Epping Forest Council election, 2006

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 29
*Liberal Democrat 13
*British National Party 6
*Loughton Residents Association 5
*Independent 4
*Labour 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 9
gain = 4
loss = 1
net = +3
seats % = 45.0
votes % = 43.9
votes = 13,226
plus/minus = +1.2%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 25.8
votes = 7,778
plus/minus = -5.0%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 3
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 15.0
votes % = 5.6
votes = 1,679
plus/minus = +1.8%Election Summary
party = Loughton Residents Association
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 10.0
votes % = 9.7
votes = 2,926
plus/minus = -3.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 5.0
votes % = 8.0
votes = 2,405
plus/minus = +4.8%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 3
net = -3
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.6
votes = 1,700
plus/minus = +1.0%Election Summary Party
party = English Democrats Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 250
plus/minus = -0.4%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 136
plus/minus = +0.5%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Spencer
votes = 801
percentage = 61.3
change = +8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Denny
votes = 506
percentage = 38.7
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 295
percentage = 22.6
change = +3.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,307
percentage = 40.4
change = -0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ann Haigh
votes = 1,066
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Church
votes = 1,015
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Haluk Ulkun
votes = 1,009
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carol Taylor
votes = 970
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,060
percentage = 42.7
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lesley Wagland
votes = 892
percentage = 80.4
change = +80.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Stollar
votes = 217
percentage = 19.6
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 675
percentage = 60.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,109
percentage = 35.9
change = -2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Jacobs
votes = 590
percentage = 39.3
change = -18.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Glyn Pritchard
votes = 560
percentage = 37.3
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Robin Tilbrook
votes = 250
percentage = 16.6
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roger McNulty
votes = 102
percentage = 6.8
change = +6.8Election box majority
votes = 30
percentage = 2.0
change = -14.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,502
percentage = 47.8
change = +15.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Whitehouse
votes = 1,105
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Rolfe
votes = 1,002
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Handford
votes = 118
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 103
percentage = 4.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,225
percentage = 47.5
change = +5.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Colling
votes = 1,060
percentage = 58.6
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Hedges
votes = 552
percentage = 30.5
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Baldwin
votes = 198
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box majority
votes = 508
percentage = 28.1
change = -8.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,810
percentage = 38.3
change = -2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gagan Mohindra
votes = 908
percentage = 51.6
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Lion
votes = 753
percentage = 42.8
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Anthony Du Varene
votes = 97
percentage = 5.5
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 155
percentage = 8.8
change = +1.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,758
percentage = 38.0
change = -0.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Rodney Law
votes = 518
percentage = 37.6
change = +9.6Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Rosemary Brookes
votes = 401
percentage = 29.1
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ben Glassman
votes = 226
percentage = 16.4
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Boatman
votes = 181
percentage = 13.2
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Robertshaw
votes = 50
percentage = 3.6
change = -3.5Election box majority
votes = 117
percentage = 8.5
change = +3.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,376
percentage = 42.3
change = +7.7Election box gain with party link
winner = British National Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Susan Clapp
votes = 537
percentage = 39.3
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Owen
votes = 429
percentage = 31.4
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorne Daniel
votes = 204
percentage = 14.9
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Relph
votes = 112
percentage = 8.2
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Sinfield
votes = 84
percentage = 6.1
change = -8.8Election box majority
votes = 108
percentage = 7.9
change = +1.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,366
percentage = 45.0
change = +9.2Election box gain with party link
winner = British National Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Turpin
votes = 427
percentage = 34.5
change = +7.9Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = James Dean
votes = 424
percentage = 34.3
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Benjamin Murphy
votes = 192
percentage = 15.5
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Barnes
votes = 151
percentage = 12.2
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Woollcott
votes = 43
percentage = 3.5
change = -5.4Election box majority
votes = 3
percentage = 0.2
change = -1.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,237
percentage = 42.1
change = +10.7Election box gain with party link
winner = British National Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Peter House
votes = 734
percentage = 47.8
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Daniel
votes = 654
percentage = 42.6
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Taylor
votes = 89
percentage = 5.8
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Spence
votes = 60
percentage = 3.9
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,537
percentage = 47.7
change = +3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Murray
votes = 1,087
percentage = 67.5
change = +67.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Metcalfe
votes = 229
percentage = 14.2
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Jacqueline Carne
votes = 197
percentage = 12.2
change = +12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Louis Appiah
votes = 52
percentage = 3.2
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Fuller
votes = 45
percentage = 2.8
change = -11.1Election box majority
votes = 858
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,610
percentage = 46.4
change = +8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = John Markham
votes = 807
percentage = 56.9
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Hayday
votes = 482
percentage = 34.0
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Bostock
votes = 84
percentage = 5.9
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Theresa Spence
votes = 46
percentage = 3.2
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 22.9
change = +4.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,419
percentage = 44.0
change = +3.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mitchell Cohen
votes = 687
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Rodney Barrett
votes = 560
percentage = 40.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Sheen
votes = 75
percentage = 5.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Enid Robinson
votes = 47
percentage = 3.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 127
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,369
percentage = 44.0
change = +4.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Antoinette Cooper
votes = 750
percentage = 56.3
change = +27.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Edgar Borton
votes = 437
percentage = 32.8
change = -21.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kelvin Morris
votes = 87
percentage = 6.5
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ingrid Black
votes = 58
percentage = 4.4
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,332
percentage = 42.5
change = +9.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Stallan
votes = 1,032
percentage = 82.4
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Rumble
votes = 221
percentage = 17.6
change = +6.0Election box majority
votes = 811
percentage = 64.8
change = -3.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,253
percentage = 35.6
change = +9.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roland Frankel
votes = 721
percentage = 46.5
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Glozier
votes = 693
percentage = 44.7
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael McGough
votes = 136
percentage = 8.8
change = +8.8Election box majority
votes = 28
percentage = 1.8
change = -4.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,550
percentage = 49.8
change = +1.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Demetrios Demetriou
votes = 640
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Tobin
votes = 496
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peggy Ayre
votes = 184
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 144
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,320
percentage = 30.2
change = +3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wyatt
votes = 485
percentage = 50.5
change = -32.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Reginald Chidley
votes = 176
percentage = 18.3
change = +18.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Chadburn
votes = 165
percentage = 17.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Liam Conlon
votes = 134
percentage = 14.0
change = +14.0Election box majority
votes = 309
percentage = 32.2
change = -34.2Election box turnout
votes = 960
percentage = 29.5
change = +7.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/22uh.stm 2006 Epping Forest election result]
* [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/local_democracy/elections/2006/election2006_results.asp Ward results]

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