Epping Forest Council election, 2004

Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 10 June, 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 26
*Liberal Democrat 14
*Loughton Residents Association 6
*Independent 5
*Labour 4
*British National Party 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 11
gain = 3
loss = 1
net = +2
seats % = 45.8
votes % = 42.7
votes = 12,612
plus/minus = -10.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 20.8
votes % = 30.8
votes = 9,073
plus/minus = -2.0%Election Summary
party = Loughton Residents Association
seats = 4
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 16.7
votes % = 12.8
votes = 3,788
plus/minus = +12.8%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 3
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 12.5
votes % = 3.8
votes = 1,109
plus/minus = +3.8%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 4.2
votes % = 3.2
votes = 949
plus/minus = -3.6%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.6
votes = 1,360
plus/minus = -0.9%Election Summary Party
party = English Democrats Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.2
votes = 363
plus/minus = +1.2%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 249
plus/minus = -0.5%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Woollard
votes = 699
percentage = 52.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Kilbey
votes = 450
percentage = 33.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Turpin
votes = 179
percentage = 13.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 249
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,328
percentage = 41.3
change = +5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Heavens
votes = 1,049
percentage = 51.7
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Haluk Ulkun
votes = 981
percentage = 48.3
change = +4.1Election box majority
votes = 68
percentage = 3.4
change = -8.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,030
percentage = 41.2
change = +11.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Sandler
votes = 460
percentage = 59.4
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Heavens
votes = 315
percentage = 40.6
change = -8.9Election box majority
votes = 145
percentage = 18.8
change = +17.8Election box turnout
votes = 775
percentage = 47.5
change = +9.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Chigwell Residents
candidate = John Knapman
votes = 949
percentage = 84.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Stollar
votes = 178
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 771
percentage = 68.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,127
percentage = 37.9
change = +6.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Whitehouse
votes = 916
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Perry
votes = 880
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Hedges
votes = 873
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Spencer
votes = 806
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Clare Crawford
votes = 247
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,722
percentage = 42.0
change = +12.9Election 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 = Christopher Whitbread
votes = 1,135
percentage = 61.7
change = +14.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ingrid Black
votes = 455
percentage = 24.7
change = -12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Robert Jones
votes = 249
percentage = 13.5
change = +6.0Election box majority
votes = 680
percentage = 37.0
change = +26.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,839
percentage = 40.5
change = +5.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Bateman
votes = 977
percentage = 53.9
change = +14.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Lion
votes = 835
percentage = 46.1
change = -14.1Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,812
percentage = 38.9
change = +10.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret McEwen
votes = 477
percentage = 71.6
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Miller
votes = 189
percentage = 28.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 288
percentage = 43.2
change = -4.8Election box turnout
votes = 666
percentage = 40.7
change = +6.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Terence Farr
votes = 315
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Rosemary Brookes
votes = 258
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Daniel
votes = 251
percentage = 22.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Sheen
votes = 223
percentage = 19.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Cuming
votes = 80
percentage = 7.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,127
percentage = 34.6
change = +10.8Election 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 = Thomas Richardson
votes = 357
percentage = 33.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Owen
votes = 289
percentage = 27.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lorne Daniel
votes = 259
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Spence
votes = 158
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 68
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,063
percentage = 35.8
change = +9.3Election 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 = Patricia Richardson
votes = 258
percentage = 26.6
change = Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Christopher Pond
votes = 245
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Farren
votes = 209
percentage = 21.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gagan Mohindra
votes = 171
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Woolcott
votes = 86
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 13
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 969
percentage = 31.4
change = +10.9Election box gain with party link
winner = British National Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Hart
votes = 670
percentage = 48.0
change = Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Peter House
votes = 518
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Owen
votes = 141
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Sinfield
votes = 68
percentage = 4.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 152
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,397
percentage = 44.3
change = +6.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Kenneth Angold-Stephens
votes = 665
percentage = 53.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gaurav Mohindra
votes = 231
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Bostock
votes = 184
percentage = 14.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Spencer
votes = 175
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 434
percentage = 44.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,255
percentage = 38.2
change = -0.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Caroline Pond
votes = 681
percentage = 53.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Barritt
votes = 441
percentage = 34.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Bostock
votes = 94
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Enid Robinson
votes = 68
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 240
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,284
percentage = 40.2
change = +7.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Anthony Lee
votes = 734
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Loughton Residents Association
candidate = Mitchell Cohen
votes = 687
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrea Stephenson
votes = 383
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Taylor
votes = 112
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McNamara
votes = 108
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lucille Thompson
votes = 98
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,122
percentage = 39.5
change = +7.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Kelly
votes = 407
percentage = 49.6
change = -10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Bates
votes = 298
percentage = 36.3
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Robin Tillbrook
votes = 116
percentage = 14.1
change = +14.1Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 13.3
change = -7.5Election box turnout
votes = 821
percentage = 48.8
change = +6.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Collins
votes = 554
percentage = 82.8
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Clark
votes = 115
percentage = 17.2
change = +17.2Election box majority
votes = 439
percentage = 65.6
change = -10.6Election box turnout
votes = 669
percentage = 43.1
change = +11.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Rush
votes = 798
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Hayday
votes = 700
percentage = 46.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 98
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,498
percentage = 48.4
change = +7.1Election 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 = Peter McMillan
votes = 745
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Demitrous Demetriou
votes = 703
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peggy Ayre
votes = 355
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marlis Creevy
votes = 324
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,127
percentage = 26.6
change = +8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeane Lea
votes = 617
percentage = 56.5
change = +15.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Akers
votes = 476
percentage = 43.5
change = -15.7Election box majority
votes = 141
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,093
percentage = 35.8
change = +9.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ryan D'souza
votes = 423
percentage = 54.3
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Chadburn
votes = 356
percentage = 45.7
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 67
percentage = 8.6
change = +3.8Election box turnout
votes = 779
percentage = 28.8
change = +6.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3690.stm 2004 Epping Forest election result]
* [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/local_democracy/elections/2004/district_election.asp Ward results]

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