Epping Forest District Council election, 2007
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Epping Forest Local Election Result 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
14 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
82.4 |
57.0 |
10,331 |
+13.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
1 |
2 |
−1 |
11.8 |
24.9 |
4,516 |
−0.9% |
|
Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
883 |
−0.7% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
1,093 |
+0.4% |
|
Epping Community Action Group |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 |
510 |
+2.8% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
0 |
2.3 |
419 |
−5.7% |
|
English Democrats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
279 |
+0.7% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
88 |
+0.0% |
Ward results
Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Penny Smith |
481 |
86.2 |
+0.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Arnold Verrall |
77 |
13.8 |
−0.5 |
Majority |
404 |
72.4 |
+1.0 |
Turnout |
558 |
34.7 |
+5.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Buckhurst Hill West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Haluk Ulkun |
1,003 |
58.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mick Spence |
714 |
41.6 |
|
Majority |
289 |
16.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,717 |
33.0 |
−9.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Glyn Pritchard |
572 |
44.6 |
+7.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Keith Wright |
478 |
37.3 |
−2.0 |
|
English Democrats |
Robin Tilbrook |
233 |
18.2 |
+1.6 |
Majority |
94 |
7.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,283 |
41.1 |
−6.7 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Epping Hemnall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Hedges |
812 |
39.2 |
−10.5 |
|
Conservative |
Susan Perry |
802 |
38.7 |
−6.3 |
|
Epping Community Action Group |
Ian Anderson |
215 |
10.4 |
+10.4 |
|
BNP |
Alexander Copland |
147 |
7.1 |
+7.1 |
|
Labour |
Paul Handford |
95 |
4.6 |
−0.7 |
Majority |
10 |
0.5 |
−4.2 |
Turnout |
2,071 |
43.0 |
−4.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Green |
930 |
48.9 |
−9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ingrid Black |
497 |
26.1 |
−4.4 |
|
Epping Community Action Group |
Audrey Wheeler |
295 |
15.5 |
+15.5 |
|
BNP |
Tony Frankland |
181 |
9.5 |
+9.5 |
Majority |
433 |
22.8 |
−5.3 |
Turnout |
1,903 |
40.3 |
+2.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Grange Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kewal Chana |
813 |
62.2 |
+10.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dev Dodeja |
387 |
29.6 |
−13.2 |
|
Labour |
Martin Lawford |
107 |
8.2 |
+8.2 |
Majority |
426 |
32.6 |
+23.8 |
Turnout |
1,307 |
27.7 |
−10.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Lambourne |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brian Rolfe |
518 |
85.6 |
+24.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Woollcott |
87 |
14.4 |
+14.4 |
Majority |
431 |
71.2 |
+48.2 |
Turnout |
605 |
38.8 |
−9.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Lower Nazeing |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Bassett |
631 |
52.7 |
−3.6 |
|
Independent |
Daphne Borton |
419 |
35.0 |
+2.2 |
|
UKIP |
Martin Harvey |
88 |
7.3 |
+7.3 |
|
Labour |
Kelvin Morris |
60 |
5.0 |
−1.5 |
Majority |
212 |
17.7 |
−5.8 |
Turnout |
1,198 |
37.6 |
−4.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Lower Sheering |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Heather Harding |
409 |
75.7 |
+3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eleonor Spencer |
131 |
24.3 |
−3.6 |
Majority |
278 |
51.4 |
+7.2 |
Turnout |
540 |
32.6 |
+13.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
North Weald Bassett |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anne Grigg |
887 |
82.1 |
−0.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Rumble |
193 |
17.9 |
+0.3 |
Majority |
694 |
64.2 |
−0.6 |
Turnout |
1,080 |
31.4 |
−4.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Roydon |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mary Sartin |
476 |
75.8 |
+0.1 |
|
Labour |
Colin Riches |
108 |
17.2 |
+17.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Enid Robinson |
44 |
7.0 |
+7.0 |
Majority |
368 |
58.6 |
+7.2 |
Turnout |
628 |
35.9 |
+5.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shelley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Gode |
263 |
37.8 |
−22.3 |
|
Conservative |
Blane Judd |
224 |
32.2 |
+8.2 |
|
BNP |
Lynne Turpin |
163 |
23.4 |
+23.4 |
|
English Democrats |
Anne Palmer |
46 |
6.6 |
+6.6 |
Majority |
39 |
5.6 |
−30.5 |
Turnout |
696 |
41.5 |
+14.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey High Beach |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Syd Stavrou |
487 |
86.7 |
−0.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Fuller |
75 |
13.3 |
+0.5 |
Majority |
412 |
73.4 |
−1.0 |
Turnout |
562 |
32.2 |
+0.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Antony Watts |
636 |
57.8 |
+9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peggy Ayre |
240 |
21.8 |
+7.9 |
|
BNP |
Andrew Slade |
225 |
20.4 |
+20.4 |
Majority |
396 |
36.0 |
+5.8 |
Turnout |
1,101 |
24.3 |
−5.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey North East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pat Brooks |
512 |
50.8 |
+7.3 |
|
Conservative |
Adam Clark |
495 |
49.2 |
−7.3 |
Majority |
17 |
1.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,007 |
32.0 |
−3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey Paternoster |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Liz Webster |
499 |
44.3 |
−6.2 |
|
BNP |
Gail Harvey |
377 |
33.5 |
+33.5 |
|
Labour |
Mitchell Diamond-Conway |
250 |
22.2 |
+8.2 |
Majority |
122 |
10.8 |
−21.4 |
Turnout |
1,126 |
34.1 |
+4.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Waltham Abbey South West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ricki Gadsby |
468 |
63.5 |
+9.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Phil Chadburn |
269 |
36.5 |
−9.2 |
Majority |
199 |
27.0 |
+18.4 |
Turnout |
737 |
24.6 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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