2007 Epping Forest District Council election

2007 Epping Forest District Council election

3 May 2007
17 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council 30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.3 (9.5%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats BNP Last election 29 seats, 43.9% 13 seats, 25.8% 6 seats, 5.6% Seats before 30 12 6 Seats won 32 11 6 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 10,331 4,516 1,093 Percentage 57.0% 24.9% 6.0% Swing 13.1% 0.9% 0.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour Independent Epping Community Action Last election 1 seat, 5.6% 3 seats, 3.8% 0 seat, N/A Seats before 1 3 0 Seats won 1 2 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 883 510 510 Percentage 4.9% 2.3% 2.8% Swing 0.7% 5.7% N/A
Results of the 2007 District Council elections
Council composition following the election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party regained overall control of the council, thanks initially to a by-election in Grange Hill in December 2006, and then following gains at this election.

The British National Party retained all its representation on the council with 6 seats, and marginally increased its vote share. The remaining Labour councillor, Peter Gode of Shelley retained his seat, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. The Conservatives, following gains from the Liberal Democrats regained control of the council having last had control in 1994. One Independent lost their seat to the Conservatives, leaving two remaining on the council.

This election saw the Epping Community Action Group come third in both Epping wards. The party, registered in 2005, ran on a pledge to rejuvenate Epping high street and save small shops by relaxing parking laws. It opposed fortnightly collection of household rubbish and committed to not build on green belt land. Run by Ian Anderson, a former leader of the National Front between 1990 and 1995. Anderson's local party also committed to re-open the local adult learning centre and to stop the town centre becoming an "endless parade of chain coffeehouses and takeaways". Neither Epping candidates, including Anderson won seats, causing the party to dissolve.

Due to no Loughton seats being contested in this cycle, no Loughton Residents Association councillors were up for election, and hence did not change in number.

By-elections

Grange Hill by-election

This by-election win by the Conservatives gave the party council control for the first time since 1994.

Grange Hill by-election 14 December 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kewal Chana	609	39.4	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Lion	586	37.9	4.9
	BNP	Jacqueline Carne	302	19.5	N/A
	Labour	Roger Salmon	48	3.1	3.1
Majority			23	1.5	6.3
Turnout			1,545	32.8	5.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Results

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing

Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Smith	481	86.2	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold Verrall	77	13.8	0.5
Majority			404	72.4	1.0
Turnout			558	34.7	5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Haluk Ulkun	1,003	58.4	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mick Spence	714	41.6	19.7
Majority			289	16.8	5.8
Turnout			1,717	33.0	9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Glyn Pritchard	572	44.6	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Wright	478	37.3	2.0
	English Democrat	Robin Tilbrook	233	18.2	1.6
Majority			94	7.3	5.3
Turnout			1,283	41.1	6.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Hedges	812	39.2	10.5
	Conservative	Susan Perry	802	38.7	6.3
	Epping Community Action Group	Ian Anderson	215	10.4	N/A
	BNP	Alexander Copland	147	7.1	N/A
	Labour	Paul Handford	95	4.6	0.7
Majority			10	0.5	4.2
Turnout			2,071	43.0	4.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Green	930	48.9	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Black	497	26.1	4.4
	Epping Community Action Group	Audrey Wheeler	295	15.5	N/A
	BNP	Tony Frankland	181	9.5	N/A
Majority			433	22.8	5.3
Turnout			1,903	40.3	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kewal Chana	813	62.2	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dev Dodeja	387	29.6	13.2
	Labour	Martin Lawford	107	8.2	N/A
Majority			426	32.6	23.8
Turnout			1,307	27.7	10.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Lambourne

Lambourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Rolfe	518	85.6	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Woollcott	87	14.4	N/A
Majority			431	71.2	48.2
Turnout			605	38.8	9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lower Nazeing

Lower Nazeing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Bassett	631	52.7	3.6
	Independent	Daphne Borton	419	35.0	2.2
	UKIP	Martin Harvey	88	7.3	N/A
	Labour	Kelvin Morris	60	5.0	1.5
Majority			212	17.7	5.8
Turnout			1,198	37.6	4.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Lower Sheering

Lower Sheering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Harding	409	75.7	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eleonor Spencer	131	24.3	3.6
Majority			278	51.4	7.2
Turnout			540	32.6	13.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Grigg	887	82.1	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Rumble	193	17.9	0.3
Majority			694	64.2	0.6
Turnout			1,080	31.4	4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roydon

Roydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Sartin	476	75.8	0.1
	Labour	Colin Riches	108	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Robinson	44	7.0	N/A
Majority			368	58.6	7.2
Turnout			628	35.9	5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shelley

Shelley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Gode	263	37.8	22.3
	Conservative	Blane Judd	224	32.2	8.2
	BNP	Lynne Turpin	163	23.4	N/A
	English Democrat	Anne Palmer	46	6.6	N/A
Majority			39	5.6	30.5
Turnout			696	41.5	14.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Waltham Abbey High Beach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Syd Stavrou	487	86.7	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Fuller	75	13.3	0.5
Majority			412	73.4	1.0
Turnout			562	32.2	0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Antony Watts	636	57.8	9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peggy Ayre	240	21.8	7.9
	BNP	Andrew Slade	225	20.4	N/A
Majority			396	36.0	5.8
Turnout			1,101	24.3	5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Brooks	512	50.8	7.3
	Conservative	Adam Clark	495	49.2	7.3
Majority			17	1.6	34.2
Turnout			1,007	32.0	3.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Waltham Abbey Paternoster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Webster	499	44.3	6.2
	BNP	Gail Harvey	377	33.5	N/A
	Labour	Mitchell Diamond-Conway	250	22.2	8.2
Majority			122	10.8	21.4
Turnout			1,126	34.1	4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rikki Gadsby	468	63.5	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Chadburn	269	36.5	9.2
Majority			199	27.0	18.4
Turnout			737	24.6	4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• 2007 Epping Forest election result
• Ward results