detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election. most figures are compared to the last time these seats were contested in any election cycle for the epping forest district council election. lower nazeing, north weald bassett and chipping ongar, greensted and marden ash are compared to the 2015 ward election held at the same time as the 2015 general election, hence the sharp decrease in turnout, both waltham abbey seats contested at this election have been compared to the 2014 local election result due to the fact that ukip won both at that point: