2006 Epping Forest District Council election

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2006 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.8% (Increase2.svg6.2%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats BNP
Last election26 seats, 42.7%14 seats, 30.8%3 seats, 3.8%
Seats before26143
Seats won29136
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3
Popular vote13,2267,7781,679
Percentage43.9%25.8%5.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.2%Decrease2.svg5.0%Increase2.svg1.8%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Loughton Residents Independent Labour
Last election6 seats, 12.8%3 seats, 3.8%4 seats, 4.6%
Seats before644
Seats won531
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg3
Popular vote2,9262,4051,700
Percentage9.7%8.0%5.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.1%Increase2.svg4.8%Increase2.svg1.0%

Results of the 2006 Epping Forest District Council election.png
Results of the 2006 District Council elections

2006 Epping Forest Council composition.png
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 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Contents

The Labour Party was reduced to one seat following wipeout of their representation in Loughton – remaining Labour councillor, Peter Gode of Shelley would resign in 2015. Stephen Murray, Labour councillor for Loughton Roding, defected and became an Independent. This election also marks the most recent time a Conservative has won a seat in Loughton.

The Liberal Democrats lost another seat, whilst the Loughton Residents Association also lost a seat to the British National Party, who doubled their representation and increased their vote share. Three Independents remained on the council, and Chigwell Residents Association councillor, John Knapman (who groups with the Loughton Residents Association) continued to serve out their terms.

This would be the last election in which the Conservatives would not have control of the council. This would change following a by-election in Grange Hill in December 2006 which would see the Conservatives cross the majority threshold and assume control of the chamber.

By-elections

Lower Sheering by-election

Lower Sheering by-election 23 June 2005 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Harding20870.7Decrease2.svg1.4
Labour Benjamin Slasberg6421.8N/A
Liberal Democrats John Rumble227.5Decrease2.svg20.4
Majority14448.9Increase2.svg4.7
Turnout 29418.5Decrease2.svg1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chigwell Village by-election

N.B: The Conservative figure is marked asN/Abecause the last election this ward was contested in did not feature a Conservative candidate, rather a Chigwell Residents Association candidate

Chigwell Village by-election 30 June 2005 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Scrutton36359.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Lion24940.7Increase2.svg29.2
Majority11418.6Decrease2.svg49.8
Turnout 61219.7Decrease2.svg18.2
Conservative hold Swing

Results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer80161.3Increase2.svg8.7
Conservative George Denny50638.7Increase2.svg4.8
Majority29522.6Increase2.svg3.9
Turnout 1,30740.4Decrease2.svg0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh1,06651.2Decrease2.svg0.5
Conservative Robert Church1,01548.8Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative Haluk Ulkun1,009
Liberal Democrats Carol Taylor970
Turnout 4,06042.7Increase2.svg1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Wagland89280.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Stollar21719.6Increase2.svg3.8
Majority67560.8Decrease2.svg7.6
Turnout 1,10935.9Decrease2.svg2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Jacobs59039.3Decrease2.svg18.9
Conservative Glyn Pritchard56037.3Decrease2.svg4.5
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 25016.6N/A
Labour Roger McNulty1026.8Increase2.svg6.8
Majority302.0Decrease2.svg14.4
Turnout 1,50247.8Increase2.svg15.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Whitehouse1,10549.7Increase2.svg4.9
Conservative Brian Rolfe1,00245.0Increase2.svg1.9
Labour Paul Handford1185.3N/A
Majority1034.7Decrease2.svg7.4
Turnout 2,22547.5Increase2.svg5.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Colling1,06058.6Decrease2.svg3.1
Liberal Democrats Janet Hedges55230.5Increase2.svg5.8
Labour Anne Baldwin19810.9N/A
Majority50828.1Decrease2.svg8.9
Turnout 1,81038.3Decrease2.svg2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gagan Mohindra 90851.6Decrease2.svg2.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Lion75342.8Decrease2.svg3.3
Independent Anthony Du Varene975.5Increase2.svg5.5
Majority1558.8Increase2.svg1.0
Turnout 1,75838.0Decrease2.svg0.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Rodney Law51837.6Increase2.svg9.6
Loughton Residents Rosemary Brookes40129.1Increase2.svg6.2
Conservative Ben Glassman22616.4Decrease2.svg5.9
Labour Maureen Boatman18113.2Decrease2.svg6.6
Liberal Democrats David Robertshaw503.6Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority1178.5Increase2.svg3.4
Turnout 1,37642.3Increase2.svg7.7
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Susan Clapp53739.3Increase2.svg5.7
Labour Thomas Owen42931.4Increase2.svg4.2
Conservative Lorne Daniel20414.9Decrease2.svg9.5
Independent Peter Relph1128.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield846.1Decrease2.svg8.8
Majority1087.9Increase2.svg1.5
Turnout 1,36645.0Increase2.svg9.2
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Peter Turpin42734.5Increase2.svg7.9
Loughton Residents James Dean42434.3Increase2.svg9.0
Conservative Benjamin Murphy19215.5Decrease2.svg2.1
Labour Stephen Barnes15112.2Decrease2.svg9.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Woollcott433.5Decrease2.svg5.4
Majority30.2Decrease2.svg1.1
Turnout 1,23742.1Increase2.svg10.7
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Peter House73447.8Increase2.svg10.7
Conservative Matthew Daniel65442.6Decrease2.svg5.4
Labour Marion Taylor895.8Decrease2.svg4.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Spence603.9Decrease2.svg1.0
Majority805.2Decrease2.svg5.7
Turnout 1,53747.7Increase2.svg3.4
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Murray1,08767.5N/A
Conservative Valerie Metcalfe22914.2Decrease2.svg4.2
BNP Jacqueline Carne19712.2N/A
Labour Louis Appiah523.2Decrease2.svg11.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Fuller452.8Decrease2.svg11.1
Majority85853.3Decrease2.svg8.7
Turnout 1,61046.4Increase2.svg8.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents John Markham80756.9Increase2.svg3.9
Conservative Matthew Hayday48234.0Decrease2.svg0.3
Labour Jill Bostock845.9Decrease2.svg1.4
Liberal Democrats Theresa Spence463.2Decrease2.svg2.1
Majority32522.9Increase2.svg4.2
Turnout 1,41944.0Increase2.svg3.8
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mitchell Cohen68750.2Increase2.svg21.3
Loughton Residents Rodney Barrett56040.9Decrease2.svg14.4
Labour Peter Sheen755.5Decrease2.svg2.9
Liberal Democrats Enid Robinson473.4Decrease2.svg4.0
Majority1279.3Decrease2.svg30.2
Turnout 1,36944.0Increase2.svg4.5
Conservative gain from Loughton Residents Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antoinette Cooper75056.3Increase2.svg27.4
Independent Edgar Borton43732.8Decrease2.svg21.8
Labour Kelvin Morris876.5Decrease2.svg4.1
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black584.4Increase2.svg0.7
Majority31323.5Increase2.svg20.9
Turnout 1,33242.5Increase2.svg9.7
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stallan1,03282.4Increase2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats John Rumble22117.6Increase2.svg6.0
Majority81164.8Decrease2.svg3.6
Turnout 1,25335.6Increase2.svg9.8
Conservative hold Swing

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roland Frankel72146.5Decrease2.svg6.8
Conservative Robert Glozier69344.7Decrease2.svg2.0
UKIP Michael McGough1368.8N/A
Majority281.8Decrease2.svg4.8
Turnout 1,55049.8Increase2.svg1.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Demetrios Demetriou64048.5Decrease2.svg19.2
Independent Michael Tobin49637.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Peggy Ayre18413.9Decrease2.svg18.4
Majority14410.9Decrease2.svg15.7
Turnout 1,32030.2Increase2.svg3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Councillor Reginald Chidley, elected as a Conservative in 2002, resigned from the Conservative group and sat as an Independent. He was defeated in this election by a Conservative opponent.

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Wyatt48550.5Decrease2.svg32.7
Independent Reginald Chidley17618.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn16517.2Increase2.svg0.4
Labour Liam Conlon 13414.0N/A
Majority30932.2Decrease2.svg34.2
Turnout 96029.5Increase2.svg7.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Election results for Lower Sheering". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Election results for Chigwell Village". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.