Epping Forest council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 -4 9,183 40.3% -7.8
Independent Loughton Residents Association 6 -1 3,946 17.3% -0.8
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 4,172 18.3% +7.0
Independent 1 +1 1,348 5.9% +5.4
Green Party 1 +0 763 3.4% -3.3
Labour Party 0 +0 2,997 13.2% -0.1
Shared Ground 0 +0 150 0.7% +0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 88 0.4% —
English Democrats 0 +0 72 0.3% +0.2
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 27 0.1% -1.2
Reform UK 0 +0 26 0.1% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Labour Party 15
Liberal Democrats 9
Independent Loughton Residents Association 6
Green Party 2
Independent 2
The For Britain Movement 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
English Democrats 1
Reform UK 1
Shared Ground 1

A party standing a full slate could field 20 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Buckhurst Hill East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Elizabeth Gabbett Elected 677 62.3% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David Saunders 291 26.8% -10.4
Labour Party Alain Laviolette 119 10.9% +2.6
Majority386
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,087

Green Party hold

Buckhurst Hill West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Smruti Patel Elected 1,006 58.5% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Singh Matharu 564 32.8% +23.3
Shared Ground Thomas Bartholomew Hall 150 8.7% +4.5
Majority442
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,720

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chigwell Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Darshan Singh Sunger Elected 551 49.4% -21.1
Independent Priten Patel 365 32.7% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Hume 114 10.2% —
Green Party Alison Mary Garnham 86 7.7% -5.5
Majority186
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,116

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Basil Marcus Joseph Vaz Elected 562 58.9% -0.6
Labour Party Timothy White 150 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Naomi E. Davies 144 15.1% -8.2
English Democrats Robin Tilbrook 72 7.5% -9.7
Reform UK Peter John Bell 26 2.7% —
Majority412
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast954

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Epping Hemnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Janet Hilda Whitehouse Elected 1,149 62.8% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Murray 520 28.4% -4.0
Labour Party Inez Lorraine Collier 161 8.8% +2.1
Majority629
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,830

Liberal Democrats hold

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Burrows Elected 929 47.2% -11.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Griffiths 850 43.2% +12.1
Labour Party Simon David Bullough 190 9.6% -0.6
Majority79
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,969

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Grange Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Barry Lion Elected 801 61.4% -7.2
Labour Party Sam Tankard 504 38.6% +14.6
Majority297
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,305

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Loughton Alderton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Ian Allgood Elected 522 63.9% +5.2
Labour Party Angela Ayre 164 20.1% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jan Ridding 120 14.7% -7.9
The For Britain Movement Eddy Butler 11 1.3% —
Majority358
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast817

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton Broadway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Chris Pond Elected 488 61.9% +8.0
Labour Party Onike Gollo 178 22.6% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Weinberg 106 13.5% -6.5
The For Britain Movement Pat Richardson 16 2.0% -1.2
Majority310
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast788

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton Fairmead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Louise Mead Elected 582 68.6% +5.1
Labour Party Paul Michael Thomas 178 21.0% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Upen Patel 89 10.5% -6.6
Majority404
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast849

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton Forest

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Roger Baldwin Elected 748 62.3% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Probyn 335 27.9% -6.7
Labour Party Kenneth Mark Turner 117 9.8% +0.5
Majority413
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,200

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton Roding

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Stephen William Murray Elected 983 83.2% —
Labour Party Debbie Wild 116 9.8% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Varun Bhanot 83 7.0% -12.9
Majority867
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,182

Independent gain from Independent Loughton Residents Association

Loughton St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Bob Jennings Elected 785 67.2% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Church 223 19.1% -3.2
Labour Party Jill Elizabeth Bostock 160 13.7% +3.8
Majority562
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,168

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton St Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Howard Kauffman Elected 821 68.5% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Katharine Jane Hawes 223 18.6% -3.5
Labour Party Gareth Rawlings 155 12.9% +1.2
Majority598
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,199

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Lower Nazeing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronda Pugsley Elected 525 69.1% +9.7
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher 235 30.9% +13.5
Majority290
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast760

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North Weald Bassett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Bolton Elected 635 63.4% +9.8
Labour Party Alison Mary Wingfield 194 19.4% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Matthew Barnard 173 17.3% -3.6
Majority441
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,002

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Theydon Bois

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clive Ewart Amos Elected 648 50.5% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Jones 634 49.5% -10.2
Majority14
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,282

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stocker Elected 616 58.9% +13.5
Labour Party David Anthony Moss 365 34.9% +15.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ian David Campbell Pattison 64 6.1% —
Majority251
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,045

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jodie Lucas Elected 531 64.3% +0.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy John Maurice Vaughan 295 35.7% +33.4
Majority236
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast826

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Peter Yerrell Elected 403 59.9% +31.1
Labour Party Bob Greyson 246 36.6% +18.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bea Gardner Asker 24 3.6% —
Majority157
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast673

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from The For Britain Movement

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