2014 Epping Forest District Council election

2014 UK local government election

2014 Epping Forest District Council election

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19 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 36.0% (6.0%) [1]
|   | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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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, 46.0%  | 12 seats, 17.0%  | 4 seats, 13.0%
Seats before  | 38 | 12  | 4
Seats won  | 37 | 12  | 3
Seat change  | 2  |  | 1
Popular vote  | 9,725 | 4,163  | 2,945
Percentage  | 37.3% | 16.0%  | 11.3%
Swing  | 8.7%  | 1.0%  | 1.7%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Leader  | Rod Butler  | Peter Gode  | Steven Neville
Party  | UKIP | Labour | Green
Leader's seat  | Waltham Abbey Honey Lane | Shelley | Buckhurst Hill East
Last election  | 0 seats, 2.0%  | 1 seat, 15.0%  | 0 seats, 3.0%
Seats before  | 1  | 1  | 0
Seats won  | 2  | 1  | 1
Seat change  | 2  |  | 1
Popular vote  | 3,764  | 2,089  | 1,944
Percentage  | 14.4%  | 8.0%  | 7.4%
Swing  | 12.4%  | 7.0%  | 4.4%

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Results of the 2014 District Council elections

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Council composition following the election

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| Council control before election

Conservative

| Council control after election

Conservative

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The 2014 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections and the European Parliament elections.

## By-elections

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### Waltham Abbey Honey Lane by-election

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Waltham Abbey Honey Lane by-election, 2 May 2013  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Rod Butler | 465 | 50.5 | N/A
| Conservative | Christine Jane Ball  | 455  | 48.5  | –14.6
Majority | 10  | 2.0  |
Turnout | 920  | 21.0  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## Ward results

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Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the 2014 district election. Most figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the Epping Forest District Council election:

### Buckhurst Hill East

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Buckhurst Hill East Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Steven Neville  | 635  | 41.1  | +23.3
| Conservative | Aniket Patel  | 574  | 37.4  | –5.2
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Greaves  | 210  | 13.7  | –8.2
| Labour | Pamela Griffin  | 115  | 7.5  | –9.9
Majority | 61  | 4.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,534  | 44.0  |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### Buckhurst Hill West

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Buckhurst Hill West Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sylvia Watson  | 1,136  | 61.4  | +14.5
| Green | Roger Neville  | 279  | 15.1  | +9.0
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Sadler  | 219  | 11.8  | –19.1
| Labour | Andrew Forsey  | 178  | 9.6  | +1.7
| Young People's | Gerard Mark Wadsworth  | 37  | 2.0  | N/A
Majority | 857  | 46.3  |
Turnout | 1,849  | 35.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Chigwell Village

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Chigwell Village  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lesley Wagland  | 682  | 62.4  | –1.3
| UKIP | Kane Khan  | 187  | 17.1  | –1.7
| Labour | Isuru Perera  | 123  | 11.3  | +1.2
| Green | Christopher Lord  | 63  | 5.8  | +0.5
| Liberal Democrats | George Lund  | 38  | 3.5  | +1.1
Majority | 495  | 45.3  |
Turnout | 1,093  | 33.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash

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Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees  | 421  | 29.5  | –1.9
| Conservative | Nigel Bedford  | 413  | 28.9  | –13.9
| UKIP | Michael McGough  | 411  | 28.8  | N/A
| Green | Nicola Harris  | 148  | 10.4  | +4.1
| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 36  | 2.5  | –7.0
Majority | 8  | 0.5  |
Turnout | 1,429  | 41.0  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Epping Hemnall

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Epping Hemnall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse  | 847  | 42.5  | –6.8
| UKIP | Andrew Smith  | 511  | 25.6  | +12.0
| Conservative | Jonathan Kent  | 420  | 21.1  | –5.8
| Labour | Lorraine Collier  | 128  | 6.4  | –3.8
| Green | Anne Widdup  | 87  | 4.4  | N/A
Majority | 336  | 16.9  |
Turnout | 1,993  | 40.0  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Epping Lindsay & Thornwood Common

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Epping Lindsay & Thornwood Common  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Breare-Hall  | 719  | 37.6  | –16.7
| UKIP | Barbara Robertson  | 566  | 29.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black  | 267  | 14.0  | +5.3
| Labour | Simon Bullough  | 232  | 12.1  | –15.5
| Green | William Hartington  | 130  | 6.8  | –2.6
Majority | 153  | 8.0  |
Turnout | 1,914  | 38.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Grange Hill

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Grange Hill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gagan Mohindra | 815  | 54.4  | –6.6
| Green | Alison Lord  | 355  | 23.7  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Pesh Kapasiawala  | 328  | 21.9  | +5.1
Majority | 460  | 30.7  |
Turnout | 1,498  | 30.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton Alderton

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Loughton Alderton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Chris Roberts  | 643  | 57.8  | +0.7
| Conservative | Chris Criscione  | 194  | 17.4  | +2.4
| Labour | Angela Ayre  | 147  | 13.2  | –0.9
| Independent | Paul Morris  | 105  | 9.4  | –0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Bhupendra Patel  | 24  | 2.2  | +1.1
Majority | 449  | 40.4  |
Turnout | 1,113  | 33.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton Broadway

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Loughton Broadway  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 423  | 41.1  | –10.1
| UKIP | Barry Johns  | 357  | 34.7  | N/A
| Labour | Margaret Owen  | 157  | 14.3  | +0.4
| Conservative | Robert Luchford  | 102  | 9.9  | –3.4
Majority | 66  | 6.3  |
Turnout | 1,039  | 32.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton Fairmead

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Loughton Fairmead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Louise Mead  | 523  | 50.4  | –3.5
| UKIP | Ronald McEvoy  | 262  | 25.3  | N/A
| Conservative | Ryan Sparrowhawk  | 153  | 14.8  | +0.4
| Labour | Ben Spencer  | 99  | 9.6  | –9.9
Majority | 261  | 25.1  |
Turnout | 1,037  | 31.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton Forest

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Loughton Forest  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Sharon Weston  | 755  | 55.7  | +11.7
| Conservative | Andrew Kovler  | 488  | 36.0  | –14.0
| Labour | Janice Cooke  | 74  | 5.5  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Elonor Spencer  | 38  | 2.8  | +1.6
Majority | 267  | 19.7  |
Turnout | 1,355  | 40.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton Roding

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Loughton Roding  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Stephen Murray  | 1,207  | 81.5  | +18.1
| Conservative | Joanne Share-Bernia  | 164  | 11.1  | –10.1
| Labour | Tom Owen  | 59  | 4.0  | –11.4
| Green | Benjamin Wille  | 50  | 3.4  | N/A
Majority | 1,043  | 70.4  |
Turnout | 1,480  | 42.0  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton St. John's

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Loughton St John's Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Bob Jennings  | 904  | 69.8  | +7.4
| Conservative | Neil Cohen  | 274  | 21.2  | –5.4
| Labour | Jill Bostock  | 93  | 7.2  | –0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Enid Robinson  | 29  | 2.1  | N/A
Majority | 630  | 48.6  |
Turnout | 1,295  | 38.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Loughton St. Mary's

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Loughton St. Mary's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Loughton Residents | Howard Kauffman  | 915  | 67.1  | +17.0
| Conservative | Ivan Kovler  | 316  | 23.2  | –15.1
| Labour | Laurence Morter  | 103  | 7.6  | +0.6
| Liberal Democrats | Enid Robinson  | 29  | 2.1  | N/A
Majority | 599  | 43.9  |
Turnout | 1,363  | 37.0  |
| Loughton Residents hold | Swing |  |

### Lower Nazeing

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Lower Nazeing  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Yolanda Knight  | 806  | 69.0  | –0.4
| Green | Barry Phillips  | 197  | 16.9  | +12.3
| Labour | Kelvin Morris  | 165  | 14.1  | –1.5
Majority | 609  | 52.1  |
Turnout | 1,168  | 36.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### North Weald Bassett

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North Weald Bassett  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Stallan  | 744  | 58.8  | –17.8
| UKIP | Paul Stevens  | 438  | 34.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall  | 83  | 6.6  | –1.5
Majority | 306  | 24.2  |
Turnout | 1,265  | 34.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Theydon Bois

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Theydon Bois  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Susan Jones  | 898  | 70.4  | +29.9
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Wood  | 378  | 29.6  | –11.3
Majority | 520  | 40.8  |
Turnout | 1,276  | 40.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

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Waltham Abbey Honey Lane  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Rod Butler  | 604  | 44.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Sam Kane  | 499  | 36.9  | –30.9
| Labour | Joanna Skinner  | 248  | 18.4  | –2.4
Majority | 105  | 7.7  |
Turnout | 1,351  | 29.0  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Waltham Abbey Paternoster

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Waltham Abbey Paternoster  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | David Dorrell  | 428  | 44.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Jodie Lucas  | 328  | 34.2  | –28.8
| Labour | Robert Grayson  | 168  | 17.5  | –9.5
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn  | 34  | 3.6  | –6.4
Majority | 100  | 10.4  |
Turnout | 958  | 28.0  |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Election candidates by wards, 3 May 2018". rds.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 3 May 2018.
2. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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