Epping Forest District Council election, 2006
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Epping Forest Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
9 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
45.0 |
43.9 |
13,226 |
+1.2% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
5 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
25.0 |
25.8 |
7,778 |
-5.0% |
|
BNP |
3 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
15.0 |
5.6 |
1,679 |
+1.8% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
2 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
2,926 |
-3.1% |
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
2,405 |
+4.8% |
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
5.6 |
1,700 |
+1.0% |
|
English Democrats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
250 |
-0.4% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
136 |
+0.5% |
Ward results
Buckhurst Hill East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Spencer |
801 |
61.3 |
+8.7 |
|
Conservative |
George Denny |
506 |
38.7 |
+4.8 |
Majority |
295 |
22.6 |
+3.9 |
Turnout |
1,307 |
40.4 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Buckhurst Hill West (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Haigh |
1,066 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Robert Church |
1,015 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Haluk Ulkun |
1,009 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Carol Taylor |
970 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,060 |
42.7 |
+1.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Chigwell Village |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Lesley Wagland |
892 |
80.4 |
+80.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeffrey Stollar |
217 |
19.6 |
+3.8 |
Majority |
675 |
60.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,109 |
35.9 |
-2.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek Jacobs |
590 |
39.3 |
-18.9 |
|
Conservative |
Glyn Pritchard |
560 |
37.3 |
-4.5 |
|
English Democrats |
Robin Tilbrook |
250 |
16.6 |
+16.6 |
|
Labour |
Roger McNulty |
102 |
6.8 |
+6.8 |
Majority |
30 |
2.0 |
-14.4 |
Turnout |
1,502 |
47.8 |
+15.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Epping Hemnall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Whitehouse |
1,105 |
49.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Rolfe |
1,002 |
45.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Paul Handford |
118 |
5.3 |
|
Majority |
103 |
4.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,225 |
47.5 |
+5.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Colling |
1,060 |
58.6 |
-3.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Hedges |
552 |
30.5 |
+5.8 |
|
Labour |
Anne Baldwin |
198 |
10.9 |
+10.9 |
Majority |
508 |
28.1 |
-8.9 |
Turnout |
1,810 |
38.3 |
-2.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Grange Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gagan Mohindra |
908 |
51.6 |
-2.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Lion |
753 |
42.8 |
-3.3 |
|
Independent |
Anthony Du Varene |
97 |
5.5 |
+5.5 |
Majority |
155 |
8.8 |
+1.0 |
Turnout |
1,758 |
38.0 |
-0.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton Alderton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Rodney Law |
518 |
37.6 |
+9.6 |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Rosemary Brookes |
401 |
29.1 |
+6.2 |
|
Conservative |
Ben Glassman |
226 |
16.4 |
-5.9 |
|
Labour |
Maureen Boatman |
181 |
13.2 |
-6.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Robertshaw |
50 |
3.6 |
-3.5 |
Majority |
117 |
8.5 |
+3.4 |
Turnout |
1,376 |
42.3 |
+7.7 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton Broadway |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Susan Clapp |
537 |
39.3 |
+5.7 |
|
Labour |
Thomas Owen |
429 |
31.4 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
Lorne Daniel |
204 |
14.9 |
-9.5 |
|
Independent |
Peter Relph |
112 |
8.2 |
+8.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Sinfield |
84 |
6.1 |
-8.8 |
Majority |
108 |
7.9 |
+1.5 |
Turnout |
1,366 |
45.0 |
+9.2 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton Fairmead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Peter Turpin |
427 |
34.5 |
+7.9 |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
James Dean |
424 |
34.3 |
+9.0 |
|
Conservative |
Benjamin Murphy |
192 |
15.5 |
-2.1 |
|
Labour |
Stephen Barnes |
151 |
12.2 |
-9.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Woollcott |
43 |
3.5 |
-5.4 |
Majority |
3 |
0.2 |
-1.1 |
Turnout |
1,237 |
42.1 |
+10.7 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton Forest |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Peter House |
734 |
47.8 |
+10.7 |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Daniel |
654 |
42.6 |
-5.4 |
|
Labour |
Marion Taylor |
89 |
5.8 |
-4.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Spence |
60 |
3.9 |
-1.0 |
Majority |
80 |
5.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,537 |
47.7 |
+3.4 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton Roding |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Stephen Murray |
1,087 |
67.5 |
+67.5 |
|
Conservative |
Valerie Metcalfe |
229 |
14.2 |
-4.2 |
|
BNP |
Jacqueline Carne |
197 |
12.2 |
+12.2 |
|
Labour |
Louis Appiah |
52 |
3.2 |
-11.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Fuller |
45 |
2.8 |
-11.1 |
Majority |
858 |
53.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,610 |
46.4 |
+8.2 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton St Johns |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Loughton Residents Association |
John Markham |
807 |
56.9 |
+3.9 |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Hayday |
482 |
34.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Labour |
Jill Bostock |
84 |
5.9 |
-1.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Theresa Spence |
46 |
3.2 |
-2.1 |
Majority |
325 |
22.9 |
+4.2 |
Turnout |
1,419 |
44.0 |
+3.8 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loughton St Marys |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mitchell Cohen |
687 |
50.2 |
|
|
Loughton Residents Association |
Rodney Barrett |
560 |
40.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Sheen |
75 |
5.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Enid Robinson |
47 |
3.4 |
|
Majority |
127 |
9.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,369 |
44.0 |
+4.5 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Lower Nazeing |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Antoinette Cooper |
750 |
56.3 |
+27.4 |
|
Independent |
Edgar Borton |
437 |
32.8 |
-21.8 |
|
Labour |
Kelvin Morris |
87 |
6.5 |
-4.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ingrid Black |
58 |
4.4 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
313 |
23.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,332 |
42.5 |
+9.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
North Weald Bassett |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Stallan |
1,032 |
82.4 |
+2.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Rumble |
221 |
17.6 |
+6.0 |
Majority |
811 |
64.8 |
-3.6 |
Turnout |
1,253 |
35.6 |
+9.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Theydon Bois |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roland Frankel |
721 |
46.5 |
-6.8 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Glozier |
693 |
44.7 |
-2.0 |
|
UKIP |
Michael McGough |
136 |
8.8 |
+8.8 |
Majority |
28 |
1.8 |
-4.8 |
Turnout |
1,550 |
49.8 |
+1.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Demetrios Demetriou |
640 |
48.5 |
|
|
Independent |
Michael Tobin |
496 |
37.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peggy Ayre |
184 |
13.9 |
|
Majority |
144 |
10.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,320 |
30.2 |
+3.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey Paternoster |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Wyatt |
485 |
50.5 |
-32.7 |
|
Independent |
Reginald Chidley |
176 |
18.3 |
+18.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Chadburn |
165 |
17.2 |
+0.4 |
|
Labour |
Liam Conlon |
134 |
14.0 |
+14.0 |
Majority |
309 |
32.2 |
-34.2 |
Turnout |
960 |
29.5 |
+7.1 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
References