# 2014 Epping Forest District Council election

The 2014 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the European Parliament elections.

## By-elections
### Waltham Abbey Honey Lane by-election

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane by-election, 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Rod Butler | 465 | 50.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Christine Jane Ball | 455 | 48.5 | –14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Ward results

Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the 2014 district election. Most 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 | Steven Neville | 635 | 41.1 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative | Aniket Patel | 574 | 37.4 | –5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Greaves | 210 | 13.7 | –8.2 |
| | Labour | Pamela Griffin | 115 | 7.5 | –9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,534 | 44.0 | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Watson | 1,136 | 61.4 | +14.5 |
| | Green | Roger Neville | 279 | 15.1 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Sadler | 219 | 11.8 | –19.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Forsey | 178 | 9.6 | +1.7 |
| | Young People's | Gerard Mark Wadsworth | 37 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 46.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chigwell Village

Chigwell Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Wagland | 682 | 62.4 | –1.3 |
| | UKIP | Kane Khan | 187 | 17.1 | –1.7 |
| | Labour | Isuru Perera | 123 | 11.3 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Christopher Lord | 63 | 5.8 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Lund | 38 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 45.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted & Marden Ash :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 421 | 29.5 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Bedford | 413 | 28.9 | –13.9 |
| | UKIP | Michael McGough | 411 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Nicola Harris | 148 | 10.4 | +4.1 |
| | English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 36 | 2.5 | –7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 41.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Whitehouse | 847 | 42.5 | –6.8 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Smith | 511 | 25.6 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Kent | 420 | 21.1 | –5.8 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Collier | 128 | 6.4 | –3.8 |
| | Green | Anne Widdup | 87 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Epping Lindsay & Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsay & Thornwood Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Breare-Hall | 719 | 37.6 | –16.7 |
| | UKIP | Barbara Robertson | 566 | 29.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 267 | 14.0 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Simon Bullough | 232 | 12.1 | –15.5 |
| | Green | William Hartington | 130 | 6.8 | –2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grange Hill

Grange Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gagan Mohindra | 815 | 54.4 | –6.6 |
| | Green | Alison Lord | 355 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pesh Kapasiawala | 328 | 21.9 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Roberts | 643 | 57.8 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Chris Criscione | 194 | 17.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Angela Ayre | 147 | 13.2 | –0.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Morris | 105 | 9.4 | –0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bhupendra Patel | 24 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 40.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | 33.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 423 | 41.1 | –10.1 |
| | UKIP | Barry Johns | 357 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Margaret Owen | 157 | 14.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Luchford | 102 | 9.9 | –3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,039 | 32.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Louise Mead | 523 | 50.4 | –3.5 |
| | UKIP | Ronald McEvoy | 262 | 25.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ryan Sparrowhawk | 153 | 14.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Spencer | 99 | 9.6 | –9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,037 | 31.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Sharon Weston | 755 | 55.7 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kovler | 488 | 36.0 | –14.0 |
| | Labour | Janice Cooke | 74 | 5.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elonor Spencer | 38 | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 40.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Stephen Murray | 1,207 | 81.5 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Share-Bernia | 164 | 11.1 | –10.1 |
| | Labour | Tom Owen | 59 | 4.0 | –11.4 |
| | Green | Benjamin Wille | 50 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,043 | 70.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 42.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton St. John's

Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Bob Jennings | 904 | 69.8 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Cohen | 274 | 21.2 | –5.4 |
| | Labour | Jill Bostock | 93 | 7.2 | –0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Enid Robinson | 29 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 48.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 38.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Howard Kauffman | 915 | 67.1 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | Ivan Kovler | 316 | 23.2 | –15.1 |
| | Labour | Laurence Morter | 103 | 7.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Enid Robinson | 29 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 43.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 37.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yolanda Knight | 806 | 69.0 | –0.4 |
| | Green | Barry Phillips | 197 | 16.9 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Kelvin Morris | 165 | 14.1 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 52.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Stallan | 744 | 58.8 | –17.8 |
| | UKIP | Paul Stevens | 438 | 34.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 83 | 6.6 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Jones | 898 | 70.4 | +29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Wood | 378 | 29.6 | –11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,276 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Rod Butler | 604 | 44.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sam Kane | 499 | 36.9 | –30.9 |
| | Labour | Joanna Skinner | 248 | 18.4 | –2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 29.0 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | David Dorrell | 428 | 44.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jodie Lucas | 328 | 34.2 | –28.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Grayson | 168 | 17.5 | –9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn | 34 | 3.6 | –6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 28.0 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |