[citation needed] Evans was elected to Waltham Forest London Borough Council for the Valley ward (covering South Chingford) in 1990, 1994, and 1998.

[citation needed] In May 2006 he was elected to Havering London Borough Council, for the ward of Elm Park and again in 2010.

In 2008 he retained his seat in an election which returned Boris Johnson as London's Mayor and in September 2008 he became leader of the now eleven strong Conservative group, a post he held until 2011.

On 13 May 2015, Evans became Deputy Mayor of London, replacing Victoria Borwick who had been elected to parliament.

[15] In 2016, Evans announced his retirement from politics to pursue a career as a public speaking coach.