Epping Forest District Council elections

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.

District council wards since 2002

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1974–1994
No overall control 1994–2006
Conservative 2006–present

Council elections

Results since 2002

Party
2002
[4]
2003
[5]
2004
[6]
2006
[7]
2007
[8]
2008
[9]
2010
[10]
2011
[11]
2012
[12]
2014
[13]
2015
BNP
0
0
3
6
6
4
1
1
0
0
0
Conservative
26
23
26
29
32
33
35
37
39
37
39
Green
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Independent
4
4
5
4
3
5
2
3
2
2
2
Labour
9
9
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Liberal Democrat
13
16
14
13
11
9
8
6
4
3
2
Loughton Residents Association
6
6
6
5
5
6
11
10
12
12
12
UKIP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2

By-election results

1997-2001

Buckhurst Hill West By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,388 36.7 +5.5
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Swing
Theydon Bois By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,018 42.2 +16.3
Independent 845 35.0 -8.9
Liberal Democrat 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
Paternoster By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 274 47.9 -8.3
Conservative 253 44.3 +0.5
Liberal Democrat 44 7.7 +7.7
Majority 21 3.6
Turnout 571 16.3
Labour hold Swing
Waltham Abbey East By-Election 22 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 633 60.2 +8.6
Labour 336 31.9 -9.9
Liberal Democrat 83 7.9 +1.3
Majority 297 28.3
Turnout 1,052 18.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sheering By-Election 25 February 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 371 50.9 +23.3
Liberal Democrat 276 37.9 -10.4
Labour 82 11.2 -13.0
Majority 95 13.0
Turnout 729 32.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Grange Hill By-Election 24 June 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Debden Green By-Election 11 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 514 68.8 -6.7
Conservative 138 18.5 -6.0
Independent 60 8.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrat 35 4.7 +4.7
Majority 376 50.3
Turnout 747 19.2
Labour hold Swing
Buckhurst Hill East By-Election 6 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

2001-2005

Waltham Abbey North East By-Election 7 November 2002[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Waltham Abbey South West By-Election 7 November 2002[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

2005-2009

Lower Sheering By-Election 23 June 2005[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Harding 208 70.7 -1.4
Labour Benjamin Slasberg 64 21.8 +21.8
Liberal Democrat John Rumble 22 7.5 -20.4
Majority 144 48.9
Turnout 294 18.5
Conservative hold Swing
Chigwell Village By-Election 30 June 2005[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Scrutton 363 59.3 +12.5
Liberal Democrat Alan Lion 249 40.7 +29.2
Majority 114 18.6
Turnout 612 19.7
Conservative hold Swing
Grange Hill By-Election 14 December 2006[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kewal Chana 609 39.4 -12.2
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Swing
Loughton Alderton By-Election 30 August 2007[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Tony Frankland 393 32.2 -5.4
Lougthon Residents Association Rose Brookes 367 30.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrat 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

2009-2013

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane By-Election 4 June 2009[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Clark 719 49.0 -7.3
BNP Tony Frankland 372 25.4 +25.4
Liberal Democrat 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
Grange Hill By-Election 8 October 2009[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Lion 453 52.4 -31.1
Liberal Democrat Gavin Chambers 411 47.6 +31.1
Majority 42 4.8
Turnout 864 17.2
Conservative hold Swing
Lower Sheering By-Election 5 November 2009[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Edwards 302 76.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Ingrid Black 93 23.5 -0.7
Majority 209 53.0
Turnout 395 21.4
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election Facts: Epping Forest District Council website
  2. ↑ "Epping Forest". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Epping Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  4. ↑ Election 2002 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Election 2003 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Election 2004 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ↑ Election 2006 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Election 2007 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Election 2008 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Election 2010 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  11. ↑ Election 2011 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  12. ↑ Vote 2012 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Vote 2014 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  14. 1 2 "District Council By-Elections" (PDF). Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  15. ↑ "Lower Sheering By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  16. ↑ "Chigwell Village By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  17. ↑ "Grange Hill By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Loughton Alderton". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Waltham Abbey Honey Lane". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  20. ↑ "Tories get mixed response from voters in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  21. ↑ "Grange Hill Election Result of Poll". Epping Forest District Council. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  22. ↑ "Tories defend stronghold in latest council by-election". 24dash.com. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  23. ↑ "Lower Sheering Election Result of Poll". Epping Forest District Council. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

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