2023 Epping Forest District Council election

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2023 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

18 out of 58 seats to Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderChris WhitbreadCaroline Pond
Party Conservative Loughton Residents Independent
Last election35 seats, 40.3%13 seats, 17.3%2 seats, 5.9%
Seats before34 [lower-alpha 1] 134
Seats won1401
Seats after34132
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote7,214N/A690
Percentage48.3%N/A4.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.0%Decrease2.svg 17.3%Decrease2.svg 1.3%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderJon WhitehouseSimon HeapJulian Leppert
Party Liberal Democrats Green British Democratic
Last election4 seats, 18.3%3 seats, 3.4%1 seats, 0.1%
Seats before421
Seats won300
Seats after620
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,349314187
Percentage22.4%2.1%1.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.1%Decrease2.svg 1.3%N/A

Epping Forest UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Epping Forest District Council election

Leader before election

Chris Whitbread
Conservative

Leader after election

Chris Whitbread
Conservative

The 2023 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex, England. There were 18 of the 58 seats up for election, being the usual approximate third of the council. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

The Conservatives retained their majority on the council. [3]

Summary

Election result

The overall results were: [4]

2023 Epping Forest District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 14Decrease2.svg 177.8203458.67,21448.3+8.0
  Loughton Residents 0Steady2.svg0.0131322.4N/AN/A–17.3
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 216.73610.33,34922.4+4.1
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.6235.26904.6–1.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0223.43142.1–1.3
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,94019.7+6.5
  British Democratic 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01871.3N/A
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01070.7+0.6
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0340.2–0.1
 Shared Ground0Steady2.svg0.0000.0320.2–0.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0670.4±0.0

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Epping Forest District Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023. [5] [6] The results for each ward were: [7]

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Green 288 69.7 –1.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Griffiths6816.5+8.1
Labour Sarebjit Sangha5713.8N/A
Majority22053.2+1.5
Turnout 41323.5–1.5
Registered electors 1,755
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.0

The previous incumbent, Nigel Avey, had been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party to sit as an independent earlier in 2023. He did not stand for re-election. Seat recorded as a Conservative hold to compare with the previous election. [8]

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aniket Patel* 730 44.4 –14.1
Labour Tom Kasperkowicz27316.6N/A
Independent Jo Share-Berina22213.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Matharu19011.6–21.2
Green Alan Fricker1478.9N/A
Independent Lyubka Vesselinov513.1N/A
Shared GroundThomas Hall321.9–6.8
Majority45727.8+2.1
Turnout 1,65331.6–1.3
Registered electors 5,226
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Keska* 520 57.6 –1.3
Labour Ron Huish16818.6+2.9
Liberal Democrats Monica Richardson15717.4+2.3
Reform UK Peter Bell576.3+3.6
Majority35239.0–4.2
Turnout 90426.8–1.5
Registered electors 3,380
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cherry McCredie* 1,123 65.9 +3.1
Conservative Mari-Louise Whitbread45026.4–2.0
Labour Inez Collier1307.6–1.2
Majority67339.5+5.1
Turnout 1,72435.5–2.1
Registered electors 4,852
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg2.6

Epping Lindsay and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsay and Thornwood Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Razia Sharif 1,052 54.7 +11.5
Conservative Sue Jones75039.0–8.2
Labour Simon Bullough1206.2–3.4
Majority30215.7N/A
Turnout 1,95637.0–0.7
Registered electors 5,284
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lisa Morgan 417 38.3 N/A
Conservative David Saunders37434.3–27.1
Labour Onike Gollo24022.0–16.6
Green Tony Hanch595.4N/A
Majority424.0N/A
Turnout 1,10221.4–4.0
Registered electors 5,143
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

The previous incumbent, Sheree Rackham, had been elected as a Conservative in 2019. She left the party in 2022 and subsequently sat as an independent for the remainder of her term. She did not stand for re-election. Seat recorded as a Conservative hold to compare with the previous election. [9]

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Morgan* 379 67.2 N/A
Labour Michelle Gwynn12321.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Ward6211.0N/A
Majority25645.4N/A
Turnout 56528.8N/A
Registered electors 1,965
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Lambourne

Lambourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig McCann 257 69.6 –5.1
Labour Alison Wingfield6216.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Naomi Davies5013.6–11.7
Majority19552.8+3.4
Turnout 37123.5–3.5
Registered electors 1,578
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bassett* 469 65.1 –4.0
Labour Elizabeth Marsh10414.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Thatcher9713.5–17.4
Reform UK Martin Harvey506.9N/A
Majority36550.7+6.7
Turnout 72321.5–1.4
Registered electors 3,360
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Paine 226 45.5 +13.7
Conservative Simon Baker20641.4–26.8
Labour Janine Williams6513.1N/A
Majority204.1N/A
Turnout 50329.5+6.5
Registered electors 1,706
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg20.3

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jaymey McIvor* 507 57.9 –5.5
Labour Kevin Hind22125.2+5.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Barnard14816.9–0.4
Majority28632.7–11.3
Turnout 89224.7–3.1
Registered electors 3,603
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.7

Roydon

Roydon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Whitbread* 315 64.9 –6.4
Labour Alex Kyriacou-Drummond17035.1+19.3
Majority14529.8–25.7
Turnout 48728.3+0.3
Registered electors 1,724
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.9

Chris Whitbread changed ward at this election; he was the sitting councillor for Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common.

Shelley

Shelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Bedford* 162 49.1 N/A
Labour Tom Acornley11033.3N/A
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 3410.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield247.3N/A
Majority5215.8N/A
Turnout 33017.4N/A
Registered electors 1,894
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Matthews* 289 67.5 +3.7
Labour Martin Morris13932.5+17.3
Majority15035.0–8.0
Turnout 43121.3–9.6
Registered electors 2,024
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.8

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Kane* 487 54.4 –4.5
Labour Simon Harris36741.0+6.1
TUSC Ian Pattison424.7–1.4
Majority12013.4–10.6
Turnout 90820.5–3.2
Registered electors 4,435
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.3

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jodie Lucas* 426 56.5 –7.8
Labour Angela Ayre20827.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Chadburn12015.9–19.8
Majority21828.9+0.3
Turnout 75824.3–2.2
Registered electors 3,125
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maria Markham 293 39.4 –20.5
Labour Robert Greyson25033.6–3.0
British Democratic Julian Leppert*18725.2N/A
TUSC Bea Gardner131.7–1.9
Majority435.8–17.5
Turnout 75122.3+2.5
Registered electors 3,374
Conservative gain from British Democratic Swing Decrease2.svg8.8

Julian Leppert had been elected as a For Britain Movement councillor in 2019. On that party's demise in July 2022 he joined the British Democratic Party, under which banner he stood for re-election in 2023 and was defeated. [10]

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Parsons* 312 52.3 –16.8
Labour Debbie Wild13322.3+2.5
Green Dave Plummer10818.1+12.9
Liberal Democrats Marc Beecroft325.4N/A
TUSC Josh Asker122.0N/A
Majority17930.0–19.3
Turnout 60318.3–6.3
Registered electors 3,297
Conservative gain from Green Swing Decrease2.svg9.7

Joseph Parsons had won this seat for the Conservatives from the Greens at a by-election in October 2022. Seat recorded as a Conservative gain from Greens here to allow comparison to last full elections.

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