# 2022 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2022 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The results were seen as a crucial test for the strength of the Conservative Party in the district following the allegations of Coronavirus rule-breaking in Number 10 by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
Before the election, one Conservative councillor had the whip removed from her, whilst a seat was made vacant in Waltham Abbey North East due to the resignation of the previous councillor for that ward.

## Results summary

2022 Epping Forest District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 1 | 50.0 | 25 | 35 | 61.4 | 9,183 | 40.3 | -7.9 |
| | Loughton Residents | 6 | | 30.0 | 7 | 13 | 22.8 | 3,946 | 17.3 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 5 | 8.8 | 4,172 | 18.3 | +7.0 |
| | Green | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 763 | 3.4 | -3.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1,348 | 5.9 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,997 | 13.2 | -0.1 |
| | Young People's | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.1 | -0.1 |

## Ward results

Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election. 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

Buckhurst Hill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Elizabeth-Rose Gabbett | 677 | 62.3 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | David Saunders | 291 | 26.8 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Alain Jose Laviolette | 119 | 10.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,095 | 31.5 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smruti Patel | 1,006 | 58.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ishvinder Singh Matharu | 564 | 32.8 | +23.5 |
| | Shared Ground | Thomas Hall | 150 | 8.7 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.3 | |

### Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darshan Sunger | 551 | 49.8 | −20.2 |
| | Independent | Priten Patel | 365 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hume | 114 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Alison Garnham | 86 | 7.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,118 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Basil Vaz | 562 | 58.9 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Timothy White | 150 | 15.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naomi Davies | 144 | 15.1 | −8.1 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 72 | 7.5 | −9.7 |
| | Reform UK | Peter Bell | 26 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 43.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse | 1,149 | 62.8 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Murray | 520 | 28.4 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Inez Collier | 161 | 8.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | 37.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Les Burrows | 929 | 47.2 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Griffiths | 850 | 43.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Bullough | 190 | 9.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.8 | |

### Grange Hill

Grange Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lion | 801 | 61.4 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Sam Tankard | 504 | 38.6 | +18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Ian Allgood | 522 | 63.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 164 | 20.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Jan Ridding | 120 | 14.7 | −7.9 |
| | For Britain | Eddy Butler | 11 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 43.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 817 | 24.5 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 488 | 61.9 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Onike Gollo | 178 | 22.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan Weinberg | 106 | 13.5 | −6.5 |
| | For Britain | Pat Richardson | 16 | 2.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 39.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 791 | 23.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Louise Mead | 582 | 68.6 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Thomas | 178 | 21.0 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Upen Patel | 89 | 10.5 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 47.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 852 | 26.9 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Roger Baldwin | 748 | 62.3 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Probyn | 335 | 27.9 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Turner | 117 | 9.8 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 36.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Murray | 983 | 83.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Debbie Wild | 116 | 9.8 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Varun Bhanot | 83 | 7.0 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 73.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 33.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Bob Jennings | 785 | 67.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Bob Church | 223 | 19.1 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Jill Bostock | 160 | 13.7 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 48.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,171 | 34.3 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Howard Kauffman | 821 | 68.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Katharine Hawes | 223 | 18.6 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Gareth Rawlings | 155 | 12.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 49.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 31.3 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhonda Pugsley | 525 | 69.1 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Thatcher | 235 | 30.9 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 38.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 768 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bolton | 635 | 63.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Alison Wingfield | 194 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Barnard | 173 | 17.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,011 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Amos | 648 | 50.5 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Sue Jones | 634 | 49.5 | −10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Stocker | 616 | 58.9 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | David Moss | 365 | 34.9 | +15.7 |
| | TUSC | Ian Pattinson | 64 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Waltham Abbey North East

This by-election was called due to the resignation of the previous sitting Conservative councillor, Ann Mitchell.
Waltham Abbey North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jodie Lucas | 531 | 64.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Vaughan | 295 | 35.7 | +33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 832 | 26.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.5 | |

### Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shane Yerrell | 403 | 59.9 | +31.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Greyson | 246 | 36.6 | +18.9 |
| | TUSC | Bea Gardner | 24 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | 19.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

## By-elections

Source:

### Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West: 14 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Parsons | 260 | 55.2 | −13.9 |
| | Green | David Plummer | 211 | 44.8 | +39.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green |