# 2012 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2012 Epping Forest Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Epping Forest Council in England. This was on same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
One-third of council were up for election. No elections were held this year in Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, Lambourne, Lower Nazeing, Lower Sheering, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, Shelley, Waltham Abbey High Beach or Waltham Abbey Paternoster.
This is the last time a British National Party councillor has sat in the chamber following Pat Richardson's defeat in Loughton Broadway to the Loughton Residents Association. Former British National Party councillor, Julian Leppert (who represented Hainault on Redbridge Borough Council) won a seat in 2019 in Waltham Abbey as a candidate for For Britain.

## Boundary changes

There was an extra election this year in Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village ward following changes to the boundaries of Matching parish, which annexed part of Moreton and Fyfield ward. The Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village councillor was elected for a three-year term only.

## Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Wright | 488 | 42.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dev Dodeja | 251 | 21.8 | −28.1 |
| | Green | Leonard Martin | 207 | 18.0 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Forsey | 199 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | 33.0 | −33.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gavin Chambers | 765 | 46.9 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hannah Unwin | 504 | 30.9 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Gerard Wadsworth | 134 | 8.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Ben Spencer | 129 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Steven Neville | 99 | 6.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 16.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | 31.0 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## Chigwell Row

Chigwell Row :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Sandler | 399 | 72.1 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Shaheen Hosseinpour | 64 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Alison Mary Garnham | 60 | 10.8 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hannah Unwin | 30 | 5.4 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 60.5 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 553 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Knapman | 587 | 63.7 | −8.4 |
| | UKIP | Lucy Bostick | 173 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alexander Kite | 93 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Chris Lord | 46 | 4.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Lund | 22 | 2.3 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 45.0 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 28.0 | −40.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Whitehouse | 883 | 57.0 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Janet Hedges | 482 | 31.1 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Collier | 182 | 11.7 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 25.9 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,547 | 36.0 | −36.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Church | 957 | 29.9 | −19.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Whitbread | 907 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Steven Harding | 486 | 15.1 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Scott Lister | 417 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Barry Johns | 166 | 5.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Hughes | 153 | 4.7 | −32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hughes | 112 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1.5 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,198 | 34.0 | −37.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Grange Hill

Grange Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lion | 770 | 61.0 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Tal Ofer | 280 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Hughes | 212 | 17.0 | −21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 39.4 | +20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,242 | 25.0 | −38.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Morgan | 538 | 86.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Laurence Morter | 82 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 73.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 620 | 34.0 | +11.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings

High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maggie McEwan | 345 | 70.4 | −6.1 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Charles William Tillbrook | 63 | 12.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Lewis Alfred Montlake | 51 | 10.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Jeremy Nicholas Barnecutt | 31 | 6.3 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 57.5 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Tracey Thomas | 513 | 57.1 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Taylor | 135 | 15.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 127 | 14.1 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Morris | 88 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Ben Wille | 25 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | B A Patel | 10 | 1.1 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 42.0 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 26.0 | −37.0 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Leon Girling | 424 | 51.2 | +18.3 |
| | Labour | Simon David Bullough | 174 | 21.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Neal Bagshaw | 110 | 13.2 | −6.0 |
| | BNP | Patricia Richardson | 94 | 11.3 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Raymond Robert Harris | 26 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 30.1 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 25.0 | −32.0 |
| | Loughton Residents gain from BNP | Loughton Residents gain from BNP | Swing | | |

## Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | David Wixley | 428 | 53.9 | +15.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen William Barnes | 155 | 19.5 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Iqbal Singh Kalkat | 114 | 14.3 | −10.1 |
| | English Democrat | Edward Mark Butler | 97 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 34.3 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | 23.7 | −35.3 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hart | 654 | 50.0 | +7.2 |
| | Loughton Residents | Rose Brookes | 575 | 43.9 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Owen | 57 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Sinfield | 21 | 1.6 | −8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 6.0 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 38.0 | −36.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Ken Angold-Stephens | 737 | 63.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Keith Buckley | 246 | 21.1 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Deborah Wild | 179 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 42.2 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162 | 33.0 | −36.0 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton St. John's

Loughton St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Caroline Pond | 700 | 62.3 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Pat Reynolds | 298 | 26.5 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Jill Bostock | 85 | 7.5 | +1.0 |
| | Green | James Coombes | 39 | 3.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 35.8 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | 33.0 | −39.0 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Harvey Mann | 601 | 50.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Barrett | 459 | 38.2 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Finan | 84 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Thomas Richardson | 56 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 11.8 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,200 | 33.0 | −35.0 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## Moreton and Fyfield

Moreton and Fyfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Boyce | 343 | 75.7 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Nicola Harries | 42 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 35 | 7.7 | −35.7 |
| | Labour | Alison Wingfield | 33 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 66.4 | +64.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 453 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Passingford

Passingford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather Brady | 402 | 84.8 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 44 | 9.2 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Louis Appiah | 28 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 75.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 474 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Philip | 581 | 44.9 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Frankel | 528 | 40.8 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Mick McGough | 117 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Martin Lawford | 49 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Daniel Kieve | 17 | 1.3 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 4.1 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | 39.0 | −35.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glynis Shiell | 588 | 63.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Greyson | 278 | 29.8 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 65 | 6.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 33.2 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 20.0 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeane Lea | 514 | 76.4 | 23.3 |
| | Labour | Kelvin Morris | 158 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 52.9 | +37.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | 24.0 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Kane | 373 | 63.0 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | John Game | 160 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Brooks | 59 | 9.9 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 35.9 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 592 | 19.0 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |