| Election Name: | 2016 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Turnout: | 29.0% (29.5%) [1] |
| Previous Election: | 2015 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Leader1: | Chris Whitbread |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common |
| Last Election1: | 39 seats, 62.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 39 |
| Seats1: | 37 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 10,218 |
| Percentage1: | 44.4% |
| Swing1: | 18.3% |
| Leader2: | Caroline Pond |
| Party2: | Loughton Residents Association |
| Leaders Seat2: | Loughton St Johns |
| Last Election2: | N/A |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,118 |
| Percentage2: | 26.6% |
| Swing2: | N/A |
| Leader3: | Jon Whitehouse |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Epping Hemnall |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 11.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,348 |
| Percentage3: | 10.2% |
| Swing3: | 1.0% |
| Leader4: | Steven Neville |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Leaders Seat4: | Buckhurst Hill East |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 4.0% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,148 |
| Percentage4: | 9.3% |
| Swing4: | 5.0% |
| Leader5: | Rod Butler |
| Party5: | UKIP |
| Leaders Seat5: | Waltham Abbey Honey Lane |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 11.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,093 |
| Percentage5: | 4.7% |
| Swing5: | 4.9% |
| Leader6: | None |
| Party6: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat6: | None |
| Last Election6: | 0 seat, 9.0% |
| Seats Before6: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Popular Vote6: | 984 |
| Percentage6: | 4.2% |
| Swing6: | 5.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Image: | Epping forest council composition 2016.png |
| Map2 Size: | 400px |
| Map2 Caption: | Council composition following the election |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 2016 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
This election saw the most seats won by the Loughton Residents Association winning 13 out of 14 Loughton seats, barring one seat in Loughton Roding where long-term incumbent Stephen Murray sits.
Detailed below are all of the candidates nominated to stand in each ward in the upcoming election: