Epping Forest council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 18 wards · 54 seats contested

Most seats
29
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
54
across 18 wards
Turnout
35.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 29 +15 29,990 42.1% -6.2
Independent Loughton Residents Association 13 +13 12,955 18.2% —
Liberal Democrats 7 +4 10,307 14.5% -7.9
Independent 3 +2 6,242 8.8% +4.2
Labour Party 1 +1 7,964 11.2% -8.5
Green Party 1 +1 2,366 3.3% +1.2
Reform UK 0 +0 324 0.5% -0.3
British Democratic Party 0 +0 323 0.5% -0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 235 0.3% —
English Democrats 0 +0 227 0.3% +0.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 222 0.3% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 54
Conservative and Unionist Party 48
Labour Party 22
Liberal Democrats 15
Independent Loughton Residents Association 14
Independent 13
Green Party 4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
British Democratic Party 1
English Democrats 1
Reform UK 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 54 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 & Whitebridge 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Rose Brookes Elected 792 48.8% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Barbara Cohen Elected 646 39.8% —
Green Party Elizabeth Gabbett Elected 639 39.4% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Chris Kent 617 38.0% —
Green Party Dewole Aradeon 596 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Elizabeth Bagshaw 375 23.1% —
Labour Party Alain Laviolette 369 22.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexia Sparrow 327 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marshall Vance 320 19.7% —
Independent Ben Brown 186 11.5% —
Majority22
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,622

Buckhurst Hill West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Church Elected 819 54.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Williamson Elected 800 52.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Smruti Patel Elected 706 46.6% —
Green Party Rebecca Fricker 581 38.3% —
Green Party Kathryn Radley 550 36.3% —
Labour Party Tom Kasperkowicz 419 27.7% —
Independent Lyubka Mihailova 340 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Singh Matharu 330 21.8% —
Majority125
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,515

Chigwell with Lambourne 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig James John McCann Elected 1,164 86.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kaz Rizvi Elected 1,018 75.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Darshan Singh Sunger Elected 947 70.6% —
Independent Shahzaad Malik 457 34.1% —
Labour Party Tony Casaluci 437 32.6% —
Majority490
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,341

Epping East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Janet Hilda Whitehouse Elected 1,100 57.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Whitehouse Elected 1,020 53.0% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Matthew Barnard Elected 850 44.1% —
Independent Cherry Sharon McCredie 599 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mari-Louise Whitbread 501 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Fraser Abbott 477 24.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Roberts 467 24.2% —
Labour Party Paul Michael Thomas 262 13.6% —
Majority251
Turnout35.1%
Registered electors5,521
Ballots cast1,926

Epping West & Rural 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mandy George Elected 945 51.6% —
Liberal Democrats Razia Shariff Elected 926 50.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Holly Whitbread Elected 832 45.4% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher 815 44.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Green 751 41.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Murray 699 38.2% —
Independent Nigel Anthony Bruce Avey 332 18.1% —
Labour Party Sean Voitov 196 10.7% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,832

Grange Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Barry Lion Elected 791 52.6% —
Independent Lisa Morgan Elected 775 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rashni Chahal Holden Elected 702 46.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Osman Ali 631 41.9% —
Independent Debby Rye 592 39.3% —
Labour Party Angela Ayre 456 30.3% —
Independent Alana Aradeon 365 24.3% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Hume 203 13.5% —
Majority71
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,505

Loughton Fairmead 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Louise Mead Elected 966 89.3% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Will Kauffman Elected 761 70.3% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Arash Ardakani Elected 688 63.6% —
Labour Party Gareth Rawlings 332 30.7% —
Labour Party Alastair Smith 287 26.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bobby Nagpal 213 19.7% —
Majority356
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,082

Loughton Forest 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Roger Baldwin Elected 1,220 71.9% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Michael Owen Elected 1,171 69.0% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Ian Allgood Elected 1,167 68.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Kathleen Metcalfe 361 21.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katharine Jane Hawes 354 20.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jan Ridding 288 17.0% —
Labour Party Tom Draper 279 16.5% —
Liberal Democrats Naomi E. Davies 178 10.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Scott Jones 70 4.1% —
Majority806
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,696

Loughton Roding 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Stephen William Murray Elected 1,098 98.8% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Sheree Rackham Elected 826 74.3% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Chidi Nweke Elected 767 69.0% —
Labour Party Debbie Wild 327 29.4% —
Independent Malachi Fontenelle 186 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Parry 130 11.7% —
Majority440
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,111

Loughton St John's 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Chris Pond Elected 1,216 91.8% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Howard Kauffman Elected 1,106 83.5% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association Graham Wiskin Elected 1,012 76.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Valerie Metcalfe 366 27.6% —
Labour Party Emma Elizabeth Roberts 274 20.7% —
Majority646
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,325

North Weald Bassett 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tom Bromwich Elected 889 81.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Bedford Elected 604 55.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Burrows Elected 540 49.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Mills 472 43.2% —
Labour Party Kevin Hind 392 35.9% —
Labour Party Paul Stockton 382 34.9% —
Majority68
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,093

Ongar 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Elaine Dadd Elected 911 72.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jaymey McIvor Elected 828 65.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Stefan Keska Elected 827 65.6% —
Labour Party Alison Mary Wingfield 337 26.7% —
Labour Party Ron Huish 332 26.3% —
Labour Party Timothy White 296 23.5% —
Liberal Democrats Monica Phyllis Richardson 252 20.0% —
Majority490
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,261

Roydon & Lower Nazeing 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Derek Bassett Elected 883 88.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Whitbread Elected 715 71.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronda Pugsley Elected 678 68.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Alex Kyriacou 470 47.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Harvey 235 23.6% —
Majority208
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)994

Rural East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Balcombe Elected 817 55.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Morgan Elected 774 52.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Douglas Hadley Elected 737 49.7% —
Liberal Democrats Lesley Vivienne Paine 697 47.0% —
Liberal Democrats Bijal Pattani 465 31.4% —
Labour Party Ann Huish 405 27.3% —
Reform UK Peter John Bell 324 21.9% —
English Democrats Robin Tilbrook 227 15.3% —
Majority40
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,482

Theydon Bois with Passingford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clive Ewart Amos Elected 949 56.6% —
Liberal Democrats Tippy Cornish Elected 882 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Jones Elected 698 41.6% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Griffiths 695 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Brady 647 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip 581 34.6% —
Independent Christine Janette Burgess 212 12.6% —
Independent Louis Turchin 211 12.6% —
Labour Party Christine Mortimer 157 9.4% —
Majority3
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,677

Waltham Abbey North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Victor Morris Elected 520 66.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeane Lea Elected 483 61.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stocker Elected 447 57.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fraser James MacDonald Scott 417 53.4% —
British Democratic Party Julian Peter Leppert 323 41.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Adeline Walsh 152 19.5% —
Majority30
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)781

Waltham Abbey South & Rural 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven James Heather Elected 715 85.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Markham Elected 676 80.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy John Matthews Elected 622 74.1% —
Labour Party Simon Kenneth Harris 503 60.0% —
Majority119
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)839

Waltham Abbey West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Parsons Elected 663 82.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jodie Lucas Elected 618 76.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Peter Yerrell Elected 598 74.4% —
Labour Party Bob Greyson 532 66.2% —
Majority66
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)804

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