Brentwood Borough Council election, 2007

Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 2 0 +2 66.6 54.0 9,707 -5.2
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 2 -2 16.6 32.7 5,869 +3.6
  Labour 1 0 0 0 8.3 8.3 1,499 -0.4
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 504 +2.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 392 -0.9

The swing was 4.4% from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Reg Straw 866 48.6 +10.4
Conservative Cheralyn Lewis 764 42.9 -7.8
Labour Julie Morrissey 151 8.5 -2.6
Majority 102 5.7 -6.7
Turnout 1,811 40.1 -5.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -6.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mike Le-Surf 608 41.4 +0.7
Conservative Tony Williams 597 40.7 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Shirley Howe 262 17.9 -2.4
Majority 11 0.7 -0.9
Turnout 1,467 37.6 -5.8
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Karen Chilvers 866 52.0 +8.0
Conservative Michael Golding 722 43.4 -0.8
Labour Peter Mayo 77 4.6 -0.8
Majority 144 8.6 +2.1
Turnout 1,665 38.7 -4.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brizes & Doddinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Sparling 868 50.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Colin Brown 579 33.6 -3.1
UKIP Yvonne Maguire 204 11.8 0.4
Labour Barrie Wickerson 74 4.3 0.8
Majority 289 16.8 -20.2
Turnout 1,725 37.55 -6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +27.5
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gordon MacLellan 854 76.5 -11.8
Liberal Democrat Ross Carter 193 17.3 +11.7
Labour Robert Gow 69 6.2 0.1
Majority 661 59.2 -22.9
Turnout 1,116 39.2 -8.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher Hossack 584 63.0 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Caron Davis 257 27.7 -6.8
Labour Richard Enever 86 9.3 +3.4
Majority 327 35.3 10.2
Turnout 927 32.94 -8.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dudley Payne 552 47.6 -12.7
Independent Graham Soames 504 43.5 +43.5
Labour Charles Bisson 103 8.9 0.1
Majority 48 4.1 -25.1
Turnout 1,159 37.94 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing -28.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Noelle Hones 1,102 52.8 -12.1
Liberal Democrat Christopher Dale 717 34.4 +15.5
UKIP Janette Gulleford 188 9.0 -0.2
Labour Jane Winter 80 3.8 -3.1
Majority 385 18.4 -37.3
Turnout 2,087 44.84 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing -5.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Pilgrims Hatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mathew Aspinell 1,010 57.8 +5.5
Conservative Paula Sparling 670 38.4 +2.0
Labour Michele Wigram 66 3.8 -7.1
Majority 340 19.5 14.6
Turnout 1,746 39.1 -4.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.8
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Shenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Phil Baker 1,254 77.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Anne Long 281 17.4 -0.1
Labour Ian Wands 79 4.9 -0.6
Majority 973 60.3 0.8
Turnout 1,361 39.4 -6.1
Conservative hold Swing +13.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Tipps Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Madeline Henwood 828 71.2 +9.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Davies 269 23.1 -8.8
Labour Paul Skingley 66 5.7 -1.0
Majority 559 48.1 18.6
Turnout 1,163 39.56 -6.5
Conservative hold Swing +18.6
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Warley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lloyd 882 50.6 -1.8
Liberal Democrat Jill Hubbard 771 44.2 +8.3
Labour Richard Margrave 91 5.2 -4.3
Majority 111 6.4 -10.0
Turnout 1,744 41.0 -4.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +3.4

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward Party Incumbent Elected Incumbent Standing again?
Brentwood North Liberal Democrats 2003 Reginald Straw Re-elected
Brentwood South Labour 2003 David Hann No
Brentwood West Liberal Democrats 2003 Allan Wheatley No
Brizes & Doddinghurst Liberal Democrats 2003 Colin Brown Yes
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon Conservative 2003 Gordon MacLellan Re-elected
Hutton East Conservative 2003 Christopher Hossack Re-elected
Hutton North Conservative 2003 Dudley Payne Re-elected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Conservative 2003 Sarah Courage No
Pilgrims Hatch Liberal Democrats 2003 Charles Myers No
Shenfield Conservative 2003 Philip Baker Re-elected
Tipps Cross Conservative 2003 Madeline Henwood Re-elected
Warley Liberal Democrats 2003 Jill Hubbard Yes

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