2004 Epping Forest District Council election

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%.

This election saw the British National Party first enter the council chamber. They would go on to double their representation. This also saw the largest loss of Labour seats since they were the council's largest party in 1998.

Results

Buckhurst Hill East

Buckhurst Hill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Malcolm Woollard	699	52.6
		Alan Kilbey	450	33.9
		Peter Turpin	179	13.5
Majority			249	18.7
Turnout			1,328	41.3
	hold		Swing

Buckhurst Hill West

Buckhurst Hill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Heavens	1,049	51.7
		Haluk Ulkun	981	48.3
Majority			68	3.4
Turnout			2,030	41.2
	hold		Swing

Chigwell Row

Chigwell Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Sandler	460	59.4
		Margaret Heavens	315	40.6
Majority			145	18.8
Turnout			775	47.5
	hold		Swing

Chigwell Village

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Chigwell Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Chigwell Residents Association	John Knapman	460	59.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Stollar	178	15.8
Majority			771	68.4
Turnout			1,127	37.9

Epping Hemnall

Epping Hemnall (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jonathan Whitehouse	916	44.8
		Susan Perry	880	43.1
		Janet Hedges	873
		Terence Spencer	806
		Clare Crawford	247	12.1
Turnout			3,722	42.0
	hold		Swing
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Whitbread	1,135	61.7
		Ingrid Black	455	24.7
		Robert Jones	249	13.5
Majority			680	37.0
Turnout			1,839	40.5
	hold		Swing

Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Bateman	977	53.9
		Alan Lion	835	46.1
Majority			142	7.8
Turnout			1,812	38.9
	hold		Swing

High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings

High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret McEwen	477	71.6
		Susan Miller	189	28.4
Majority			288	43.2
Turnout			666	40.7
	hold		Swing

Loughton Alderton

Loughton Alderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terence Farr	315	28.0
		Rosemary Brookes	258	22.9
		Matthew Daniel	251	22.3
		Peter Sheen	223	19.8
		James Cuming	80	7.1
Majority			57	5.1
Turnout			1,127	34.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Loughton Broadway

Loughton Broadway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Richardson	357	33.6
		Margaret Owen	289	27.2
		Lorne Daniel	259	24.4
		Christopher Spence	158	14.9
Majority			68	6.4
Turnout			1,063	35.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Loughton Fairmead

Loughton Fairmead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patricia Richardson	258	26.6
		Chris Pond	245	25.3
		Albert Farren	209	21.6
		Gagan Mohindra	171	17.6
		Neil Woolcott	86	8.9
Majority			13	1.3
Turnout			969	31.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Loughton Forest

Loughton Forest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Hart	670	48.0
		Peter House	518	37.1
		Thomas Owen	141	10.1
		Peter Sinfield	68	4.9
Majority			152	10.9
Turnout			1,397	44.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Loughton Roding

Loughton Roding

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kenneth Angold-Stephens	665	53.0
		Gaurav Mohindra	231	18.4
		Paul Bostock	184	14.7
		Peter Spencer	175	13.9
Majority			434	44.6
Turnout			1,255	38.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Loughton St. John's

Loughton St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Caroline Pond	681	53.0
		Anthony Barritt	441	34.3
		Jill Bostock	94	7.3
		Enid Robinson	68	5.3
Majority			240	18.7
Turnout			1,284	40.2
	hold		Swing

Loughton St. Mary's

Loughton St. Mary's (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Lee	734	55.3
		Mitchell Cohen	687
		Andrea Stephenson	383	28.9
		Marion Taylor	112	8.4
		John McNamara	108
		Lucille Thompson	98	7.4
Turnout			2,122	39.5
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Moreton and Fyfield

Moreton and Fyfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Kelly	407	49.6
		Derek Bates	298	36.3
		Robin Tilbrook	116	14.1
Majority			109	13.3
Turnout			821	48.8
	hold		Swing

Passingford

Passingford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Diana Collins	554	82.8
		John Clark	115	17.2
Majority			439	65.6
Turnout			669	43.1
	hold		Swing

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patricia Rush	798	53.3
		Matthew Hayday	700	46.7
Majority			98	6.6
Turnout			1,498	48.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter McMillan	745	67.7
		Demitrous Demetriou	703
		Peggy Ayre	355	32.3
		Marlis Creevy	324
Turnout			2,127	26.6
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey North East

Waltham Abbey North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jeane Lea	617	56.5
		Christine Akers	476	43.5
Majority			141	13.0
Turnout			1,093	35.8
	hold		Swing

Waltham Abbey South West

Waltham Abbey South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ryan D'Souza	423	54.3
		Philip Chadburn	356	45.7
Majority			67	8.6
Turnout			779	28.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

References

• 2004 Epping Forest election result
• Epping Forest District Council: 2004 election: Ward Results archived from the original. (Retrieved 9 November 2013)