# Loughton St John's (ward)

Loughton St John's is an electoral ward in Epping Forest District, United Kingdom, since 1979. The ward returns three councillors to the Epping Forest District Council.

## Epping Forest council elections since 2024

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 2024 with all seats up for election that year.

### 2024 election

The election took place on 2 May 2024.
2024 Epping Forest District Council election: Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 1,216 | 75.1 | |
| | Loughton Residents | Howard Kauffman | 1,106 | 68.3 | |
| | Loughton Residents | Graham Wiskin | 1,012 | 62.5 | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Metcalfe | 366 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour | Emma Roberts | 274 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | 30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,363 | | |
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## 2002–2024 Epping Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 2002 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Loughton St John's seat was 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. The cycle for the second seat was 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Epping Forest District Council election: 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 | |

### 2021 election

The election took place on 6 May 2021.
2021 Epping Forest District Council election: Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Caroline Pond | 901 | 67.8 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative | Bob Church | 296 | 22.2 | 2.2 |
| | Labour | Jill Bostock | 131 | 9.8 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 45.6 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | 38.3 | 3.3 |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Epping Forest District Council election: Loughton St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Bob Jennings | 884 | 71.6 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Neal Bagshaw | 247 | 20.0 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Jill Bostock | 103 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 51.6 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 35% | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

### 2016 election

The election took place on 5 May 2016.
2016 Epping Forest District Council election: Loughton St Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Loughton Residents | Caroline Pond | 982 | 81.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Bob Church | 218 | 18.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 63.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,200 | 35.0 | |
| | Loughton Residents hold | Loughton Residents hold | Swing | | |

## 1979–2002 Epping Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Epping Forest in 1979 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Loughton St John's seat was 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. The cycle for the second seat was 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998. The cycle for the thirst seat was 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999.