Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained in Conservative control.
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21 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 38.4 (4.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the 2008 District Council elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election saw the largest Green competition. The Chigwell Residents Association's sole councillor, John Knapman, defected to join the Conservatives and won his seat of Chigwell Village. The Loughton Residents Association gained a seat, whilst the BNP lost almost half its representation, despite reaching a record high vote share in the district.
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village, Lambourne, Lower Nazeing, Lower Sheering, North Weald Bassett, Roydon, Shelley, Waltham Abbey High Beach or Waltham Abbey Paternoster.
By-elections
editLoughton Alderton by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Tony Frankland | 393 | 32.2 | 5.4 | |
Loughton Residents | Rose Brookes | 367 | 30.1 | 1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Woollcott | 172 | 14.1 | 10.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Stacey | 163 | 13.3 | 3.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Barnes | 98 | 8.0 | 5.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Smith | 28 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 2.1 | 6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,221 | 36.7 | 6.6 | ||
BNP hold | Swing |
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Clark | 719 | 49.0 | 7.3 | |
BNP | Tony Frankland | 372 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn | 223 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Mitch Diamond-Conway | 152 | 10.4 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 347 | 23.6 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,466 | 32.0 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange Hill by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Lion | 453 | 52.4 | 31.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Chambers | 411 | 47.6 | 31.1 | |
Majority | 42 | 4.8 | 4.0 | ||
Turnout | 864 | 17.2 | 20.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lower Sheering by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charlotte Edwards | 302 | 76.5 | 0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 93 | 23.5 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 209 | 53.0 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout | 395 | 21.4 | 11.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Results
editBuckhurst Hill East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dev Dodeja | 648 | 49.4 | 3.2 | |
Conservative | Marshall Vance | 527 | 40.2 | 6.3 | |
BNP | Graham Cater | 137 | 10.4 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 121 | 9.2 | 9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,312 | 38.6 | 2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Buckhurst Hill West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jill Sutcliffe | 1,054 | 51.3 | 9.7 | |
Conservative | Bob Church | 1,000 | 48.7 | 10.0 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.6 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,054 | 38.6 | 5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chigwell Row
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Sandler | 573 | 80.5 | 21.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Connie Lye | 99 | 13.9 | 26.7 | |
Green | Robert Steel | 40 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 472 | 66.6 | 19.1 | ||
Turnout | 712 | 39.6 | 8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chigwell Village
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Knapman | 888 | 82.1 | N/A | |
Green | Chris Lord | 108 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Arnold Verrall | 86 | 7.9 | 32.7 | |
Majority | 780 | 72.1 | 34.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,082 | 34.0 | 3.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Chigwell Residents Association |
Epping Hemnall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Whitehouse | 915 | 46.0 | 6.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Daniel | 840 | 42.2 | 3.5 | |
BNP | James Butler | 118 | 5.9 | 1.2 | |
Labour | Paul Handford | 67 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
Green | Jessica Barnecutt | 51 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 75 | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,991 | 41.6 | 1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christopher Whitbread | 905 | 51.0 | 2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Collier | 531 | 29.9 | 3.8 | |
BNP | Tony Bentley | 132 | 7.4 | 2.1 | |
Labour | Simon Bullough | 120 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Green | Robert Jones | 87 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 374 | 21.1 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,775 | 37.6 | 2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Bateman | 1,262 | 83.5 | 21.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Okonkwo | 249 | 16.5 | 13.1 | |
Majority | 1,013 | 67.0 | 34.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,511 | 31.2 | 3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret McEwen | 469 | 76.5 | 5.9 | |
English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 61 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Surtees | 53 | 8.6 | 19.8 | |
Green | Amy Barnecutt | 30 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 408 | 66.5 | 23.3 | ||
Turnout | 613 | 36.5 | 4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Loughton Alderton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Rosemary Brookes | 642 | 48.9 | 26.0 | |
BNP | Tony Frankland | 412 | 31.4 | 3.4 | |
Conservative | Roger Taylor | 148 | 11.3 | 11.0 | |
Labour | Margaret Owen | 72 | 5.5 | 14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Woollcott | 38 | 2.9 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 230 | 17.5 | 12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,312 | 39.2 | 4.6 | ||
Loughton Residents gain from BNP | Swing |
Loughton Broadway
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Patricia Richardson | 469 | 39.7 | 6.1 | |
Labour | Roger Salmon | 346 | 29.3 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | Valerie Metcalfe | 250 | 21.2 | 2.2 | |
Green | Jesse Briton | 69 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleonor Spencer | 47 | 4.0 | 10.9 | |
Majority | 123 | 10.4 | 4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,181 | 37.4 | 1.6 | ||
BNP hold | Swing |
Loughton Fairmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | David Wixley | 523 | 44.6 | 18.0 | |
BNP | Alexander Copland | 330 | 28.2 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | Ben Glassman | 169 | 14.4 | 3.2 | |
Labour | Matthew Hartley | 122 | 10.4 | 11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Sinfield | 28 | 2.4 | 6.5 | |
Majority | 193 | 16.5 | 15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,172 | 36.6 | 5.2 | ||
Loughton Residents gain from BNP | Swing |
Loughton Forest
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Hart | 698 | 46.7 | 1.3 | |
Conservative | Rebecca Cohen | 685 | |||
Loughton Residents | Chris Pond | 592 | 39.6 | 2.5 | |
Loughton Residents | David White | 537 | |||
Labour | Thomas Owen | 79 | 5.3 | 4.8 | |
Labour | John Game | 66 | |||
BNP | Paul Evans | 66 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Sinfield | 59 | 3.9 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 106 | 7.1 | 3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,783 | 46.1 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Loughton Residents | Swing |
Loughton Roding
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Kenneth Angold-Stephens | 763 | 50.8 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | Lorne Daniel | 344 | 22.9 | 4.5 | |
BNP | Tom Richardson | 180 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Angela Ayre | 153 | 10.2 | 4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fuller | 63 | 4.2 | 9.7 | |
Majority | 419 | 27.9 | 16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,503 | 43.1 | 1.5 | ||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing |
Loughton St. John's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Caroline Pond | 815 | 57.3 | 4.3 | |
Conservative | Nigel Wagland | 410 | 28.8 | 5.5 | |
BNP | Lynne Turpin | 89 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Jill Bostock | 71 | 5.0 | 2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Roderick | 38 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
Majority | 40.5 | 28.5 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,423 | 42.2 | 2.0 | ||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing |
Loughton St. Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Loughton Residents | Rodney Barrett | 694 | 50.9 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Stacey | 449 | 32.9 | 4.0 | |
BNP | Edward Butler | 91 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Martin Lawford | 90 | 6.6 | 1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mick Spence | 22 | 1.6 | 5.8 | |
UKIP | Mick McGough | 18 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 245 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,364 | 43.1 | 3.6 | ||
Loughton Residents hold | Swing |
Moreton and Fyfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Boyce | 329 | 45.3 | 9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Kelly | 315 | 43.4 | 6.2 | |
English Democrat | Anne Palmer | 82 | 11.3 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.9 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 726 | 42.1 | 6.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Passingford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diana Collins | 537 | 89.1 | 6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 66 | 10.9 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 471 | 78.1 | 12.5 | ||
Turnout | 603 | 43.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Theydon Bois
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Philip | 771 | 47.7 | 1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Howard | 610 | 37.7 | 15.6 | |
BNP | Terry Howard | 109 | 6.7 | N/A | |
UKIP | Andrew Smith | 76 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Green | Nicola Barnecutt | 52 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 161 | 10.0 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,618 | 51.3 | 2.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathon Collier | 676 | 55.8 | 2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Akers | 277 | 22.9 | 1.1 | |
BNP | Garry Martin | 258 | 21.3 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 399 | 32.9 | 3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | 26.3 | 2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Waltham Abbey North East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeane Lea | 735 | 65.8 | 15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn | 410 | 35.8 | 15.0 | |
Majority | 325 | 28.4 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,145 | 35.0 | 3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Waltham Abbey South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bill Prior | 474 | 65.8 | 2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peggy Ayre | 155 | 21.5 | 15.0 | |
UKIP | Martin Harvey | 91 | 12.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 319 | 44.3 | 17.3 | ||
Turnout | 720 | 23.6 | 1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Election results for Loughton Alderton". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Election results for Waltham Abbey Honey Lane". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Election results for Grange Hill". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Tories defend stronghold in latest council by-election". 24dash.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Lower Sheering Election Result of Poll". Epping Forest District Council. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2009.