Essex County Council Election Results in Epping Forest

All the results are now in. The Liberal Democrat highlight in Epping Forest is a victory in Epping & Theydon Bois, where Janet Whitehouse overturned the Conservative majority

  • Janet Whitehouse, Liberal Democrat: 2,481 (42%)
  • James Surguy, Conservative: 2,080 (36%)
  • Andrew Smith, UKIP: 581 (10%)
  • Tony Frankland, BNP: 306 (5%)
  • Daniel Kieve, Green Party: 219 (4%)
  • Simon Bullough, Labour: 192 (3%)

Total number of votes cast: 5,859
Turnout: 45%
Majority: 401

Ann Haigh narrowed the Conservative majority in Buckhurst Hill & Loughton South but unfortunately wasn’t able to close the gap completely. In Ongar & Rural Derek Jacobs maintained second place while Pat Brooks and Matt Lake took third place in Waltham Abbey and North Weald & Nazeing respectively. However our vote was squeezed in Chigwell & Loughton Broadway and in Loughton Central.

Overall we still have a Conservative controlled Essex County Council but with a strengthened Lib Dem presence (up from eight councillors to twelve) and Labour reduced to just one solitary single (and presumably slightly lonely) representative.

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