Before (end of 2000) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 12 · Other 11
After (end of 2001) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 12 · Other 11
Ward results
Buckhurst Hill1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| Ann Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 3,037 |
| J Brokenshire | Conservative | 2,365 |
| R Rodwell | Labour | 1,011 |
Chigwell1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| M Tomkins | Conservative | 3,016 |
| P. Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 1,515 |
| D Tetlow | Labour | 1,024 |
Epping1 seat · turnout 63.3%
| Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 3,299 |
| D. Ramshaw | Conservative | 3,005 |
| A. Baldwin | Labour | 1,224 |
Loughton St John's1 seat
| C Finn | Conservative | 2,271 |
| S. Goodwin | Labour | 2,227 |
| Natasha Marie De Vere | Liberal Democrats | 851 |
Loughton St. Marys1 seat · turnout 60.2%
| D. Linnell | Independent | 2,395 |
| S Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,973 |
| C Huckle | Labour | 1,644 |
| Spence C. | Liberal Democrats | 421 |