Epping Forest District Council elections
The district of Epping Forest is in the county of Essex in England. It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District. Until 2002, Epping Forest District Council was represented by 59 councillors. In 2002 the ward boundaries were reorganised, resulting in the loss of one council seat, and since then the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward 's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate. Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a "cycle of thirds", i.e. one third of the Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Political control. Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Changes between elections. 2012 boundaries. Independent Cllr David Dorrell (Waltham Abbey Paternoster, elected UKIP, 2014) joined the Conservatives in February 2018. Independent Cllr Sylvia Watson (Buckhurst Hill West, elected Conservative, 2014 ) resigned in March 2018. The seat is due for election on 3 May. LRA Cllr Leon Girling (Loughton Broadway, elected 2016) resigned in March 2018. There is another vacancy in the same ward. A double by-election will be held on 3 May. Conservative Cllr Tony Boyce (Moreton and Fyfield, elected 2015) resigned in March 2018. A by-election will be held on 3 May. Conservative Cllr Glynis Shiell (Waltham Abbey Honey Lane, elected 2016) resigned in March 2018. There is another vacancy in the same ward. A double by-election will be held on 3 May. Epping Forest District