The 2021 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of
Epping Forest District Council in England on the same day as other
local elections
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.
This election marked the first time in over 22 years that the
Labour Party have stood in every ward. The
For Britain Movement stood in 3 out of 4 of the Waltham Abbey seats.
Reform UK also stood for the first time in Moreton and Fyfield.
There was little change in Epping Forest's political makeup. The
Conservatives cemented their position as the largest party in the district taking 14 seats, 11 of which were holds and 3 were vacant seat wins.
The
Loughton Residents Association
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LRA has always sought to influence events by putt ...
had a strong showing, dominating voting in all Loughton wards up for election, despite losing their vote share. The
Liberal Democrats suffered their largest loss in the percentage of the vote in the district council's history.
Despite Labour winning their largest share of the vote in the district since
2000
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, they failed to gain any seats. Angela Ayre, secretary of the Epping Forest Labour Party stated they are "committed to becoming a power to be reckoned with in Epping Forest".
Results summary
Ward results
Buckhurst Hill East
Buckhurst Hill West
Chigwell Row
Chigwell Village
Epping Hemnall
Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common
Grange Hill
High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings
Loughton Alderton
Loughton Broadway
Loughton Fairmead
Loughton Forest
Loughton Roding
Loughton St. John's
Loughton St. Mary's
Moreton & Fyfield
Passingford
Theydon Bois
Waltham Abbey High Beach
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
Waltham Abbey North East
Waltham Abbey South West
References
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Epping Forest
2021
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2020s in Essex