Politics
Following the general election of 6 May 2010, the current members of parliament for the district are:
- Eleanor Laing (Conservative) - Epping Forest constituency, covering the majority of the west of the district, including the towns of Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Chigwell, Theydon Bois, Epping and Waltham Abbey;
- Eric Pickles (Conservative) - Brentwood and Ongar constituency, mostly covering the part of the district east of the River Roding, including the towns of Ongar and North Weald Bassett;
- Robert Halfon (Conservative) - Harlow constituency, which includes the areas around Roydon and Lower Nazeing to the west of Harlow, and Sheering, Matching and Hastingwood to the east.
Of the seven Essex County Councillors elected for Epping Forest divisions in the most recent county council elections in 2009, five are from the Conservative Party, one is a Liberal Democrat, and one is from Loughton Residents Association.
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