2015 Epping Forest District Council election

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2015 Epping Forest District Council election
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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

18 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.4% (Increase2.svg26.4%) [1]
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderChris WhitbreadJon Whitehouse
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatEpping Lindsey and Thornwood Common Epping Hemnall
Last election37 seats, 37.3%3 seats, 11.3%
Seats before364
Seats won393
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote21,8143,890
Percentage62.7%11.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg25.4%Decrease2.svg0.1%

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderRod ButlerPeter Gode
(didn't stand)
Party UKIP Labour
Leader's seat Waltham Abbey Honey Lane Shelley
Last election2 seats, 14.4%1 seat, 8.0%
Seats before21
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,7053,305
Percentage10.6%9.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.8%Increase2.svg1.4%

2015 Epping Forest Council election results.svg
Results of the 2015 District Council elections

Epping Forest council composition 2015.png
Council composition following the election

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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.

Contents

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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Adams60743.3Increase2.svg0.9
Conservative Nigel Avey38627.5Decrease2.svg29.5
UKIP Andrew Smith33924.1Decrease2.svg1.5
Green Anna Widdup694.9Decrease2.svg0.6
Majority22115.8N/A
Turnout 1,40129.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing By-election

Broadley Common, Epping Forest & Nazeing By-election, 7 Aug 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Glozier15550.4Decrease2.svg33.5
UKIP Ron McEvoy12239.7N/A
Green William Hartington237.4Decrease2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats Arnold Verrall72.2Decrease2.svg3.9
Majority3310.7Decrease2.svg41.2
Turnout 30718%
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Hughes76165.8Decrease2.svg18.1
UKIP Kevin Byford25622.1N/A
Green Timothy Widdup776.6Decrease2.svg3.2
Liberal Democrats Enid Robinson625.3Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority50543.7Decrease2.svg8.2
Turnout 1,15667%
Conservative hold Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West (compared to 2014 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aniket Patel2,45063.3Increase2.svg1.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Greaves60415.6Increase2.svg4.8
Labour Angela Ayre45511.8Increase2.svg2.2
Green Roger Neville3639.4Decrease2.svg5.7
Majority1,84647.7Decrease2.svg1.4
Turnout 3,87272%Increase2.svg37.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Keska1,26851.6Increase2.svg22.7
UKIP Llyris Stebbings55322.5Decrease2.svg5.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Szymanek42817.4Decrease2.svg12.0
Green Stephen Delarre2078.4Decrease2.svg1.9
Majority71529.1Increase2.svg17.8
Turnout 2,45672%Increase2.svg31.0
Conservative hold Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Avey1,36839.0Increase2.svg18.0
Liberal Democrats Kim Adams1,13132.2Decrease2.svg10.2
UKIP Barry Johns53215.1Decrease2.svg10.5
Labour Inez Collier3028.6Increase2.svg2.6
Green Anna Widdup1734.9Increase2.svg0.6
Majority2376.8Increase2.svg0.6
Turnout 3,50671%Increase2.svg31.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common (compared to 2014 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Whitbread2,18261.7Increase2.svg24.2
Liberal Democrats Ingrid Black55815.7Increase2.svg1.8
Labour Simon Bullough52414.8Increase2.svg2.7
Green William Hartington2727.7Increase2.svg1.0
Majority1,62446.0Increase2.svg38.1
Turnout 3,53669%Increase2.svg31.0
Conservative hold Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill (compared to 2014 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kewal Chana1,80255.3Increase2.svg0.9
Labour Isuru Perera67820.8N/A
UKIP Simon Hearn58417.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Pesh Kapasiawala1945.9Decrease2.svg15.9
Majority1,12434.5Increase2.svg3.8
Turnout 3,25863%Increase2.svg33.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village

Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village (compared to 2012 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Morgan64846.1Decrease2.svg41.3
Conservative Joanne Share-Bernia59742.5N/A
Labour Sandra Jenner16011.3N/A
Majority513.6Decrease2.svg71.2
Turnout 1,40574%Increase2.svg29%
Independent hold Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Rolfe70669.6Decrease2.svg10.4
UKIP David Mills30830.3N/A
Majority39839.3Decrease2.svg28.6
Turnout 1,01468%Increase2.svg26.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing (compared to 2014 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bassett1,77581.5Increase2.svg12.5
Labour Kelvin Morris40118.4Increase2.svg4.3
Majority1,37463.1Increase2.svg11.0
Turnout 2,17667%Increase2.svg31.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Waller 82169.8Increase2.svg13.2
Labour Laurence Morter35430.1N/A
Majority46739.7Increase2.svg8.0
Turnout 1,17569%Increase2.svg26.0
Conservative hold Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett (compared to 2014 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Grigg1,45259.8Increase2.svg1.0
UKIP Paul Stevens62025.5Decrease2.svg9.1
Liberal Democrats Arnold Verrall1807.4Increase2.svg0.9
Green Nicole Barnecutt1767.2N/A
Majority83234.3Increase2.svg10.2
Turnout 2,42866%Increase2.svg32.0
Conservative hold Swing

Roydon

Roydon (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Sartin1,06083.3Increase2.svg8.0
Labour Janice Croke21116.6Decrease2.svg3.6
Majority84966.7Increase2.svg11.7
Turnout 1,27170%Increase2.svg26
Conservative hold Swing

Shelley

Shelley (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Bedford46748.3Increase2.svg4.4
UKIP Isobel Gould27828.8N/A
Labour Robert Greyson22022.7Decrease2.svg22.3
Majority18920.3Increase2.svg19.2
Turnout 96555%Increase2.svg23.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney-Anne Stavrou83967.6Increase2.svg10.4
Independent Paul Morris40232.3N/A
Majority43735.3Increase2.svg3.9
Turnout 1,24164%Increase2.svg24
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Kane2,00277.8Increase2.svg12.2
Liberal Democrats Bhupendra Patel56922.1Increase2.svg14.4
Majority1,43355.7Increase2.svg9.4
Turnout 2,57158%Increase2.svg27%
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East (compared to 2012 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Mitchell1,427100%Increase2.svg23.6
Majority1,427100%N/A
Turnout 1,42761%Increase2.svg27.0
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster (compared to 2011 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Ann WebsterN/A100%Increase2.svg31.0
MajorityN/A100%Increase2.svg31.7
Turnout N/AN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West (compared to 2012 election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ricki Gadsby83746.0Decrease2.svg16.0
UKIP Ron McEnvoy57431.5N/A
Green Dave Plummer24313.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Chadburn1649.0Decrease2.svg0.9
Majority26314.5Decrease2.svg21.4
Turnout 1,81858%Increase2.svg39.0
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.