2015 Epping Forest District Council election

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.

2015 Epping Forest District Council election

7 May 2015
18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council 30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	62.4% (26.4%)
First party Second party   Leader Chris Whitbread Jon Whitehouse Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common Epping Hemnall Last election 37 seats, 37.3% 3 seats, 11.3% Seats before 36 4 Seats won 39 3 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 21,814 3,890 Percentage 62.7% 11.2% Swing 25.4% 0.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Rod Butler Peter Gode (didn't stand) Party UKIP Labour Leader's seat Waltham Abbey Honey Lane Shelley Last election 2 seats, 14.4% 1 seat, 8.0% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,705 3,305 Percentage 10.6% 9.4% Swing 3.8% 1.4%
Results of the 2015 District Council elections
Council composition following the election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

This election marks the last time a Labour councillor sat in the chamber after Peter Gode of Shelley stood down - a dramatic decline following Labour being the largest party in the mid-1990s.

By-elections

Epping Hemnall By-election

A by-election was held on 25 September 2014 following the death of Mayor Ken Avey. Liberal Democrat, Kim Adams won with 43% of the vote compared to 28% for the Conservative party and 24% to UKIP. This election reversed this by-election result with Avey's son, Nigel replacing him, ousting the Liberal Democrat councillor

Epping Hemnall (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Adams	607	43.3	0.9
	Conservative	Nigel Avey	386	27.5	29.5
	UKIP	Andrew Smith	339	24.1	1.5
	Green	Anna Widdup	69	4.9	0.6
Majority			221	15.8	N/A
Turnout			1,401	29.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing By-election

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing By-election, 7 Aug 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Glozier	155	50.4	33.5
	UKIP	Ron McEvoy	122	39.7	N/A
	Green	William Hartington	23	7.4	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold Verrall	7	2.2	3.9
Majority			33	10.7	41.2
Turnout			307	18%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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.

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynn Hughes	761	65.8	18.1
	UKIP	Kevin Byford	256	22.1	N/A
	Green	Timothy Widdup	77	6.6	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Robinson	62	5.3	0.8
Majority			505	43.7	8.2
Turnout			1,156	67%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West (compared to 2014 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aniket Patel	2,450	63.3	1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Greaves	604	15.6	4.8
	Labour	Angela Ayre	455	11.8	2.2
	Green	Roger Neville	363	9.4	5.7
Majority			1,846	47.7	1.4
Turnout			3,872	72%	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Keska	1,268	51.6	22.7
	UKIP	Llyris Stebbings	553	22.5	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Szymanek	428	17.4	12.0
	Green	Stephen Delarre	207	8.4	1.9
Majority			715	29.1	17.8
Turnout			2,456	72%	31.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Avey	1,368	39.0	18.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Adams	1,131	32.2	10.2
	UKIP	Barry Johns	532	15.1	10.5
	Labour	Inez Collier	302	8.6	2.6
	Green	Anna Widdup	173	4.9	0.6
Majority			237	6.8	0.6
Turnout			3,506	71%	31.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common (compared to 2014 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Whitbread	2,182	61.7	24.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Black	558	15.7	1.8
	Labour	Simon Bullough	524	14.8	2.7
	Green	William Hartington	272	7.7	1.0
Majority			1,624	46.0	38.1
Turnout			3,536	69%	31.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill (compared to 2014 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kewal Chana	1,802	55.3	0.9
	Labour	Isuru Perera	678	20.8	N/A
	UKIP	Simon Hearn	584	17.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Pesh Kapasiawala	194	5.9	15.9
Majority			1,124	34.5	3.8
Turnout			3,258	63%	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village

Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village (compared to 2012 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Morgan	648	46.1	41.3
	Conservative	Joanne Share-Bernia	597	42.5	N/A
	Labour	Sandra Jenner	160	11.3	N/A
Majority			51	3.6	71.2
Turnout			1,405	74%	29%
	Independent hold		Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rolfe	706	69.6	10.4
	UKIP	David Mills	308	30.3	N/A
Majority			398	39.3	28.6
Turnout			1,014	68%	26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing (compared to 2014 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bassett	1,775	81.5	12.5
	Labour	Kelvin Morris	401	18.4	4.3
Majority			1,374	63.1	11.0
Turnout			2,176	67%	31.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Waller	821	69.8	13.2
	Labour	Laurence Morter	354	30.1	N/A
Majority			467	39.7	8.0
Turnout			1,175	69%	26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett (compared to 2014 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Grigg	1,452	59.8	1.0
	UKIP	Paul Stevens	620	25.5	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold Verrall	180	7.4	0.9
	Green	Nicole Barnecutt	176	7.2	N/A
Majority			832	34.3	10.2
Turnout			2,428	66%	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roydon

Roydon (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Sartin	1,060	83.3	8.0
	Labour	Janice Croke	211	16.6	3.6
Majority			849	66.7	11.7
Turnout			1,271	70%	26
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shelley

Shelley (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Bedford	467	48.3	4.4
	UKIP	Isobel Gould	278	28.8	N/A
	Labour	Robert Greyson	220	22.7	22.3
Majority			189	20.3	19.2
Turnout			965	55%	23.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney-Anne Stavrou	839	67.6	10.4
	Independent	Paul Morris	402	32.3	N/A
Majority			437	35.3	3.9
Turnout			1,241	64%	24
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Kane	2,002	77.8	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bhupendra Patel	569	22.1	14.4
Majority			1,433	55.7	9.4
Turnout			2,571	58%	27%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East (compared to 2012 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Mitchell	1,427	100%	23.6
Majority			1,427	100%	N/A
Turnout			1,427	61%	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster (compared to 2011 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ann Webster	N/A	100%	31.0
Majority			N/A	100%	31.7
Turnout			N/A	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West (compared to 2012 election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ricki Gadsby	837	46.0	16.0
	UKIP	Ron McEnvoy	574	31.5	N/A
	Green	Dave Plummer	243	13.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Chadburn	164	9.0	0.9
Majority			263	14.5	21.4
Turnout			1,818	58%	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing