The 2022 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of
Epping Forest District Council in England. This was on the same day as other
local elections
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The results were seen as a crucial test for the strength of the
Conservative Party
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in the district following the allegations of
Coronavirus rule-breaking in Number 10 by Prime Minister,
Boris Johnson.
Before the election, one Conservative councillor had the whip removed from her, whilst a seat was made vacant in Waltham Abbey North East due to the resignation of the previous councillor for that ward.
Results summary
Ward results
Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election. Figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the Epping Forest District Council election.
Buckhurst Hill East
Buckhurst Hill West
Chigwell Village
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash
Epping Hemnall
Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common
Grange Hill
Loughton Alderton
Loughton Broadway
Loughton Fairmead
Loughton Forest
Loughton Roding
Loughton St. John's
Loughton St. Mary's
Lower Nazeing
North Weald Bassett
Theydon Bois
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane
Waltham Abbey North East
This by-election was called due to the resignation of the previous sitting Conservative councillor, Ann Mitchell.
Waltham Abbey Paternoster
By-elections
Source:
Waltham Abbey South West
References
{{Essex elections
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Epping Forest District Council elections
2020s in Essex