Epping Forest district councillor and Essex county councillor Holly Whitbread has been elected chairman of Epping Forest Conservative Association.

The association's new management team is:

• Chairman - Holly Whitbread
• Deputy Chairman Political - Sam Kane 
• Deputy Chairman Membership & Finance - Aniket Patel
• Treasurer - Tony Woodhead 
• Vice-chairmen - Smruti Patel and Rosalyn Philip
• Secretary - Dan Spillman.

Epping Forest MP Dame Eleanor Laing said: "It was a lively AGM which discussed success at the local elections and made plans for future campaigns."