Epping Forest District Council: all 54 councillors
Epping Forest District Council has 54 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Conservative Party, with 19 of the 54 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Epping Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See Epping Forest: local statistics and who has power over Epping Forest, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Conservative Party: 19 councillors
- Reform UK: 12 councillors
- Loughton Residents Association: 10 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 6 councillors
- Epping Forest Independents Group: 3 councillors
- Residents 4 Loughton: 2 councillors
- Independent: 1 councillor
- Labour Party: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Smruti Patel (Conservative Party): Housing Portfolio Holder
- Ken Williamson (Conservative Party): Shaping our District Portfolio Holder
- Kaz Rizvi (Conservative Party): Community Health & Wellbeing Portfolio Holder
- Darshan Sunger (Conservative Party): Environment & Regulatory Portfolio Holder
- Janet Whitehouse (Liberal Democrats): Vice-chairman of Council
- Jon Whitehouse (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Holly Whitbread (Conservative Party): Finance & Economic Development Portfolio Holder
- Alan Lion (Conservative Party): Chairman of Council
- Louise Mead (Residents 4 Loughton): Leader of the R4L Group
- Michael Owen (Loughton Residents Association): Leader of the LRA Group
- Tom Bromwich (Epping Forest Independents Group): Leader of the Epping Forest Independents Group
- Chris Whitbread (Conservative Party): Leader of Council & Leader of the Conservative Group
- Raymond Balcombe (Conservative Party): Deputy Leader & Contracts Delivery Portfolio Holder
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge | Barbara Cohen | Loughton Residents Association | 2 May 2024 | cllr.bcohen@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge | James Small | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.jsmall@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge | Rose Brookes | Loughton Residents Association | 1 May 2008 | cllr.rbrookes@eppingforestdc.gov.uk 07391 879412 Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Buckhurst Hill West | Bob Church | Conservative Party | 9 May 2024 | cllr.bchurch@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Buckhurst Hill West | Ken Williamson | Conservative Party | Shaping our District Portfolio Holder | 6 May 2021 | Cllr.kwilliamson@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Buckhurst Hill West | Smruti Patel | Conservative Party | Housing Portfolio Holder | 5 May 2022 | cllr.spatel@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Chigwell with Lambourne | Craig McCann | Conservative Party | 4 May 2023 | cllr.cmccann@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Chigwell with Lambourne | Darshan Sunger | Conservative Party | Environment & Regulatory Portfolio Holder | 23 February 2017 | cllr.dsunger@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Chigwell with Lambourne | Kaz Rizvi | Conservative Party | Community Health & Wellbeing Portfolio Holder | 6 May 2021 | Cllr.krizvi@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Epping East | Janet Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | Vice-chairman of Council | 2 May 1996 | cllr.janetwhitehouse@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Epping East | Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group | 4 May 1995 | cllr.jonwhitehouse@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Epping East | Karen Batley | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.kbatley@eppingforestdc.gov.uk c/o Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Epping West and Rural | Holly Whitbread | Conservative Party | Finance & Economic Development Portfolio Holder | 5 May 2016 | Cllr.hwhitbread@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Epping West and Rural | Mandy George | Liberal Democrats | 2 May 2024 | cllr.mgeorge@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Epping West and Rural | Razia Sharif | Liberal Democrats | 4 May 2023 | cllr.rsharif@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Grange Hill | Alan Lion | Conservative Party | Chairman of Council | 8 October 2009 | cllr.alion@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Grange Hill | Jamie Braha | Conservative Party | 11 May 2026 | cllr.jbraha@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Grange Hill | Lisa Morgan | Epping Forest Independents Group | 4 May 2023 | cllr.lmorgan@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Fairmead | Louise Mead | Residents 4 Loughton | Leader of the R4L Group | 22 May 2014 | cllr.lmead@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Loughton Fairmead | Natalie Wilding-Barrett | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.nwildingbarrett@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Fairmead | Will Kauffman | Loughton Residents Association | 9 May 2024 | cllr.wkauffman@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Forest | Michael Owen | Loughton Residents Association | Leader of the LRA Group | 3 May 2018 | cllr.mowen@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Loughton Forest | Richard Cohen | Loughton Residents Association | 11 May 2026 | cllr.rcohen@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Forest | Roger Baldwin | Residents 4 Loughton | 5 May 2016 | cllr.rbaldwin@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Roding | Chidi Nweke | Loughton Residents Association | 6 May 2021 | Cllr.cnweke@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton Roding | Sheree Rackham | Loughton Residents Association | 2 May 2019 | cllr.srackham@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM126 4BZ | |
| Loughton Roding | Stephen Murray | Independent | 6 May 1982 | cllr.smurray@eppingforestdc.gov.uk 020 8508 7548 Home: 1 Avondale Court, Avondale Drive, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3BT | |
| Loughton St John's | Chris Pond | Loughton Residents Association | 22 May 2014 | cllr.chrispond@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton St John's | Graham Wiskin | Loughton Residents Association | 9 May 2024 | cllr.gwiskin@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Loughton St John's | Howard Kauffman | Loughton Residents Association | 22 May 2014 | cllr.hkauffman@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| North Weald Bassett | Jay Gupta | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.jgupta@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| North Weald Bassett | Nigel Bedford | Conservative Party | 7 May 2015 | Cllr.nbedford@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| North Weald Bassett | Tom Bromwich | Epping Forest Independents Group | Leader of the Epping Forest Independents Group | 9 May 2024 | cllr.tbromwich@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Ongar | Annie May O'Neill | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.amoneill@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| Ongar | Jaymey McIvor | Reform UK | 2 May 2019 | cllr.jmcivor@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Ongar | Mary Dadd | Conservative Party | 9 May 2024 | cllr.mdadd@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Roydon and Lower Nazeing | Chris Whitbread | Conservative Party | Leader of Council & Leader of the Conservative Group | 7 May 1998 | Cllr.cwhitbread@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Roydon and Lower Nazeing | Phil Dawkins | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.pdawkins@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| Roydon and Lower Nazeing | Richard Bassett | Conservative Party | 3 May 2007 | Cllr.rbassett@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Rural East | Karen McIvor | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.kmcivor@eppingforestdc.gov.uk c/o Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Rural East | Raymond Balcombe | Conservative Party | Deputy Leader & Contracts Delivery Portfolio Holder | 6 May 2021 | Cllr.rbalcombe@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ |
| Rural East | Richard Morgan | Conservative Party | 5 May 1983 | cllr.rmorgan@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Theydon Bois with Passingford | Clive Amos | Liberal Democrats | 5 May 2022 | cllr.camos@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Theydon Bois with Passingford | Geoff Shaw | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.gshaw@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ | |
| Theydon Bois with Passingford | Tippy Cornish | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2024 | cllr.tcornish@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey North | Jeane Lea | Conservative Party | cllr.jlea@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | ||
| Waltham Abbey North | Martin Morris | Labour Party | 9 May 2024 | cllr.mmorris@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey North | Paul Kelleher | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.pkelleher@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey South and Rural | James Abbott | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.jabbott@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey South and Rural | Maria Markham | Epping Forest Independents Group | 4 May 2023 | cllr.mmarkham@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey South and Rural | Steven Heather | Conservative Party | 3 May 2018 | cllr.sheather@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey West | Jodie Lucas | Conservative Party | 5 May 2022 | cllr.jlucas@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey West | Joseph Parsons | Conservative Party | 13 October 2022 | cllr.jparsons@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ | |
| Waltham Abbey West | Josh Webb | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | cllr.jwebb@eppingforestdc.gov.uk C/O Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ |
Source
Epping Forest District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Epping Forest District Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.