2019 Epping Forest District Council election

2019 Epping Forest District Council election
18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council ; 30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	26.8% (2.0%)
	Results of the 2019 District Council elections
	Council composition following the election
Council control before election; Conservative ;	Council control after election; Conservative ;

Last updated September 08, 2023

The 2019 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ward Results

Figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the Epping Forest District Council election, this is indicated.^[2]

Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing

Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Avey	313	71.6	21.2
	Green	Anna Widdup	87	19.9	12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Barnard	37	8.4	6.2
Majority			226	51.7	41.0
Turnout			437	25.0	7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aniket Patel	977	47.7	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Barkham	891	43.5	4.4
	Labour	Jill Bostock	126	6.1	New
	Young People's	Thomas Hall	51	2.4	New
Majority			86	4.2	4.7
Turnout			2,045	38.0	3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Keska	573	59.5	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Edmunds	224	23.2	7.2
	English Democrat	Robin Tilbrook	166	17.2	New
Majority			349	36.3	2.8
Turnout			963	28.0	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cherry McCredie	1,066	62.7	1.5
	Conservative	Michael Ellis	547	32.2	2.9
	Labour	Inez Collier	85	5.0	4.3
Majority			519	30.5	1.4
Turnout			1,698	35.0	3.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Whitbread	862	46.0	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Black	783	41.8	0.2
	Labour	Simon Bullough	116	6.2	3.2
	Independent	Barry Johns	109	5.8	New
Majority			79	4.2	2.5
Turnout			1,870	35.0	1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheree Rackham	699	64.0	6.1
	Labour	Kay Morrison	392	36.0	3.8
Majority			307	28.0	2.3
Turnout			1,091	21.0	5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Morgan	Unopposed
Majority			New	New	53.9
Turnout			New	New
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Richard Morgan had been elected as an independent in 2015 but was re-elected (unopposed) as a Conservative in 2019. Recorded as a Conservative gain from independent to allow for comparison with previous election.

Lambourne

Lambourne *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rolfe	316	74.7	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Griffiths	107	25.3	New
Majority			209	49.4	10.1
Turnout			423	27.0	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bassett	532	59.3	9.2
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	208	23.2	12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Thatcher	156	17.4	8.1
Majority			324	36.1	21.2
Turnout			896	27.0	3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Stalker	264	68.2	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pesh Kapasiawala	123	31.8	New
Majority			141	36.4	3.3
Turnout			387	23.0	46.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jaymey McIvor	470	53.5	26.0
	Independent	Andy Tyler	225	25.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Georgia Simmons	183	20.8	0.4
Majority			245	27.9	31.2
Turnout			878	24.0	5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roydon

Roydon *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Sartin	341	71.3	12.0
	Labour	Stuart Shipton	76	15.8	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Amos	61	12.7	New
Majority			265	55.5	1.2
Turnout			478	28.0	52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shelley

Shelley *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Bedford	Unopposed
Majority			New	New	51.7
Turnout			New	New
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach *(compared with 2015 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Syd Stavrou	295	59.9	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi Davies	101	20.5	New
	Independent	Paul Morris	96	19.5	12.8
Majority			194	39.4	4.1
Turnout			492	25.0	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East *(compared with 2016 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Mitchell	457	60.5	2.9
	Green	Rebecca Fricker	182	24.1	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Vaughan	116	15.3	6.4
Majority			275	36.4	1.6
Turnout			755	24.0	3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	For Britain	Julian Leppert	321	40.7	*New*
	Conservative	Liz Webster	227	28.8	21.7
	Labour	Gareth Rawlings	140	17.7	12.0
	Green	Vernon Gurtner	69	8.7	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Read	31	3.9	New
Majority			94	11.9	N/A
Turnout			788	23.0	3.0
	For Britain gain from Conservative		Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane *(compared with 2018 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sam Kane	437	40.2	15.3
	For Britain	Patricia Richardson	250	23.0	New
	Labour	Robert Greyson	175	16.1	0.3
	Green	Carina Hall	145	13.3	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Chadburn	79	7.2	2.1
Majority			187	17.2	21.9
Turnout			1,086	23.0	3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West *(compared with 2016 results)*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dave Plummer	493	62.0	38.4
	Conservative	Ricki Gadsby	302	38.0	3.6
Majority			191	24.0	N/A
Turnout			795	24.0	1.0
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

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References

↑ "Radical changes at Labour party after Momentum group meeting". Epping Forest Guardian.
↑ "Epping Forest District Council Elections (Cycle 2) - Thursday 2 May 2019". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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[1] "Radical changes at Labour party after Momentum group meeting". Epping Forest Guardian.

[2] "Epping Forest District Council Elections (Cycle 2) - Thursday 2 May 2019". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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