| Election Name: | 2021 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Turnout: | 34.6% (7.8%)[1] [2] |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 of 58 seats on Epping Forest District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 2021 |
| Leader1: | Chris Whitbread |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 50.4% |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,153 |
| Percentage1: | 48.1% |
| Swing1: | 2.3% |
| Leader2: | Caroline Pond |
| Party2: | Loughton Residents Association |
| Leaders Seat2: | Loughton St Johns |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 26.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 13 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,943 |
| Percentage2: | 18.0% |
| Swing2: | 8.6% |
| Leader3: | Jon Whitehouse |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Epping Hemnall |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 26.2% |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,097 |
| Percentage3: | 11.3% |
| Swing3: | 14.9% |
| Leader4: | Steven Neville |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Leaders Seat4: | Buckhurst Hill East |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 6.4% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,816 |
| Percentage4: | 6.6% |
| Swing4: | 0.2% |
| Leader5: | Julian Leppert |
| Party5: | For Britain Movement |
| Leaders Seat5: | Waltham Abbey Paternoster |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 3.7% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 359 |
| Percentage5: | 1.3% |
| Swing5: | 2.4% |
| Leader6: | Mitch Diamond-Conway |
| Party6: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat6: | None |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 7.3% |
| Seats Before6: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Popular Vote6: | 3,635 |
| Percentage6: | 13.3% |
| Swing6: | 6.0% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Map2 Image: | 2019 Epping Forest District Council composition .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 2021 Epping Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Epping Forest District Council in England on the same day as other local elections.
This election marked the first time in over 22 years that the Labour Party have stood in every ward. The For Britain Movement stood in 3 out of 4 of the Waltham Abbey seats. Reform UK also stood for the first time in Moreton and Fyfield.
There was little change in Epping Forest's political makeup. The Conservatives cemented their position as the largest party in the district taking 14 seats, 11 of which were holds and 3 were vacant seat wins.
The Loughton Residents Association had a strong showing, dominating voting in all Loughton wards up for election, despite losing their vote share. The Liberal Democrats suffered their largest loss in the percentage of the vote in the district council's history.
Despite Labour winning their largest share of the vote in the district since 2000, they failed to gain any seats. Angela Ayre, secretary of the Epping Forest Labour Party stated they are "committed to becoming a power to be reckoned with in Epping Forest".