Local Elections

Published: 27 March 2026

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Epping Forest District

Election of District Councillors

for the Electoral Wards listed below

Ward	Number of Councillors to be elected
Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge	One
Buckhurst Hill West	One
Chigwell with Lambourne	One
Epping East	One
Epping West & Rural	One
Grange Hill	One
Loughton Fairmead	One
Loughton Forest	One
Loughton Roding	One
Loughton St John`s	One
North Weald Bassett	One
Ongar	One
Roydon & Lower Nazeing	One
Rural East	One
Theydon Bois & Passingford	One
Waltham Abbey North	One
Waltham Abbey South & Rural	One
Waltham Abbey West	One

1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Thursday, 9th April 2026.

2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ, during the times stated above or on the EFDC website Candidate information - Epping Forest District Council

3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 7th May 2026.

4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday 20 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 21st April 2026.

6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ by 5 pm on Tuesday, 28th April 2026.

8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex, CM16 4BZ by 5pm on Thursday, 7th May 2026

Dated: Friday 27 March 2026 Andrew Small, Returning Officer