Buckhurst Hill West (ward)

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Buckhurst Hill West
Electoral ward
for the Epping Forest District Council
Buckhurst Hill West (ward)
Buckhurst Hill East ward boundaries since 2024
District Epping Forest
County Essex
Population7,023 (2021) [a]
Electorate5,198 (2024)
Major settlements Buckhurst Hill
Area2.659 square kilometres (1.027 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1979
Councillors3
GSS code
  • E05004149 (2002–2024)
  • E05015725 (2024–present)

Buckhurst Hill West is an electoral ward in Epping Forest District, United Kingdom, since 1979. It is one of two wards that represents Buckhurst Hill. The ward returns three councillors to the Epping Forest District Council.

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Epping Forest council elections since 2024

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 2024 with all seats up for election that year.

2024 election

The election took place on 2 May 2024. [1]

2024 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Church 819 46.6
Conservative Ken Williamson 800 45.5
Conservative Smruti Patel 706 40.2
Green Rebecca Fricker58133.0
Green Kathryn Radley55031.3
Labour Tom Kasperkowicz41923.8
EFIG Lyubka Mihailova34019.3
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Matharu33018.8
Turnout 1,76234
Registered electors 5,198
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2024 Epping Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 2002 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Buckhurst Hill West seat was 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. The cycle for the second seat was 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. The cycle for the third seat was 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

2023 election

The election took place on 4 May 2023. [2]

2023 Epping Forest District Council election: 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

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [3]

2022 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Smruti Patel 1,006 58.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Ishvinder Matharu56432.8+23.5
Shared GroundThomas Hall1508.7+4.6
Majority44225.7
Turnout 1,74132.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.3

2021 election

The election took place on 6 May 2021. [4]

2021 Epping Forest District Council election: 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

2019 election

The election took place on 2 May 2019. [5]

2019 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [6]

2018 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Share-Bernia 921 48.0 Decrease2.svg10.7
Liberal Democrats Joseph Barkham75039.1Increase2.svg20.2
Green Roger Neville24612.8Decrease2.svg7.0
Majority1718.9Decrease2.svg30.0
Turnout 1,91735%Increase2.svg2.0
Conservative hold Swing

2016 election

The election took place on 5 May 2016. [7]

2016 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Chambers 1,033 58.7 −4.8
Green Elanor Furlong34819.8+10.4
Liberal Democrats Joseph Barkham33318.9+3.3
Young People's Gerard Wadsworth462.6N/A
Majority68538.9
Turnout 1,76033.0
Conservative hold Swing

2015 election

The election took place on 7 May 2015. [8]

2015 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aniket Patel 2,450 63.3 Increase2.svg1.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Greaves60415.6Increase2.svg4.8
Labour Angela Ayre45511.8Increase2.svg2.2
Green Roger Neville3639.4Decrease2.svg5.7
Majority1,84647.7Decrease2.svg1.4
Turnout 3,87272%Increase2.svg37.0
Conservative hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [9]

2014 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Watson 1,136 61.4 +14.5
Green Roger Neville27915.1+9.0
Liberal Democrats Garry Sadler21911.8–19.1
Labour Andrew Forsey1789.6+1.7
Young People's Gerard Mark Wadsworth372.0N/A
Majority85746.3
Turnout 1,84935.0
Conservative hold Swing

2012 election

The election took place on 3 May 2012. [10]

2012 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Chambers 765 46.9 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hannah Unwin50430.9−2.2
UKIP Gerard Wadsworth1348.2+1.5
Labour Ben Spencer1297.9N/A
Green Steven Neville996.0−0.8
Majority26116.0−1.4
Turnout 1,63131.0−15.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2011 election

The election took place on 5 May 2011. [11]

2011 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Haluk Ulkun 1,211 50.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Wiltshire79333.2−12.7
Green Benjamin Wille1636.8+3.9
UKIP Gerard Wadsworth1626.8+2.8
Independent Andrew Forsey612.6N/A
Majority41817.4+16.1
Turnout 2,39046.0−26.0
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

The election took place on 6 May 2010. [12]

2010 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Watson 1,827 47.2 Decrease2.svg1.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh1,77545.9Decrease2.svg5.4
UKIP Gerard Wadsworth1534.0N/A
Green Ben Wille1122.9N/A
Majority521.3
Turnout 3,86772.4Increase2.svg33.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2008 election

The election took place on 1 May 2008. [13]

2008 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jill Sutcliffe 1,054 51.3 Increase2.svg9.7
Conservative Bob Church1,00048.7Decrease2.svg10.0
Majority542.6Decrease2.svg14.2
Turnout 2,05438.6Increase2.svg5.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007 election

The election took place on 3 May 2007. [14]

2007 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Haluk Ulkun 1,003 58.4 Increase2.svg19.7
Liberal Democrats Mick Spence71441.6Decrease2.svg19.7
Majority28916.8Decrease2.svg5.8
Turnout 1,71733.0Decrease2.svg9.7
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [15]

2006 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh 1,066 51.2 Decrease2.svg0.5
Conservative Robert Church 1,015 48.8 Increase2.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

2004 election

The election took place on 10 June 2004. [16]

2004 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Heavens 1,049 51.7 Decrease2.svg4.1
Conservative Haluk Ulkun98148.3Increase2.svg4.1
Majority683.4Decrease2.svg8.2
Turnout 2,03041.2Increase2.svg11.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003 election

The election took place on 1 May 2003. [17]

2003 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Goold 803 55.8 Increase2.svg1.4
Conservative Haluk Ulkun63544.2Decrease2.svg1.4
Majority16811.6Increase2.svg3.8
Turnout 1,43829.6Increase2.svg3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [18]

2002 Epping Forest District Council election: Buckhurst Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh 1,002 54.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Heavens 931
Liberal Democrats Robert Goold 912
Conservative Richard Watts84045.6
Conservative Neil Cohen824
Conservative Haluk Ulkun741
Majority8.8
Turnout 5,25026.2
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1979–2002 Epping Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 1979 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Buckhurst Hill West seat was 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. The cycle for the second seat was 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998. The cycle for the thirst seat was 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999.

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2002–2024 ward boundaries

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