2003 Brentwood Borough Council election

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Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election, all seats last being elected in 2002 following boundary changes. Twelve years of Liberal Democrat control ended with the council passing into no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 620+250.047.47,414+5.7%
  Liberal Democrats 502-241.736.55,698-5.2%
  Labour 110+18.310.81,688-0.1%
  Liberal 001-10.02.9456+1.0%
  New Britain 00000.01.4219+1.4%
  Green 00000.01.0151+0.3%
 Others00000.00.00-1.5%

The swing was 5.5% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reg Straw59745.7-4.9
Conservative Margaret Hamilton46135.3+6.4
Labour Roy Goddard15011.5+0.5
Green Frank Seckleman967.4-2.3
Majority13610.4-11.3
Turnout 1,30628.6-4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hann56440.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hogan48134.6+5.1
Conservative Louise Monnickendam33724.3+0.8
Majority836.0-3.0
Turnout 1,38935.2-2.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -0.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Allan Wheatley56054.4-1.3
Conservative Peter Cullum37836.7+6.9
Labour Cornelius Maxey918.8+0.9
Majority18217.7-8.2
Turnout 1,03025.3-8.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brizes & Doddinghurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Brown85066.0+6.8
Conservative Robin Maillard35627.7+2.8
Labour Michele Wigram776.0-4.7
Majority49438.4+4.1
Turnout 1,28728.1-4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.0
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon MacLellan66254.5+18.3
Liberal Roy Boggis45637.6-1.0
Labour Richard Burns927.6+2.6
Majority20617.0+7.3
Turnout 1,21442.0-0.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.6
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Hutton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hossack55657.6+17.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Tilley32633.8-10.0
Labour William Harman778.0-2.4
Majority23023.8+20.2
Turnout 96534.6-0.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +13.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Hutton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dudley Payne64960.7+18.1
Liberal Democrats Doris Suckling31529.5-13.1
Labour Charles Bisson1019.4+0.6
Majority33431.2+27.8
Turnout 1,06934.0-4.6
Conservative hold Swing +15.6
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Courage1,05755.2+1.8
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Anslow49725.9-8.9
New Britain Arthur Howes21911.4+11.4
Labour Richard Margrave794.1-1.2
Green Beryl Lankester552.9-1.9
Majority56029.2+10.6
Turnout 1,91641.3-5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Pilgrims Hatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Myers71852.3-5.3
Conservative Kathryn Dean49936.4+9.6
Labour Richard Bingley14910.9+1.8
Majority21916.0-14.7
Turnout 1,37230.1-5.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Shenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Baker1,14175.6+21.8
Liberal Democrats Max Gottesmann23915.8-3.7
Labour Bernadette Pavitt1238.1+1.4
Majority90259.7+31.8
Turnout 1,51036.5-2.6
Conservative hold Swing +12.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Tipps Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Madeline Henwood66556.5+8.0
Liberal Democrats Alastair Wakeley45638.8-1.5
Labour Robert Gow544.6-1.2
Majority20917.8+9.6
Turnout 1,17639.4-3.0
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jill Hubbard65945.5-0.8
Conservative Joan Holmes65345.1+6.5
Labour Peter Anderson1319.0+1.1
Majority60.4-7.2
Turnout 1,44833.2-4.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.6

Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStood?
Brentwood NorthLiberal Democrats2002Reg StrawReelected
Brentwood SouthLiberal Democrats2002Margaret HoganYes
Brentwood WestLiberal Democrats2002Allan WheatleyReelected
Brizes & DoddinghurstLiberal Democrats2002Colin BrownReelected
Herongate, Ingrave & West HorndonLiberal2002Roy BoggisYes
Hutton EastLiberal Democrats2002Stephen TilleyYes
Hutton NorthConservative2002Dudley PayneReelected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & MountnessingConservative2002Sarah CourageReelected
Pilgrims HatchLiberal Democrats2002Charles MyersReelected
ShenfieldConservative2002Philip BakerReelected
Tipps CrossConservative2002Madeline HenwoodReelected
WarleyLiberal Democrats2002Jill HubbardReelected

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