Epping Forest council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 18 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
12
Reform UK
Seats contested
19
across 18 wards
Turnout
45.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 12 +12 19,560 41.7% +41.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -25 11,980 25.6% -16.6
Independent Loughton Residents Association 3 -10 3,686 7.9% -10.3
Liberal Democrats 0 -7 4,405 9.4% -5.1
Labour Party 0 -1 3,278 7.0% -4.2
Green Party 0 -1 2,442 5.2% +1.9
Independent 0 -3 1,424 3.0% -5.7
English Democrats 0 +0 78 0.2% -0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 5 0.0% -0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Reform UK 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 14
Independent 7
Green Party 6
Independent Loughton Residents Association 4
English Democrats 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 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

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Small Elected 1,060 38.0% —
Green Party Elizabeth Gabbett 932 33.4% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanna Farmer 547 19.6% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Naomi E. Davies 244 8.7% —
Majority128
Turnout48.2%
Registered electors5,827
Ballots cast2,789

Reform UK gain from Independent Loughton Residents Association

Buckhurst Hill West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Smruti Patel Elected 891 34.5% -19.6
Reform UK Yvonne Hrusa 775 30.0% —
Green Party Eric D. Aradeon 572 22.1% -16.2
Liberal Democrats Ish Singh 149 5.8% -16.0
Labour Party Alain Laviolette 139 5.4% -22.3
Independent C J Ubah 53 2.1% -20.4
Majority116
Turnout50.1%
Registered electors5,190
Ballots cast2,583

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chigwell with Lambourne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Darshan Singh Sunger Elected 1,366 51.0% -35.8
Reform UK Kieran Emery 1,030 38.5% —
Labour Party Tony Casaluci 279 10.4% -22.2
Majority336
Turnout47.2%
Registered electors5,736
Ballots cast2,677

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Epping East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Karen Batley Elected 1,007 33.7% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Matthew Barnard 964 32.3% -24.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Roberts 557 18.7% -7.3
Independent Cherry Sharon McCredie 364 12.2% -18.9
Labour Party James Murchison 88 2.9% -10.7
Majority43
Turnout53.5%
Registered electors5,593
Ballots cast2,984

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Epping West & Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Holly Whitbread Elected 986 34.2% -11.2
Reform UK Andrew Smith 954 33.1% —
Liberal Democrats Alex John Frost 929 32.3% -19.3
Majority32
Turnout55.0%
Registered electors5,264
Ballots cast2,880

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Grange Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Braha Elected 727 32.6% -20.0
Reform UK Yair Cohen 580 26.0% —
Independent Erika Skingsley 379 17.0% -34.5
Labour Party Syed Sadaf 247 11.1% -19.2
Independent Debby Rye 158 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats Richard M. Griffiths 140 6.3% -7.2
Majority147
Turnout36.2%
Registered electors6,196
Ballots cast2,231

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Loughton Fairmead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Natalie Wilding-Barrett Elected 837 40.2% —
Independent Loughton Residents Association David J. Wixley 721 34.6% -54.6
Green Party Joseph Downie 246 11.8% —
Labour Party Tom Ayre 148 7.1% -23.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Shivaje Karari 129 6.2% -13.5
Majority116
Turnout37.9%
Registered electors5,512
Ballots cast2,082

Reform UK gain from Independent Loughton Residents Association

Loughton Forest

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Richard H. Cohen Elected 1,173 43.9% -28.0
Reform UK Jon Bryan 685 25.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mari-Louise Whitbread 424 15.9% -5.4
Green Party Hannah Lovell 208 7.8% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Marsh 109 4.1% -12.4
Liberal Democrats Glenn A. Hernandez 64 2.4% -8.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Scott Jones 5 0.2% -3.9
Majority488
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors5,363
Ballots cast2,670

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton Roding

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Chidi Nweke Elected 806 35.8% -38.6
Reform UK Neil Carlsson 786 34.9% —
Green Party Chris Hill 269 11.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Manraj Atwal 198 8.8% -2.9
Labour Party Debbie Wild 127 5.6% -23.8
Liberal Democrats Peter John Sinfield 63 2.8% —
Majority20
Turnout39.4%
Registered electors5,735
Ballots cast2,252

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

Loughton St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Loughton Residents Association Graham Wiskin Elected 986 37.9% -53.9
Reform UK Adam Riches 904 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Saunders 336 12.9% -14.7
Green Party Joe Fellows 215 8.3% —
Labour Party Alastair Smith 108 4.1% -16.5
Liberal Democrats Ralph Cox 62 2.4% —
Majority82
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors5,446
Ballots cast2,605

Independent Loughton Residents Association hold

North Weald Bassett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jay Gupta Elected 1,209 49.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Irvine 731 29.9% -25.4
Liberal Democrats Tom Addenbrooke 316 12.9% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Addenbrooke 316 12.9% —
Labour Party Ann Huish 188 7.7% -28.2
Majority478
Turnout49.1%
Registered electors5,011
Ballots cast2,448

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ongar

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Annie May O'Neill Elected 1,652 57.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Stefan Keska 642 22.2% -50.0
Independent Tony Marc Sweetman 250 8.6% —
Labour Party Ron Huish 171 5.9% -20.8
Liberal Democrats Monica Phyllis Richardson 164 5.7% -14.3
Majority1,010
Turnout50.2%
Registered electors5,809
Ballots cast2,892

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Roydon & Lower Nazeing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Phil Dawkins Elected 1,118 47.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronda Pugsley 880 37.3% -51.6
Labour Party Alex Drummond 364 15.4% -31.9
Majority238
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors5,471
Ballots cast2,362

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Rural East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Karen McIvor Elected 1,559 51.0% +29.1
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip 1,035 33.8% -21.3
Labour Party Dale Walker 388 12.7% -14.6
English Democrats Robin Tilbrook 78 2.5% -12.8
Majority524
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors6,349
Ballots cast3,059

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Theydon Bois with Passingford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Geoff Shaw Elected 1,249 44.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Jones 856 30.7% -10.9
Liberal Democrats Rahim Hussein 548 19.7% -36.9
Labour Party Christine Mortimer 76 2.7% -6.6
Independent William Ayrton 58 2.1% -10.6
Majority393
Turnout53.7%
Registered electors5,208
Ballots cast2,788

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Waltham Abbey North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Kelleher Elected 1,060 52.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Crowley 454 22.6% -39.2
Labour Party Kevin Hind 329 16.4% -50.2
Independent Amber Badyari 162 8.1% —
Majority606
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors5,336
Ballots cast2,007

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Waltham Abbey South & Rural 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Abbott Elected 1,038 50.3% —
Reform UK James Fraser Abbott Elected 1,038 50.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy John Matthews 607 29.4% -55.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Tippett 218 10.6% —
Labour Party Sean Voitov 201 9.7% -50.2
Majority431
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors5,430
Ballots cast2,064

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Waltham Abbey West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Josh Webb Elected 1,019 46.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fraser James MacDonald Scott 614 28.2% -54.3
Labour Party Angela Ayre 316 14.5% -51.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Charles Ward 228 10.5% —
Majority405
Turnout39.3%
Registered electors5,589
Ballots cast2,179

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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