Epping Forest District is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Epping Forest, a large part of which lies within the district. The district covers northeastern parts of the urban area of London, including the suburban towns of Epping, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, and Buckhurst Hill, as well as rural areas beyond it. The district is situated in the west of the county, bordering north-eastern Greater London.
Epping Forest is a constituency in Essex, created for the February 1974 general election from parts of the abolished Epping and Chigwell constituencies. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Neil Hudson of the Conservative Party.
One-third of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England, is elected each year, followed by one year without election. From 1979, the council had 15 three-member wards, reduced to 14 wards in 2002 and 13 in 2012. Each ward elects 3 of the 39 councillors, one in each election year, for a term of four years, except in years when ward boundaries are changed when all councillors are elected for terms depending on their position in the poll.
The district of Epping Forest is in the county of Essex in England. It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District.
Buckhurst Hill East was an electoral ward in Epping Forest District, United Kingdom, from 1979 to 2024. It was, with Buckhurst Hill West, one of two wards that represented Buckhurst Hill. The ward returned three councillors to the Epping Forest District Council from 1979 to 2002 and two councillors from 2002 to 2024.
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.
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party regained overall control of the council, thanks initially to a by-election in Grange Hill in December 2006, and then following gains at this election.
Loughton in Essex, England, was an urban district from 1900 to 1933, when it became part of Chigwell Urban District until 1974, when Epping Forest District Council was created. Loughton Town Council was established in 1996. The Town Council consists of 22 Councillors representing seven wards, elected for a four-year term. The council adopted the designation Town Council just after its re-creation as a parish in 1996, and changed the title of its chairman to Town Mayor in 2004.
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, it is 17 miles northeast of Charing Cross. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.
Milton Keynes City Council is the local authority and unitary authority for the City of Milton Keynes, a borough in Buckinghamshire, England.
The 2012 Epping Forest Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Epping Forest Council in England. This was on same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The 2014 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the European Parliament elections.
The 2015 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2016 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2018 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2010 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
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.
The 2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 63 members of Lambeth London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2024 Epping Forest District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom held on the same day. All 54 members of Epping Forest District Council in Essex were elected following boundary changes. The council remained under Conservative majority control.
