in England. It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District.
Until 2002, Epping Forest District Council was represented by 59 councillors. In 2002 the ward boundaries were reorganised, resulting in the loss of one council seat, and since then the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate.[1]
Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a "cycle of thirds", i.e. one third of the Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
New ward boundaries are being prepared to take effect from the 2024 elections.[2]
Summary of results since 2002
editThe table below summarises the number of seats held by each party after each year's elections (no elections took place in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017). The council returned to Conservative control following the gain of a seat in a by-election in December 2006[3] after being under no overall control since 1994.
Party | 2004 [4]
|
2006 [5]
|
2007 [6]
|
2008 [7]
|
2010 [8]
|
2011 [9]
|
2012 [10]
|
2014 [11]
|
2015 [12]
|
2016 [13]
|
2018 [14]
|
2019 [15]
|
2021 [16]
|
2022 [17]
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | 3
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
| |
Conservative | 26
|
29
|
32
|
33
|
35
|
37
|
39
|
37
|
39
|
35
|
39
|
37
|
36
|
35
| |
For Britain | 0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
| |
Green | 0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
| |
Independent | 5
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
| |
Labour | 4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
| |
Liberal Democrats | 14
|
13
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
| |
Loughton Residents | 6
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
| |
UKIP | 0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Council elections
edit- 1973 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1976 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1979 Epping Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)[18]
- 1980 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1982 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1983 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1984 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1986 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1987 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[19]
- 1988 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1990 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[20]
- 1991 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1992 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1994 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[21][22][23][24]
- 1995 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[25]
- 1996 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1998 Epping Forest District Council election
- 1999 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2000 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2002 Epping Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[26][27][28]
- 2003 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2004 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2006 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2007 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2008 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2010 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2011 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2012 Epping Forest District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[29]
- 2014 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2015 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2016 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2018 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2019 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2021 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2022 Epping Forest District Council election
- 2023 Epping Forest District Council election
By-elections
edit1994-1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,388 | 36.7 | +5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,094 | 28.9 | −31.4 | ||
Ratepayer | 991 | 26.2 | +26.2 | ||
Labour | 309 | 8.2 | −0.3 | ||
Majority | 294 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,782 | 74.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,018 | 42.2 | +16.3 | ||
Independent | 845 | 35.0 | −8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 286 | 11.9 | +1.7 | ||
Labour | 263 | 10.9 | −9.2 | ||
Majority | 173 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,412 | 77.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 274 | 47.9 | −8.3 | ||
Conservative | 253 | 44.3 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 44 | 7.7 | +7.7 | ||
Majority | 21 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 571 | 16.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998-2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 633 | 60.2 | +8.6 | ||
Labour | 336 | 31.9 | −9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 83 | 7.9 | +1.3 | ||
Majority | 297 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,052 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 371 | 50.9 | +23.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 276 | 37.9 | −10.4 | ||
Labour | 82 | 11.2 | −13.0 | ||
Majority | 95 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 729 | 32.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 621 | 51.8 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative | 534 | 45.0 | +8.7 | ||
Labour | 43 | 3.6 | −5.2 | ||
Majority | 97 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,198 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 514 | 68.8 | −6.7 | ||
Conservative | 138 | 18.5 | −6.0 | ||
Independent | 60 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 35 | 4.7 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 376 | 50.3 | |||
Turnout | 747 | 19.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 711 | 69.2 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative | 245 | 23.9 | −5.2 | ||
Labour | 71 | 6.9 | −3.4 | ||
Majority | 466 | 46.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,027 | 31.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2002-2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pat Brooks | 463 | 55.8 | +27.5 | |
Conservative | David Porter | 321 | 38.7 | −33.0 | |
Labour | Fitzherbert Harewood | 46 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 142 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 830 | 25.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Chadburn | 287 | 56.5 | +26.7 | |
Conservative | Margaret Williams | 172 | 33.9 | −36.3 | |
Labour | Marion Taylor | 49 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 115 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 508 | 18.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Harding | 208 | 70.7 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Benjamin Slasberg | 64 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rumble | 22 | 7.5 | −20.4 | |
Majority | 144 | 48.9 | |||
Turnout | 294 | 18.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Scrutton | 363 | 59.3 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lion | 249 | 40.7 | +29.2 | |
Majority | 114 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 612 | 19.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2006-2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kewal Chana | 609 | 39.4 | −12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lion | 586 | 37.9 | −4.9 | |
BNP | Jacqueline Carne | 302 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Roger Salmon | 48 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,545 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Tony Frankland | 393 | 32.2 | −5.4 | |
Loughton Residents | Rose Brookes | 367 | 30.1 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Woollcott | 172 | 14.1 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Stacey | 163 | 13.3 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Barnes | 98 | 8.0 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Smith | 28 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,221 | 36.7 | |||
BNP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Clark | 719 | 49.0 | −7.3 | |
BNP | Tony Frankland | 372 | 25.4 | +25.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn | 223 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Mitch Diamond-Conway | 152 | 10.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 347 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,466 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lion | 453 | 52.4 | −31.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Chambers | 411 | 47.6 | +31.1 | |
Majority | 42 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 17.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Edwards | 302 | 76.5 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 93 | 23.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 209 | 53.0 | |||
Turnout | 395 | 21.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2010-2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Rod Butler | 465 | 50.5 | +50.5 | |
Conservative | Christine Ball | 455 | 49.5 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 10 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 920 | ||||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
2014-2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Glozier | 155 | 50.5 | −33.4 | |
UKIP | Ron McEvoy | 122 | 39.7 | +39.7 | |
Green | William Hartington | 23 | 7.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 7 | 2.3 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 33 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 307 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kim Adams | 607 | 43.3 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Nigel Avey | 386 | 27.6 | +6.5 | |
UKIP | Andrew Smith | 339 | 24.2 | −1.4 | |
Green | Anna Widdup | 69 | 4.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 221 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,401 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darshan Singh Sunger | 453 | 76.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Alexander-Sefre | 143 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
Majority | 310 | 52.0 | |||
Turnout | 596 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Stalker | 220 | 80.9 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 52 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 61.8 | |||
Turnout | 272 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2022-2026
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Parsons | 260 | 55.2 | −13.9 | |
Green | David Plummer | 211 | 44.8 | +39.6 | |
Majority | 49 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 471 | ||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Election Facts: Epping Forest District Council website Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Epping Forest". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "District Council By-election – Grange Hill – Thursday, 14th December, 2006". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Election 2004 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2006 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2007 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2008 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2010 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2011 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Vote 2012 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Vote 2014 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Page=all&EID=49 Election candidates by wards, Epping Forest District Council website. Retrieved 20 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Election results". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Election results by party, 3 May 2018". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results by party, 5 May 2022". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ^ The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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