← Epping Forest (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Epping Forest 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 18,522 | 40.7% | 11 | 61.1% | 9 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 11,980 | 26.3% | 4 | 22.2% | 5 | 27.8% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,089 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Independent Loughton Residents Association | 3,686 | 8.1% | 3 | 16.7% | 1 | 5.6% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 3,278 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,442 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,424 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| English Democrats | 78 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 45,504 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Grange Hill · 1 seat · won at 32.6% · −17.4 pts below quota
- Epping East · 1 seat · won at 33.8% · −16.2 pts below quota
- Epping West and Rural · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
- Buckhurst Hill West · 1 seat · won at 34.5% · −15.5 pts below quota
- Loughton Roding · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
- Loughton St John's · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · −12.2 pts below quota
- Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge · 1 seat · won at 38.1% · −11.9 pts below quota
- Loughton Fairmead · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
- Loughton Forest · 1 seat · won at 44.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
- Theydon Bois with Passingford · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · −5.2 pts below quota
- Waltham Abbey West · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- Roydon and Lower Nazeing · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
- North Weald Bassett · 1 seat · won at 49.5% · −0.5 pts below quota
- Waltham Abbey South and Rural · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
- Rural East · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
- Chigwell with Lambourne · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
- Waltham Abbey North · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
- Ongar · 1 seat · won at 57.4% · above quota
Race results
Grange Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,231
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Braha | Conservative Party | 727 | 32.6% | −17.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yair Cohen | Reform UK | 580 | 26.0% | — | |
| 3 | Erika Skingsley | Independent | 379 | 17.0% | — | |
| 4 | Syed Sadaf | Labour Party | 247 | 11.1% | — | |
| 5 | Debby Rye | Independent | 158 | 7.1% | — | |
| 6 | Richard M. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 140 | 6.3% | — |
Epping East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,980
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Batley | Reform UK | 1,007 | 33.8% | −16.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward Matthew Barnard | Liberal Democrats | 964 | 32.3% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Roberts | Conservative Party | 557 | 18.7% | — | |
| 4 | Cherry Sharon McCredie | Independent | 364 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | James Murchison | Labour Party | 88 | 3.0% | — |
Epping West and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,869
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holly Whitbread | Conservative Party | 986 | 34.4% | −15.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Smith | Reform UK | 954 | 33.3% | — | |
| 3 | Alex John Frost | Liberal Democrats | 929 | 32.4% | — |
Buckhurst Hill West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,579
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smruti Patel | Conservative Party | 891 | 34.5% | −15.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yvonne Hrusa | Reform UK | 775 | 30.1% | — | |
| 3 | Eric D. Aradeon | Green Party | 572 | 22.2% | — | |
| 4 | Ish Singh | Liberal Democrats | 149 | 5.8% | — | |
| 5 | Alain Laviolette | Labour Party | 139 | 5.4% | — | |
| 6 | C J Ubah | Independent | 53 | 2.1% | — |
Loughton Roding · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,249
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chidi Nweke | Independent Loughton Residents Association | 806 | 35.8% | −14.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Neil Carlsson | Reform UK | 786 | 34.9% | — | |
| 3 | Chris Hill | Green Party | 269 | 12.0% | — | |
| 4 | Manraj Atwal | Conservative Party | 198 | 8.8% | — | |
| 5 | Debbie Wild | Labour Party | 127 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Peter John Sinfield | Liberal Democrats | 63 | 2.8% | — |
Loughton St John's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,611
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Wiskin | Independent Loughton Residents Association | 986 | 37.8% | −12.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adam Riches | Reform UK | 904 | 34.6% | — | |
| 3 | David Saunders | Conservative Party | 336 | 12.9% | — | |
| 4 | Joe Fellows | Green Party | 215 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Alastair Smith | Labour Party | 108 | 4.1% | — | |
| 6 | Ralph Cox | Liberal Democrats | 62 | 2.4% | — |
Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,783
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Small | Reform UK | 1,060 | 38.1% | −11.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Elizabeth Gabbett | Green Party | 932 | 33.5% | — | |
| 3 | Joanna Farmer | Conservative Party | 547 | 19.7% | — | |
| 4 | Naomi E. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 244 | 8.8% | — |
Loughton Fairmead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,081
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Wilding-Barrett | Reform UK | 837 | 40.2% | −9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David J. Wixley | Independent Loughton Residents Association | 721 | 34.6% | — | |
| 3 | Joseph Downie | Green Party | 246 | 11.8% | — | |
| 4 | Tom Ayre | Labour Party | 148 | 7.1% | — | |
| 5 | Shivaje Karari | Conservative Party | 129 | 6.2% | — |
Loughton Forest · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,668
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard H. Cohen | Independent Loughton Residents Association | 1,173 | 44.0% | −6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jon Bryan | Reform UK | 685 | 25.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mari-Louise Whitbread | Conservative Party | 424 | 15.9% | — | |
| 4 | Hannah Lovell | Green Party | 208 | 7.8% | — | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Marsh | Labour Party | 109 | 4.1% | — | |
| 6 | Glenn A. Hernandez | Liberal Democrats | 64 | 2.4% | — | |
| 7 | Scott Jones | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 5 | 0.2% | — |
Theydon Bois with Passingford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,787
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Shaw | Reform UK | 1,249 | 44.8% | −5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Jones | Conservative Party | 856 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Rahim Hussein | Liberal Democrats | 548 | 19.7% | — | |
| 4 | Christine Mortimer | Labour Party | 76 | 2.7% | — | |
| 5 | William Ayrton | Independent | 58 | 2.1% | — |
Waltham Abbey West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,177
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Webb | Reform UK | 1,019 | 46.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fraser James MacDonald Scott | Conservative Party | 614 | 28.2% | — | |
| 3 | Angela Ayre | Labour Party | 316 | 14.5% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Charles Ward | Liberal Democrats | 228 | 10.5% | — |
Roydon and Lower Nazeing · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,362
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Dawkins | Reform UK | 1,118 | 47.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ronda Pugsley | Conservative Party | 880 | 37.3% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Drummond | Labour Party | 364 | 15.4% | — |
North Weald Bassett · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,444
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Gupta | Reform UK | 1,209 | 49.5% | −0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Irvine | Conservative Party | 731 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Tom Addenbrooke | Liberal Democrats | 316 | 12.9% | — | |
| 4 | Ann Huish | Labour Party | 188 | 7.7% | — |
Waltham Abbey South and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,064
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Abbott | Reform UK | 1,038 | 50.3% | +0.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Timothy John Matthews | Conservative Party | 607 | 29.4% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Tippett | Liberal Democrats | 218 | 10.6% | — | |
| 4 | Sean Voitov | Labour Party | 201 | 9.7% | — |
Rural East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,060
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen McIvor | Reform UK | 1,559 | 50.9% | +0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Philip | Conservative Party | 1,035 | 33.8% | — | |
| 3 | Dale Walker | Labour Party | 388 | 12.7% | — | |
| 4 | Robin Tilbrook | English Democrats | 78 | 2.5% | — |
Chigwell with Lambourne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,675
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darshan Singh Sunger | Conservative Party | 1,366 | 51.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kieran Emery | Reform UK | 1,030 | 38.5% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Casaluci | Labour Party | 279 | 10.4% | — |
Waltham Abbey North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,005
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Kelleher | Reform UK | 1,060 | 52.9% | +2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Crowley | Conservative Party | 454 | 22.6% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Hind | Labour Party | 329 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Amber Badyari | Independent | 162 | 8.1% | — |
Ongar · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,879
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie May O'Neill | Reform UK | 1,652 | 57.4% | +7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Stefan Keska | Conservative Party | 642 | 22.3% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Marc Sweetman | Independent | 250 | 8.7% | — | |
| 4 | Ron Huish | Labour Party | 171 | 5.9% | — | |
| 5 | Monica Phyllis Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 164 | 5.7% | — |