2021 Epping Forest District Council election

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2021 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

21 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.6% (Increase2.svg7.8%) [1] [2]
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderChris WhitbreadCaroline PondJon Whitehouse
Party Conservative Loughton Residents Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatEpping Lindsey and Thornwood Common Loughton St Johns Epping Hemnall
Last election36 seats, 50.4%13 seats, 26.6%3 seats, 26.2%
Seats before33133
Seats won36133
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote13,1534,9433,097
Percentage48.1%18.0%11.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.3%Decrease2.svg8.6%Decrease2.svg14.9%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderSteven NevilleJulian LeppertMitch Diamond-Conway
Party Green For Britain Labour
Leader's seat Buckhurst Hill East Waltham Abbey PaternosterNone
Last election3 seats, 6.4%1 seat, 3.7%0 seats, 7.3%
Seats before310
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,8163593,635
Percentage6.6%1.3%13.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.2%Decrease2.svg2.4%Increase2.svg6.0%

2021 Epping Forest District Council election results 2.png
Map showing the results of the 2021 Epping Forest District Council election

2019 Epping Forest District Council composition .png
Council composition following the election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2021 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

This election marked the first time in over 22 years that the Labour Party have stood in every ward. The For Britain Movement stood in 3 out of 4 of the Waltham Abbey seats. Reform UK also stood for the first time in Moreton and Fyfield.

There was little change in Epping Forest's political makeup. The Conservatives cemented their position as the largest party in the district taking 14 seats, 11 of which were holds and 3 were vacant seat wins.

The Loughton Residents Association had a strong showing, dominating voting in all Loughton wards up for election, despite losing their vote share. The Liberal Democrats suffered their largest loss in the percentage of the vote in the district council's history. [1]

Despite Labour winning their largest share of the vote in the district since 2000, they failed to gain any seats. Angela Ayre, secretary of the Epping Forest Labour Party stated they are "committed to becoming a power to be reckoned with in Epping Forest". [1]

Results summary

2021 Epping Forest District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Decrease2.svg 156.5233662.113,15348.2-2.4
  Loughton Residents 7Steady2.svg30.461322.44,94318.1New
  Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg 18.7246.93,09711.3-15.0
  Green 1Steady2.svg4.3235.21,8166.6+0.1
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0223.43591.3-2.5
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,63513.3+5.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01310.5-2.4
  Young People's 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0880.3New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0460.2New
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0430.2-0.9

Ward results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Simon Heap 753 54.4 Decrease2.svg14.4
Conservative Smruti Patel51437.1Increase2.svg9.2
Labour Alain Laviolette1158.2N/A
Majority23917.3Decrease2.svg3.0
Turnout 1,38238.9Decrease2.svg4.1
Green hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Williamson 1,228 57.5 Increase2.svg9.8
Green Anne Redelinghuys35116.4N/A
Labour Onike Gollo23811.1Increase2.svg5.0
Liberal Democrats Ish Singh2009.3Decrease2.svg34.2
Young People's Thomas Hall884.1Increase2.svg1.7
Majority87741.1Increase2.svg36.9
Turnout 2,13540.1Increase2.svg2.1
Conservative hold Swing

Chigwell Row

Chigwell Row
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pranav Bhanot 586 80.0 Increase2.svg17.1
Labour Nicola Fuller9813.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Hume486.5Decrease2.svg23.3
Majority38866.7Increase2.svg19.8
Turnout 73240.1Increase2.svg8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kaz Rizvi 807 70.4 Decrease2.svg6.6
Labour André Boutall18716.3Increase2.svg4.6
Green Alison Garnham15113.2Increase2.svg6.6
Majority62054.1Decrease2.svg11.2
Turnout 1,14533.2Increase2.svg4.2
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Whitehouse 1,290 60.8 Decrease2.svg1.9
Conservative Simon Baker68832.4Increase2.svg0.2
Labour Inez Collier1426.6Increase2.svg1.6
Majority60228.4Decrease2.svg2.1
Turnout 2,12042.8Increase2.svg7.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Holly Whitbread 1,316 58.6 Increase2.svg12.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Read69831.0Decrease2.svg10.8
Labour Simon Bullough23110.2Increase2.svg4.0
Majority61827.6Increase2.svg23.4
Turnout 2,24541.8Increase2.svg6.8
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Barlow 850 55.4
Conservative Alan Lion 744 48.5
Labour Cristinel Birzu29719.4
Labour Sam Tankard27618.0
Green Rebecca Fricker18612.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield1258.2N/A
Majority55329.1
Turnout 1,53330Increase2.svg 9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings

High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Balcombe 522 79.0 Increase2.svg7.5
Labour Alison Wingfield507.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher466.9N/A
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 436.5Decrease2.svg1.0
Majority47271.5Increase2.svg20.1
Turnout 66134.5Increase2.svg8.5
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Chidi Nweke 533 58.7 Increase2.svg6.7
Conservative Jan Ridding20518.7Increase2.svg1.7
Labour Angela Ayre17018.7Increase2.svg0.2
Majority32836.0Decrease2.svg9.9
Turnout 90826.5Decrease2.svg0.5
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Michael Owen 435 53.9 Increase2.svg14.5
Labour Debbie Wild18522.9Increase2.svg12.7
Conservative George Bose16120.0Increase2.svg12.7
For Britain Edward Butler263.2N/A
Majority25054.0Increase2.svg24.8
Turnout 80723.1Decrease2.svg3.9
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents David Wixley 569 63.4 Decrease2.svg8.6
Labour Paul Thomas17519.5Increase2.svg5.4
Conservative Meena Patel15317.0Increase2.svg3.3
Majority39443.9Decrease2.svg14.0
Turnout 89727.4Decrease2.svg1.6
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Jayna Jogia 757 56.1 Increase2.svg1.5
Conservative Tim Parry46634.5Decrease2.svg4.5
Labour Emma Roberts1259.2Increase2.svg2.4
Majority29121.6Increase2.svg6.2
Turnout 1,34839.7Increase2.svg2.7
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Rose Brooks 858 67.3 Decrease2.svg4.3
Conservative Katharine Hawes25319.8Decrease2.svg0.2
Labour Gareth Rawlings16212.7Increase2.svg4.4
Majority60547.5Decrease2.svg4.1
Turnout 1,27335.2Increase2.svg0.2
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Caroline Pond 901 67.8 Decrease2.svg3.8
Conservative Bob Church29622.2Increase2.svg2.2
Labour Jill Bostock1319.8Increase2.svg1.5
Majority60545.6Decrease2.svg6.0
Turnout 1,32838.3Increase2.svg3.3
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Loughton Residents Judy Jennings 890 62.7 Decrease2.svg2.9
Conservative Jonathan Hunter31322.0Increase2.svg0.6
Labour Ross Burrell16711.7Increase2.svg3.1
Liberal Democrats Naomi Davies493.4Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority57740.6Decrease2.svg3.6
Turnout 1,41936.1Increase2.svg3.1
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Moreton & Fyfield

Moreton & Fyfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Hadley 476 78.5 Increase2.svg3.0
Reform UK Peter Bell467.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths467.5N/A
Labour Zidan Abou-Harb386.2N/A
Majority43071.0Increase2.svg20.1
Turnout 60635.4Increase2.svg4.4
Conservative hold Swing

Passingford

Passingford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Brady 504 79.8 Decrease2.svg20.2
Labour James Murchison6810.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward Barnard619.6N/A
Majority43668.9N/A
Turnout 63332.0N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Phillip 881 59.6 Decrease2.svg4.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Amos51234.6Increase2.svg9.2
Labour Peter Pendle845.6Decrease2.svg4.7
Majority36925.0Decrease2.svg13.8
Turnout 1,47744.8Increase2.svg8.8
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Matthews 401 63.8 Increase2.svg3.9
Independent Paul Morris13120.8Increase2.svg1.3
Labour Clover Colquhoun9615.2N/A
Majority27043.0Increase2.svg3.6
Turnout 62830.9Increase2.svg5.9
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Heather 605 45.4 Increase2.svg5.2
Labour Robert Greyson25619.2Increase2.svg3.1
For Britain Pat Richardson 24218.1Decrease2.svg4.9
Green Liam Lakes22917.1Increase2.svg3.8
Majority35926.2Increase2.svg9.0
Turnout 1,33229.0Increase2.svg6.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeane Lea 615 63.7 Increase2.svg3.2
Labour David Moss18118.7N/A
Green Carina Hill10310.6Decrease2.svg13.5
For Britain Sue Butler434.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Vaughan222.2Decrease2.svg13.1
Majority43445.0Increase2.svg8.6
Turnout 96430.3Increase2.svg6.3
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Kane 569 69.1 Increase2.svg31.1
Labour Sara Hassan16319.8N/A
For Britain Jim Searle485.8N/A
Green Paul Scales435.2Decrease2.svg56.8
Majority40649.3Increase2.svg25.3
Turnout 82324.6Increase2.svg0.6
Conservative hold Swing

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