Epping Forest council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
14
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 14 +4 7,214 48.3% +8.0
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 3,349 22.4% +4.1
Independent 1 +0 690 4.6% -1.3
Labour Party 0 +0 2,940 19.7% +6.5
Green Party 0 -1 314 2.1% -1.2
British Democratic Party 0 +0 187 1.3% —
Reform UK 0 +0 107 0.7% +0.6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 67 0.4% +0.1
English Democrats 0 +0 34 0.2% -0.1
Shared Ground 0 +0 32 0.2% -0.4
Independent Loughton Residents Association 0 -6 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 13
Green Party 3
Independent 3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3
Reform UK 2
British Democratic Party 1
English Democrats 1
Shared Ground 1

A party standing a full slate could field 18 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.

Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Green Elected 288 69.7% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Griffiths 68 16.5% +8.0
Labour Party Sarebjit Singh Sangha 57 13.8% —
Majority220
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast413

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Buckhurst Hill West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayanti Patel Elected 730 44.4% -14.1
Labour Party Tom Kasperkowicz 273 16.6% —
Independent Jo Share-Bernia 222 13.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Singh Matharu 190 11.6% -21.2
Green Party Alan Fricker 147 8.9% —
Independent Lyubka Vesselinov 51 3.1% —
Shared Ground Thomas Bartholomew Hall 32 1.9% -6.8
Majority457
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,645

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Stefan Keska Elected 520 57.6% -1.3
Labour Party Ron Huish 168 18.6% +2.9
Liberal Democrats Monica Phyllis Richardson 157 17.4% +2.3
Reform UK Peter John Bell 57 6.3% +3.6
Majority352
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast902

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Epping Hemnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cherry Sharon McCredie Elected 1,123 65.9% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mari-Louise Whitbread 450 26.4% -2.0
Labour Party Inez Lorraine Collier 130 7.6% -1.2
Majority673
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,703

Liberal Democrats hold

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Razia Shariff Elected 1,052 54.7% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Jones 750 39.0% -8.2
Labour Party Simon David Bullough 120 6.2% -3.4
Majority302
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,922

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Grange Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Lisa Morgan Elected 417 38.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Saunders 374 34.3% -27.1
Labour Party Onike Gollo 240 22.0% -16.6
Green Party Tony Hanch 59 5.4% —
Majority43
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,090

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Morgan Elected 379 67.2% —
Labour Party Michelle Gwynn 123 21.8% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Charles Ward 62 11.0% —
Majority256
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast564

Lambourne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig James John McCann Elected 257 69.6% -5.1
Labour Party Alison Mary Wingfield 62 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Naomi E. Davies 50 13.6% -11.7
Majority195
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast369

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lower Nazeing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Derek Bassett Elected 469 65.1% -3.9
Labour Party Elizabeth Marsh 104 14.4% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher 97 13.5% -17.4
Reform UK Martin Harvey 50 6.9% —
Majority365
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast720

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lower Sheering

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Vivienne Paine Elected 226 45.5% +13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Baker 206 41.4% -26.8
Labour Party Janine Romany Williams 65 13.1% —
Majority20
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast497

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

North Weald Bassett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jaymey McIvor Elected 507 57.9% -5.5
Labour Party Kevin Hind 221 25.2% +5.9
Liberal Democrats Edward Matthew Barnard 148 16.9% -0.4
Majority286
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast876

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Roydon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Whitbread Elected 315 64.9% -6.4
Labour Party Alex Kyriacou 170 35.1% +19.2
Majority145
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast485

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shelley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Bedford Elected 162 49.1% —
Labour Party Tom Acornley 110 33.3% —
English Democrats Robin Tilbrook 34 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Sinfield 24 7.3% —
Majority52
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast330

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy John Matthews Elected 289 67.5% +3.7
Labour Party Martin Victor Morris 139 32.5% +17.2
Majority150
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast428

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Kane Elected 487 54.4% -4.6
Labour Party Simon Kenneth Harris 367 41.0% +6.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ian David Campbell Pattison 42 4.7% -1.4
Majority120
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast896

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jodie Lucas Elected 426 56.5% -7.8
Labour Party Angela Ayre 208 27.6% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn 120 15.9% -19.8
Majority218
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast754

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Markham Elected 293 39.4% -20.4
Labour Party Bob Greyson 250 33.6% -2.9
British Democratic Party Julian Peter Leppert 187 25.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bea Gardner Asker 13 1.7% -1.8
Majority43
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast743

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Waltham Abbey South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Parsons Elected 312 52.3% -5.4
Labour Party Debbie Wild 133 22.3% —
Green Party Dave Plummer 108 18.1% -28.7
Liberal Democrats Marc Beecroft 32 5.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Josh Asker 12 2.0% —
Majority179
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast597

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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