1988 Brentwood District Council election

1988 Brentwood District Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Brentwood District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative SLD Labour Seats won 9 3 1 Seats after 21 16 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,198 8,511 2,799 Percentage 51.1% 35.7% 11.7% Swing 0.7% 0.5% 0.7%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1988 Brentwood District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Brentwood District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Brentwood District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	1	69.2	12	21	53.8	12,198	51.1	+0.7
	SLD	3	1	23.1	13	16	41.0	8,511	35.7	–0.5
	Labour	1		7.7	1	2	5.1	2,799	11.7	–0.7
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	350	1.5	+0.5

References

1. "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.