Epping Forest local elections
Encyclopedia
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
.
Until 2002, Epping Forest District Council was represented by 59 councillors. In 2002 the ward boundaries were reorganised, resulting in the loss of one council seat, and since then the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards
. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate.
Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a "cycle of thirds", i.e. one third of the Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Epping Forest Council election, 1999
Epping Forest Council election, 2000
Epping Forest Council election, 2002
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)
Epping Forest Council election, 2003
Epping Forest Council election, 2004
Epping Forest Council election, 2006
Epping Forest Council election, 2007
Epping Forest Council election, 2008
Epping Forest Council election, 2010
Epping Forest Council election, 2011
Epping Forest (district)
Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. It is named after Epping Forest, of which the district contains a large part...
is in the county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
in England
England
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. It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District
Chigwell Urban District
Chigwell was a local government district in south west Essex, England. It contained the settlements of Chigwell, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill; and formed part of the Metropolitan Police District.-Formation:...
, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District
Waltham Holy Cross Urban District
Waltham Holy Cross was an urban district in the county of Essex, England.It was created in 1894 and covered the area of the large and ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross, which included the town of Waltham Abbey as well as the hamlets of Holyfield, High Beach, Sewardstone and Upshire. The district...
, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District
Epping and Ongar Rural District
Epping and Ongar Rural District was a rural district in the county of Essex, England. It was created in 1955 by the merger of the disbanded Ongar Rural District and most of the disbanded Epping Rural District, except the civil parishes of Great Parndon, Harlow, Latton, Little Parndon and...
.
Until 2002, Epping Forest District Council was represented by 59 councillors. In 2002 the ward boundaries were reorganised, resulting in the loss of one council seat, and since then the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate.
Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a "cycle of thirds", i.e. one third of the Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
District council wards since 2002
- Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing (1 seat)
- Buckhurst Hill East (2 seats)
- Buckhurst Hill West (3 seats)
- Chigwell Row (1 seat)
- Chigwell Village (2 seats)
- Chipping Ongar, Greening & Marden Ash (2 seats)
- Epping Hemnall (3 seats)
- Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common (3 seats)
- Grange Hill (3 seats)
- Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village (1 seat)
- High Ongar, Willingale & The Rodings (1 seat)
- Lambourne (1 seat)
- Loughton Alderton (2 seats)
- Loughton Broadway (2 seats)
- Loughton Fairmead (2 seats)
- Loughton Forest (2 seats)
- Loughton Roding (2 seats)
- Loughton St John's (2 seats)
- Loughton St Mary's (2 seats)
- Lower Nazeing (2 seats)
- Lower Sheering (1 seat)
- Moreton & Fyfield (1 seat)
- North Weald Bassett (2 seats)
- Passingford (1 seat)
- Roydon (1 seat)
- Shelley (1 seat)
- Theydon Bois (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey High Beach (1 seat)
- Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (3 seats)
- Waltham Abbey North East (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey Paternoster (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey South West (2 seats)
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1974–1994 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1994–2006 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2006–present |
Council elections
Epping Forest Council election, 1998Epping Forest Council election, 1998
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control...
Epping Forest Council election, 1999
Epping Forest Council election, 1999
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control...
Epping Forest Council election, 2000
Epping Forest Council election, 2000
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 30.4%.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 20...
Epping Forest Council election, 2002
Epping Forest Council election, 2002
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. The council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:...
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)
Epping Forest Council election, 2003
Epping Forest Council election, 2003
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 23*Liberal Democrat 16*Labour 9...
Epping Forest Council election, 2004
Epping Forest Council election, 2004
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 26...
Epping Forest Council election, 2006
Epping Forest Council election, 2006
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.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 29*Liberal Democrat 13...
Epping Forest Council election, 2007
Epping Forest Council election, 2007
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the councilAfter the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 32*Liberal Democrat 11...
Epping Forest Council election, 2008
Epping Forest Council election, 2010
Epping Forest Council election, 2011
Results since 2002
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