Local Government
The district council is now based in Epping, roughly in the centre of the district. Its offices were previously located in Loughton.
Since 2002, when the ward boundaries were reorganised resulting in the loss of one council seat, the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate.
Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a cycle of thirds, i.e. in three years out of every four, a third of the council is up for election, and no elections take place in the fourth year. When the ward boundaries were reorganised in 2002, all 58 seats were up for election.
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