Epping Forest

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Epping Forest District Council
Completed

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 8 Jun 2023 - 18 Jul 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 7 Mar 2023 - 7 Mar 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 4 Oct 2022 - 12 Dec 2022

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 10 May 2022 - 18 Jul 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 10 May 2022 - 18 Jul 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Epping Forest because it has been a long time since the last review.

10 May 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
10 May - 18 July 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
4 October - 12 December 2022  We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
7 March 2023 We publish our recommendations
June 2023 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2024 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.  

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 18 July 2023.

The new arrangements will come into effect at the May 2024 elections.

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements for Epping Forest District Council were published on 7 March 2023.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils: 

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations on our proposals.   

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Epping Forest District Council should have 54 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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