2016 UK local government election
2016 Epping Forest District Council election Turnout 29.0% ( 29.5%) [1]
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Chris Whitbread
Caroline Pond
Jon Whitehouse
Party
Conservative
Loughton Residents
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
Loughton St Johns
Epping Hemnall
Last election
39 seats, 62.0%
N/A
2 seats, 11.0%
Seats before
39
12
2
Seats won
37
13
2
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
10,218
6,118
2,348
Percentage
44.4%
26.6%
10.2%
Swing
18.3%
N/A
1.0%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Steven Neville
Rod Butler
None
Party
Green
UKIP
Labour
Leader's seat
Buckhurst Hill East
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
None
Last election
1 seat, 4.0%
2 seats, 11.0%
0 seat, 9.0%
Seats before
1
2
0
Seats won
2
2
0
Seat change
1
Popular vote
2,148
1,093
984
Percentage
9.3%
4.7%
4.2%
Swing
5.0%
4.9%
5.2%
Results of the 2016 District Council elections
Council composition following the election
The 2016 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections .
This election saw the most seats won by the Loughton Residents Association winning 13 out of 14 Loughton seats, barring one seat in Loughton Roding where long-term incumbent Stephen Murray sits.
Ward results
Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election:
Buckhurst Hill East
Buckhurst Hill West
Chigwell Row
Chigwell Village
Epping Hemnall
Epping Lindsay & Thornwood Common
Grange Hill
High Ongar, Willingdale and the Rodings
Loughton Alderton
Loughton Broadway
Loughton Fairmead
Loughton Forest
Loughton Roding
Loughton St. John's
Loughton St. Mary's
Moreton & Fyfield
Passingford
Theydon Bois
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
Waltham Abbey North East
Waltham Abbey South West
References