2019 Epping Forest District Council election

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2019 Epping Forest District Council election
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18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.8% (Increase2.svg2.0%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderChris WhitbreadJanet WhitehouseSteven Neville
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seatEpping Lindsey and Thornwood CommonEpping Hemnall Buckhurst Hill East
Last election39 seats, 43.7%2 seats, 15.4%2 seats, 7.7%
Seats before3922
Seats won3633
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote7,6123,958976
Percentage50.4%26.2%6.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.7%Increase2.svg10.8%Decrease2.svg1.3%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderJulian LeppertMitch Diamond-Conway [1]
Party For Britain Labour
Leader's seatWaltham Abbey PaternosterNone
Last election0 seats, N/A0 seat, 10.1%
Seats before00
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote5711,110
Percentage3.7%7.3%
SwingN/ADecrease2.svg2.8%
2019 Epping Forest District Council election results.png
Results of the 2019 District Council elections
2019 Epping Forest District Council composition .png
Council composition following the election
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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.

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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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Avey 313 71.6 Increase2.svg21.2
Green Anna Widdup8719.9Increase2.svg12.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Barnard378.4Increase2.svg6.2
Majority22651.7Increase2.svg41.0
Turnout 43725.0Increase2.svg7.0
Conservative hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aniket Patel 977 47.7 Decrease2.svg0.3
Liberal Democrats Joseph Barkham89143.5Increase2.svg4.4
Labour Jill Bostock1266.1New
Young People's Thomas Hall512.4New
Majority864.2Decrease2.svg4.7
Turnout 2,04538.0Increase2.svg3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Keska 573 59.5 Decrease2.svg10.0
Liberal Democrats Allan Edmunds22423.2Decrease2.svg7.2
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 16617.2New
Majority34936.3Decrease2.svg2.8
Turnout 96328.0Decrease2.svg2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cherry McCredie 1,066 62.7 Increase2.svg1.5
Conservative Michael Ellis54732.2Increase2.svg2.9
Labour Inez Collier855.0Decrease2.svg4.3
Majority51930.5Decrease2.svg1.4
Turnout 1,69835.0Decrease2.svg3.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Whitbread 862 46.0 Increase2.svg2.3
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black78341.8Decrease2.svg0.2
Labour Simon Bullough1166.2Decrease2.svg3.2
Independent Barry Johns1095.8New
Majority794.2Increase2.svg2.5
Turnout 1,87035.0Decrease2.svg1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheree Rackham 699 64.0 Increase2.svg6.1
Labour Kay Morrison39236.0Increase2.svg3.8
Majority30728.0Increase2.svg2.3
Turnout 1,09121.0Decrease2.svg5.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering (compared with 2015 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Morgan Unopposed
MajorityNewNewIncrease2.svg53.9
Turnout NewNew
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Rolfe 316 74.7 Increase2.svg5.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths10725.3New
Majority20949.4Increase2.svg10.1
Turnout 42327.0Decrease2.svg41.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bassett 532 59.3 Decrease2.svg9.2
UKIP Martin Harvey20823.2Increase2.svg12.5
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher15617.4Increase2.svg8.1
Majority32436.1Decrease2.svg21.2
Turnout 89627.0Increase2.svg3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering (compared with 2015 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Stalker 264 68.2 Decrease2.svg1.6
Liberal Democrats Pesh Kapasiawala12331.8New
Majority14136.4Decrease2.svg3.3
Turnout 38723.0Decrease2.svg46.0
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jaymey McIvor 470 53.5 Decrease2.svg26.0
Independent Andy Tyler22525.6New
Liberal Democrats Georgia Simmons18320.8Increase2.svg0.4
Majority24527.9Decrease2.svg31.2
Turnout 87824.0Decrease2.svg5.0
Conservative hold Swing

Roydon

Roydon (compared with 2015 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Sartin 341 71.3 Decrease2.svg12.0
Labour Stuart Shipton7615.8Decrease2.svg0.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Amos6112.7New
Majority26555.5Decrease2.svg1.2
Turnout 47828.0Decrease2.svg52.0
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley (compared with 2015 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Bedford Unopposed
MajorityNewNewIncrease2.svg51.7
Turnout NewNew
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach (compared with 2015 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Syd Stavrou 295 59.9 Decrease2.svg7.7
Liberal Democrats Naomi Davies10120.5New
Independent Paul Morris9619.5Decrease2.svg12.8
Majority19439.4Increase2.svg4.1
Turnout 49225.0Decrease2.svg39.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East (compared with 2016 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Mitchell 457 60.5 Increase2.svg2.9
Green Rebecca Fricker18224.1Increase2.svg16.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Vaughan11615.3Increase2.svg6.4
Majority27536.4Increase2.svg1.6
Turnout 75524.0Decrease2.svg3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For Britain Julian Leppert 321 40.7 New
Conservative Liz Webster22728.8Decrease2.svg21.7
Labour Gareth Rawlings14017.7Decrease2.svg12.0
Green Vernon Gurtner698.7Decrease2.svg2.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Read313.9New
Majority9411.9N/A
Turnout 78823.0Increase2.svg3.0
For Britain gain from Conservative Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (compared with 2018 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Kane 437 40.2 Decrease2.svg15.3
For Britain Patricia Richardson 25023.0New
Labour Robert Greyson17516.1Decrease2.svg0.3
Green Carina Hall14513.3Increase2.svg1.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn797.2Increase2.svg2.1
Majority18717.2Decrease2.svg21.9
Turnout 1,08623.0Decrease2.svg3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West (compared with 2016 results)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Dave Plummer 493 62.0 Increase2.svg38.4
Conservative Ricki Gadsby30238.0Decrease2.svg3.6
Majority19124.0N/A
Turnout 79524.0Increase2.svg1.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  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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