2010 Epping Forest District Council election

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 other 2010 United Kingdom general election.

2010 Epping Forest District Council election
6 May 2010
20 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.0 (Increase28.6%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Diane Collins Caroline Pond John Whitehouse
Party Conservative Loughton Residents Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Passingford Loughton St. Johns Epping Hemnall
Last election 33 seats, 47.0% 6 seats 9 seats, 21.7%
Seats before 35 6 9
Seats won 35 11 8
Seat change Steady Increase5 Decrease1
Popular vote 22,360 6,028 13,659
Percentage 44.8% 12.0% 27.3%
Swing Decrease2.2% Decrease3.2% Increase5.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader N/A Peter Gode Patricia Richardson
Party Independent Labour BNP
Leader's seat N/A Shelley Loughton Broadway
Last election 3 seats 1 seat 4 seats
Seats before 1 4
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Decrease3
Popular vote 2,201 1,862 1,111
Percentage 4.4% 3.7% 2.2%
Swing N/A Decrease0.5% Decrease6.8%
Results of the 2010 District Council elections
Council seat composition after the election
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Ward Results

Figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the Epping Forest District Council election, this is indicated.

Buckhurst Hill East
Buckhurst Hill East (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer 1,136 50.0 Increase0.6
Conservative Marshall Vance 957 42.1 Increase1.9
Green Steven Neville 180 7.9 N/A
Majority 179 7.9 Decrease1.3
Turnout 2,273 65.8 Increase27.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West
Buckhurst Hill West (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Watson 1,827 47.2 Decrease1.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Haigh 1,775 45.9 Decrease5.4
UKIP Gerard Wadsworth 153 4.0 N/A
Green Ben Wille 112 2.9 N/A
Majority 52 1.3
Turnout 3,867 72.4 Increase33.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chigwell Village
Chigwell Village (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Wagland 1,608 72.1 Decrease8.3
Liberal Democrats Eleonor Spencer 442 19.8 Increase8.9
Green Christopher Lord 180 8.1 Increase2.5
Majority 1,166 52.3 Decrease14.3
Turnout 2,230 68.4 Increase28.8
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash (compared with 2007 results) - 2 seats contested
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Jacobs 1,076 39.1 Decrease0.2
Conservative Blane Judd 974 35.4 Decrease1.9
Conservative Paul Keska 957 N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Wright 748 N/A
Green Amy Barnecutt 251 9.1 N/A
Independent Sheila Jackman 231 8.4 N/A
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 220 8.0 Decrease8.6
Turnout 4,381 68.4 Increase20.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Hemnall
Epping Hemnall (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Whitehouse 1,632 46.5 Increase0.5
Conservative Kenneth Avey 1,348 38.4 Decrease3.8
Labour Michael Finan 234 6.7 Increase3.4
UKIP Andrew Smith 232 6.6 N/A
Green Jem Barnecutt 62 1.8 Decrease0.8
Majority 284 8.1 Increase4.3
Turnout 3,508 71.4 Increase29.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Will Breare-Hall 1,692 49.3 Decrease1.7
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Collier 1,264 36.9 Increase7.0
Labour Simon Bullough 341 9.9 Increase3.1
Green Barry Johns 133 3.9 Decrease1.0
Majority 428 12.5 Decrease8.6
Turnout 3,430 71.4 Decrease33.8
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill
Grange Hill (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gagan Mohindra 1,676 54.7 Decrease28.8
Liberal Democrats Gavin Chambers 1,173 38.3 Increase21.8
Green Vikki Meier 216 7.0 N/A
Majority 504 16.4 50.6
Turnout 3,430 71.4 Increase40.2
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton Alderton
Loughton Alderton (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Lance Leonard 1,016 48.1 Decrease0.8
Conservative Edward Stacey 397 18.8 Increase7.5
BNP Edward Long 328 15.5 Decrease15.9
Labour Tom Owen 237 11.2 Increase5.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Woollcott 135 6.4 Increase3.5
Majority 619 29.3 Increase11.8
Turnout 2,113 62.7 Increase23.5
Loughton Residents gain from BNP Swing

Loughton Broadway
Loughton Broadway (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Jennie Hart 605 32.9 Decrease6.8
Labour Margaret Owen 384 20.9 Decrease8.4
Conservative Ben Glassman 354 19.3 Increase8.0
BNP Thomas Richardson 323 17.6 Decrease22.1
Liberal Democrats Enid Robinson 172 9.4 Increase5.4
Majority 221 12.0 Increase1.6
Turnout 1,838 57.0 Increase19.6
Loughton Residents gain from BNP Swing

Loughton Fairmead
Loughton Fairmead (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Tessa Cochrane 750 38.8 Decrease5.8
Conservative Neil Cohen 472 24.4 Increase10.0
BNP Alexander Copeland 300 15.5 Decrease12.7
Labour John Game 229 11.8 Increase1.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes 182 9.4 Increase7.0
Majority 278 14.4 Decrease2.1
Turnout 1,933 59.1 22.5
Loughton Residents gain from BNP Swing

Loughton Forest
Loughton Forest (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Colin Finn 1,093 43.8 Increase4.2
Conservative Lorne Daniel 1,069 42.9 Decrease3.8
Liberal Democrats Angela Cass 257 10.3 Increase6.4
Green Simon Pepper 75 3.0 N/A
Majority 24 0.9 Decrease6.2
Turnout 2,494 73.0 Increase26.9
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton Roding
Loughton Roding (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Murray 1,720 70.5 N/A
Conservative Iqbal Singh Kalkat 373 15.3 Decrease7.6
Liberal Democrats Deborah Buckley 186 7.6 Increase3.4
BNP Ryan Hazell 160 6.6 Decrease6.4
Majority 1,347 55.2 Increase27.3
Turnout 2,439 68.8 Increase25.7
Independent hold Swing

Loughton St. John's
Epping St. John's (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents John Markham 1,325 53.1 Increase4.2
Conservative Roger Taylor 787 31.5 Increase2.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Sinfield 165 6.6 Increase3.9
Labour Jill Bostock 163 6.5 Increase1.5
Green Linda Coombes 56 2.2 N/A
Majority 538 21.6 Decrease6.9
Turnout 2,496 72.1 Increase29.9
Loughton Residents hold Swing

Loughton St. Mary's
Epping St. Mary's (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Loughton Residents Richard Cohen 1,239 54.1 Increase3.2
Conservative Mitchell Cohen 777 33.9 Increase1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Fuller 185 8.1 Increase6.5
Green Jesse Briton 88 3.8 N/A
Majority 462 21.6 Increase3.6
Turnout 2,289 69.7 Increase26.6
Loughton Residents gain from Conservative Swing

Lower Nazeing
Lower Nazeing (compared with 2007 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yolanda Knight 1,476 66.6 Increase13.9
Labour Kelvin Morris 153 12.4 Increase7.4
Independent Toni Cooper 250 11.3 Decrease23.7
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black 176 7.9 N/A
Green Alison Garnham 41 1.8 N/A
Majority 1,202 54.2 Increase36.5
Turnout 2,217 69.0 Increase31.4
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett
North Weald Bassett (compared with 2007 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Stallan 1,682 71.5 Decrease10.6
Liberal Democrats George Howard 511 21.7 Increase3.8
Green Nicola Harries 159 6.8 N/A
Majority 1,171 49.8
Turnout 2,352 67.0
Conservative hold Swing

Theydon Bois
Theydon Bois (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Jones 1,242 51.7 Increase4.0
Liberal Democrats Roland Frankel 1,066 44.4 Increase6.7
Green Daniel Kieve 95 4.0 Increase0.8
Majority 176 7.3 Decrease2.7
Turnout 2,403 74.1 Increase22.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (compared with 2008 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Johnson 1,662 61.5 Increase5.7
Liberal Democrats Lee Tant 824 30.5 Increase7.6
Green Jessica Barnecutt 218 8.1 N/A
Majority 838 31.0 Decrease1.9
Turnout 2,704 74.1 Increase47.8
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster
Waltham Abbey Paternoster (compared with 2007 results)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wyatt 1,030 58.3 Increase14.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Chadburn 554 31.3 N/A
Green Pauline Gradden 184 10.4 N/A
Majority 476 26.9 Increase16.1
Turnout 1,768 53.6 Increase19.5
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Election results by party, 6 May 2010". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 6 May 2010.
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