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Candidates in Epping Forest — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge

4 candidates
EG

Elizabeth Gabbett

Green Party
JS

James Small

Reform UK
JF

Joanna Farmer

Conservative
NE

Naomi E. Davies

Liberal Democrats

Buckhurst Hill West

6 candidates
AL

Alain Laviolette

Labour
CJ

C J Ubah

Independent
ED

Eric D. Aradeon

Green Party
IS

Ish Singh

Liberal Democrats
Smruti Patel

Smruti Patel

Conservative
YH

Yvonne Hrusa

Reform UK

Epping East

5 candidates
CS

Cherry Sharon McCredie

Independent
EM

Edward Matthew Barnard

Liberal Democrats
IR

Ian Roberts

Conservative
JM

James Murchison

Labour
Karen Batley

Karen Batley

Reform UK

Epping West & Rural

3 candidates
AJ

Alex John Frost

Liberal Democrats
Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith

Reform UK
Holly Whitbread

Holly Whitbread

Conservative

Grange Hill

6 candidates
DR

Debby Rye

Independent
ES

Erika Skingsley

Independent
JB

Jamie Braha

Conservative
RM

Richard M. Griffiths

Liberal Democrats
SS

Syed Sadaf

Labour
YC

Yair Cohen

Reform UK

Loughton Fairmead

5 candidates
DJ

David J. Wixley

Independent Loughton Residents Association
JD

Joseph Downie

Green Party
NW

Natalie Wilding-Barrett

Reform UK
SK

Shivaje Karari

Conservative
TA

Tom Ayre

Labour

Loughton Forest

7 candidates
EM

Elizabeth Marsh

Labour
GA

Glenn A. Hernandez

Liberal Democrats
HL

Hannah Lovell

Green Party
JB

Jon Bryan

Reform UK
MW

Mari-louise Whitbread

Conservative
RH

Richard H. Cohen

Independent Loughton Residents Association
Scott Jones

Scott Jones

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Loughton Roding

6 candidates
CN

Chidi Nweke

Independent Loughton Residents Association
CH

Chris Hill

Green Party
DW

Debbie Wild

Labour
MA

Manraj Atwal

Conservative
NC

Neil Carlsson

Reform UK
PJ

Peter John Sinfield

Liberal Democrats

Loughton St John's

6 candidates
AR

Adam Riches

Reform UK
AS

Alastair Smith

Labour
DS

David Saunders

Conservative
GW

Graham Wiskin

Independent Loughton Residents Association
JF

Joe Fellows

Green Party
RC

Ralph Cox

Liberal Democrats

Roydon & Lower Nazeing

3 candidates
AD

Alex Drummond

Labour
PD

Phil Dawkins

Reform UK
RP

Ronda Pugsley

Conservative

Waltham Abbey North

4 candidates
AB

Amber Badyari

Independent
AC

Andrew Crowley

Conservative
Kevin Hind

Kevin Hind

Labour
PK

Paul Kelleher

Reform UK

Waltham Abbey South & Rural

4 candidates
James Abbott

James Abbott

Reform UK
PT

Paul Tippett

Liberal Democrats
SV

Sean Voitov

Labour
TJ

Timothy John Matthews

Conservative

Waltham Abbey West

4 candidates
AA

Angela Ayre

Labour
FJ

Fraser James MacDonald Scott

Conservative
JW

Josh Webb

Reform UK
PC

Paul Charles Ward

Liberal Democrats