2004 Brentwood Borough Council election

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Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election, all seats last being elected in 2002 following boundary changes. The Conservative Party took control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1150+584.652.211,722+4.8%
  Liberal Democrats 105-57.731.67,093-4.9%
  Labour 10007.78.92,003-1.9%
  UKIP 00000.06.21,389+6.2%
  Green 00000.01.2266+0.2%
 Others00000.00.00-4.3%

The swing was 4.9% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Faragher78340.0+4.7
Liberal Democrats Pauline Myers64833.1-12.6
UKIP Yvonne Maguire23011.7+11.7
Labour Richard Bingley1638.3-3.2
Green Frank Seckleman1266.4-1.0
Majority1356.8-3.6
Turnout 1,95943.0+14.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Elphick59634.3-6.3
Conservative Philip O'Mara45826.3+2.0
Liberal Democrats Doris Suckling39622.8-11.8
UKIP Rowan Holland28316.3+16.3
Majority1387.9+1.9
Turnout 1,73944.2+9.0
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Holmes81348.6+11.9
Liberal Democrats Shirley Howe70542.2-12.2
Labour Michael Le-Surf1398.3-0.5
Majority1086.5-11.2
Turnout 1,67239.9+14.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brizes & Doddinghurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy65435.7-30.3
Conservative Antony Williams60733.2+5.5
UKIP Leonard Williams41122.4+22.4
Labour Peter Mayo874.8-1.2
Green Andrew Saterlay703.8+3.8
Majority472.6-35.8
Turnout 1,83140.1+12.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -17.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean McGinley94571.3+7.3
Liberal Democrats Marcia Collins25319.1-2.6
Labour Cornelius Maxey1209.1+0.4
Majority69252.2+10.0
Turnout 1,32546.8+7.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Monnickendam86159.6-1.1
Liberal Democrats Deborah Wood44430.7+1.2
Labour Charles Bisson1268.7-0.7
Majority41728.9-2.3
Turnout 1,44445.9+11.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -1.2
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Kenny91671.2+5.2
Liberal Democrats Roberta Hall27421.3-0.8
Labour Ian Wands836.4-0.1
Majority64249.9+5.9
Turnout 1,28743.2+12.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Sleep98643.1-12.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Dale84536.9+11.0
UKIP Arthur Howes29312.8+12.8
Labour Jane Winter903.9-0.2
Green Beryl Lankester703.1+0.2
Majority1416.2-23.0
Turnout 2,29049.2+7.9
Conservative hold Swing
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Pilgrims Hatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Roberts91648.2+11.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Long82643.5-8.8
Labour Michele Wigram1407.4-3.5
Majority904.7-11.3
Turnout 1,89941.6+11.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Shenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brehaut1,40171.7+49.9
Conservative Lionel Lee1,31867.4+45.6
Liberal Democrats Max Gottesmann40520.7+4.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Long37819.3+3.5
Labour Bernadette Pavitt1407.2-0.9
Labour Richard Margrave1145.8-2.3
Majority1,02352.3+20.5
Majority91346.7+14.9
Turnout 1,95547.4+10.9
Conservative hold Swing +22.5
Conservative hold Swing +21.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Tipps Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dominic Good82961.0+4.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Anslow43131.7-7.1
Labour Rita Anderson906.6+2.0
Majority39829.3+11.5
Turnout 1,35945.8+6.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Tee88944.1-1.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Barr83441.4-4.1
UKIP Janette Gulleford1728.5+8.5
Labour Peter Anderson1155.7-3.3
Majority552.7+2.3
Turnout 2,01446.4+13.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.6

Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStood?
Brentwood NorthLiberal Democrats2002Pauline MyersYes
Brentwood SouthLabour2002Colin ElphickReelected
Brentwood WestLiberal Democrats2002Shirley HoweYes
Brizes & DoddinghurstLiberal Democrats2002Derek HardyReelected
Hutton CentralConservative2002Jean McGinleyReelected
Hutton NorthLiberal Democrats2002Peggy FreemanNo
Hutton SouthConservative2002Francis KennyReelected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & MountnessingConservative2002Anthony SleepReelected
Pilgrims HatchLiberal Democrats2002Anne LongYes
ShenfieldConservative2002Peter FranklinNo
ShenfieldConservative2002Margaret BrehautReelected
Tipps CrossConservative2002Dominic GoodReelected
South WealdLiberal Democrats2002James ShawcrossReelected
WarleyLiberal Democrats2002Robert BarrYes

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