2004 Epping Forest District Council election

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2004 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2003 10 June 2004 2006  

21 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.6% (Increase2.svg8.3%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Loughton Residents
Last election23 seats, 52.8%15 seats, 32.8%6 seats, N/A
Seats before24156
Seats won26146
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,6129,0733,788
Percentage42.7%30.8%12.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.1%Decrease2.svg2.0%N/A

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Labour BNP Chigwell Residents
Last election9 seats, 5.5%0 seats, N/A1 seat, 1.0%
Seats before801
Seats won431
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,3601,109949
Percentage4.6%3.8%3.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.9%N/AIncrease2.svg2.2%

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Results of the 2004 District Council elections

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Council composition following the election

Council control before election

No overall control
Conservative largest party

Council control after election

No overall control
Conservative largest party

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%.

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This election saw the British National Party first enter the council chamber. They would go on to double their representation. This also saw the largest loss of Labour seats since they were the council's largest party in 1998.

Results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Woollard69952.6Decrease2.svg1.5
Conservative Alan Kilbey45033.9Increase2.svg0.5
BNP Peter Turpin17913.5N/A
Majority24918.7Decrease2.svg2.0
Turnout 1,32841.3Increase2.svg5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Heavens1,04951.7Decrease2.svg4.1
Conservative Haluk Ulkun98148.3Increase2.svg4.1
Majority683.4Decrease2.svg8.2
Turnout 2,03041.2Increase2.svg11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chigwell Row

Chigwell Row
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Sandler46059.4Increase2.svg8.9
Liberal Democrats Margaret Heavens31540.6Decrease2.svg8.9
Majority14518.8Increase2.svg17.8
Turnout 77547.5Increase2.svg9.9
Conservative hold Swing

Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Chigwell Residents AssociationJohn Knapman46059.4Increase2.svg17.7
Liberal DemocratsJeffrey Stollar17815.8Increase2.svg5.3
Majority77168.4Increase2.svg36.8
Turnout 1,12737.9Increase2.svg6.4
Chigwell Residents Association hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Whitehouse91644.8Decrease2.svg4.3
Conservative Susan Perry88043.1Decrease2.svg0.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Hedges873
Conservative Terence Spencer806
English Democrat Clare Crawford24712.1N/A
Turnout 3,72242.0Increase2.svg12.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Whitbread1,13561.7Increase2.svg14.0
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black45524.7Decrease2.svg12.8
Green Robert Jones24913.5Increase2.svg6.0
Majority68037.0Increase2.svg26.8
Turnout 1,83940.5Increase2.svg5.2
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bateman97753.9Increase2.svg14.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Lion83546.1Decrease2.svg14.1
Majority1427.8Decrease2.svg20.5
Turnout 1,81238.9Increase2.svg10.6
Conservative hold Swing

High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings

High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret McEwen47771.6Decrease2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Miller18928.4Increase2.svg2.4
Majority28843.2Decrease2.svg4.8
Turnout 66640.7Increase2.svg6.5
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Terence Farr31528.0N/A
Loughton Residents Rosemary Brookes25822.9N/A
Conservative Matthew Daniel25122.3Decrease2.svg15.2
Labour Peter Sheen22319.8Decrease2.svg29.2
Liberal Democrats James Cuming807.1Decrease2.svg6.5
Majority575.1Decrease2.svg6.4
Turnout 1,12734.6Increase2.svg10.8
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Thomas Richardson35733.6N/A
Labour Margaret Owen28927.2Decrease2.svg19.9
Conservative Lorne Daniel25924.4Increase2.svg0.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence15814.9Increase2.svg1.7
Majority686.4Decrease2.svg16.8
Turnout 1,06335.8Increase2.svg9.3
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Patricia Richardson 25826.6N/A
Loughton Residents Chris Pond 24525.3N/A
Labour Albert Farren20921.6Decrease2.svg34.4
Conservative Gagan Mohindra 17117.6Decrease2.svg26.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Woolcott868.9N/A
Majority131.3Decrease2.svg10.6
Turnout 96931.4Increase2.svg10.9
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Hart67048.0Increase2.svg9.0
Loughton Residents Peter House51837.1Decrease2.svg8.0
Labour Thomas Owen14110.1Decrease2.svg0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield684.9Decrease2.svg0.4
Majority15210.9Increase2.svg4.9
Turnout 1,39744.3Increase2.svg6.3
Conservative gain from Loughton Residents Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Kenneth Angold-Stephens66553.0N/A
Conservative Gaurav Mohindra23118.4Decrease2.svg10.0
Labour Paul Bostock18414.7Decrease2.svg43.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer17513.9Increase2.svg0.5
Majority43444.6Increase2.svg14.8
Turnout 1,25538.2Decrease2.svg0.7
Loughton Residents gain from Labour Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Caroline Pond68153.0Increase2.svg0.2
Conservative Anthony Barritt44134.3Increase2.svg1.6
Labour Jill Bostock947.3Decrease2.svg2.5
Liberal Democrats Enid Robinson685.3Increase2.svg1.5
Majority24018.7Decrease2.svg1.4
Turnout 1,28440.2Increase2.svg7.7
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Anthony Lee73455.3Decrease2.svg1.2
Loughton Residents Mitchell Cohen687
Conservative Andrea Stephenson38328.9Increase2.svg0.6
Labour Marion Taylor1128.4Decrease2.svg2.2
Labour John McNamara108
Liberal Democrats Lucille Thompson987.4Increase2.svg2.8
Turnout 2,12239.5Increase2.svg7.3
Loughton Residents hold Swing
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Moreton and Fyfield

Moreton and Fyfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Kelly40749.6Decrease2.svg10.8
Conservative Derek Bates29836.3Decrease2.svg3.3
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 11614.1Increase2.svg14.1
Majority10913.3Decrease2.svg7.5
Turnout 82148.8Increase2.svg6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Passingford

Passingford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Collins55482.8Decrease2.svg5.3
Liberal Democrats John Clark11517.2Increase2.svg17.2
Majority43965.6Decrease2.svg10.6
Turnout 66943.1Increase2.svg11.6
Conservative hold Swing

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Rush79853.3Increase2.svg30.8
Conservative Matthew Hayday70046.7Increase2.svg1.7
Majority986.6Decrease2.svg6.6
Turnout 1,49848.4Increase2.svg7.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McMillan74567.7Decrease2.svg10.2
Conservative Demitrous Demetriou703
Liberal Democrats Peggy Ayre35532.3Increase2.svg10.2
Liberal Democrats Marlis Creevy324
Turnout 2,12726.6Increase2.svg8.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeane Lea61756.5Increase2.svg15.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Akers47643.5Decrease2.svg15.7
Majority14113.0Decrease2.svg13.8
Turnout 1,09335.8Increase2.svg9.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ryan D'Souza42354.3Increase2.svg1.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn35645.7Decrease2.svg1.9
Majority678.6Increase2.svg3.8
Turnout 77928.8Increase2.svg6.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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