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.Election Facts: Epping Forest District Council website
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.
New ward boundaries are being prepared to take effect from the 2024 elections.
Summary of results since 2002 The table below summarises the number of seats held by each party after each year's elections (no elections took place in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017). The council returned to Conservative control following the gain of a seat in a by-election in December 2006 after being under no overall control since 1994.
Party Election 2004 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Election 2006 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Election 2007 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Election 2008 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Election 2010 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Election 2011 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Vote 2012 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 4 May 2012. Vote 2014 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 7 June 2014. Page=all&EID=49 Election candidates by wards, Epping Forest District Council website. Retrieved 20 Feb 2016.
Council elections 1973 Epping Forest District Council election 1976 Epping Forest District Council election 1979 Epping Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 1980 Epping Forest District Council election 1982 Epping Forest District Council election 1983 Epping Forest District Council election 1984 Epping Forest District Council election 1986 Epping Forest District Council election 1987 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986 1988 Epping Forest District Council election 1990 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. 1991 Epping Forest District Council election 1992 Epping Forest District Council election 1994 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1995 Epping Forest District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1996 Epping Forest District Council election 1998 Epping Forest District Council election 1999 Epping Forest District Council election 2000 Epping Forest District Council election 2002 Epping Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2003 Epping Forest District Council election 2004 Epping Forest District Council election 2006 Epping Forest District Council election 2007 Epping Forest District Council election 2008 Epping Forest District Council election 2010 Epping Forest District Council election 2011 Epping Forest District Council election 2012 Epping Forest District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2014 Epping Forest District Council election 2015 Epping Forest District Council election 2016 Epping Forest District Council election 2018 Epping Forest District Council election 2019 Epping Forest District Council election 2021 Epping Forest District Council election 2022 Epping Forest District Council election 2023 Epping Forest District Council election 2024 Epping Forest District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. Retrieved on 14 June 2026. 2026 Epping Forest District Council election
Results maps
By-elections 1994-1998
1998-2002
2002-2006
2006-2010
2010-2014
2014-2018
2022-2026
See also Politics of Loughton
References
External links Election pages on Epping Forest District Council website By-election results