2007 Brentwood Borough Council election

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

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 820+266.654.09,707-5.2
  Liberal Democrats 302-216.632.75,869+3.6
  Labour 10008.38.31,499-0.4
  Independent 000002.8504+2.8
  UKIP 000002.2392-0.9

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

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reg Straw86648.6+10.4
Conservative Cheralyn Lewis76442.9-7.8
Labour Julie Morrissey1518.5-2.6
Majority1025.7-6.7
Turnout 1,81140.1-5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Le-Surf60841.4+0.7
Conservative Tony Williams59740.7+1.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Howe26217.9-2.4
Majority110.7-0.9
Turnout 1,46737.6-5.8
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Chilvers86652.0+8.0
Conservative Michael Golding72243.4-0.8
Labour Peter Mayo774.6-0.8
Majority1448.6+2.1
Turnout 1,66538.7-4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brizes & Doddinghurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Sparling86850.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Brown57933.6-3.1
UKIP Yvonne Maguire20411.80.4
Labour Barrie Wickerson744.30.8
Majority28916.8-20.2
Turnout 1,72537.55-6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +27.5
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon MacLellan85476.5-11.8
Liberal Democrats Ross Carter19317.3+11.7
Labour Robert Gow696.20.1
Majority66159.2-22.9
Turnout 1,11639.2-8.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hossack58463.0+3.4
Liberal Democrats Caron Davis25727.7-6.8
Labour Richard Enever869.3+3.4
Majority32735.310.2
Turnout 92732.94-8.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dudley Payne55247.6-12.7
Independent Graham Soames50443.5+43.5
Labour Charles Bisson1038.90.1
Majority484.1-25.1
Turnout 1,15937.94-9.1
Conservative hold Swing -28.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Noelle Hones1,10252.8-12.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Dale71734.4+15.5
UKIP Janette Gulleford1889.0-0.2
Labour Jane Winter803.8-3.1
Majority38518.4-37.3
Turnout 2,08744.84-1.0
Conservative hold Swing -5.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Pilgrims Hatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mathew Aspinell1,01057.8+5.5
Conservative Paula Sparling67038.4+2.0
Labour Michele Wigram663.8-7.1
Majority34019.514.6
Turnout 1,74639.1-4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.8
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Shenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Baker1,25477.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Long28117.4-0.1
Labour Ian Wands794.9-0.6
Majority97360.30.8
Turnout 1,36139.4-6.1
Conservative hold Swing +13.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Tipps Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Madeline Henwood82871.2+9.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Davies 26923.1-8.8
Labour Paul Skingley665.7-1.0
Majority55948.118.6
Turnout 1,16339.56-6.5
Conservative hold Swing +18.6
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lloyd 88250.6-1.8
Liberal Democrats Jill Hubbard77144.2+8.3
Labour Richard Margrave915.2-4.3
Majority1116.4-10.0
Turnout 1,74441.0-4.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.4

Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStanding again?
Brentwood NorthLiberal Democrats2003Reginald StrawRe-elected
Brentwood SouthLabour2003David HannNo
Brentwood WestLiberal Democrats2003Allan WheatleyNo
Brizes & DoddinghurstLiberal Democrats2003Colin BrownYes
Herongate, Ingrave & West HorndonConservative2003Gordon MacLellanRe-elected
Hutton EastConservative2003Christopher HossackRe-elected
Hutton NorthConservative2003Dudley PayneRe-elected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & MountnessingConservative2003Sarah CourageNo
Pilgrims HatchLiberal Democrats2003Charles MyersNo
ShenfieldConservative2003Philip BakerRe-elected
Tipps CrossConservative2003Madeline HenwoodRe-elected
WarleyLiberal Democrats2003Jill HubbardYes

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