2008 Brentwood Borough Council election

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Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council.

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The Conservatives remained dominant on the council gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party. However they also lost seats to the Liberal Democrats and to an independent candidate, who became the only independent councillor on the council. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Brentwood Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 922075.058.611,304+4.6%
  Liberal Democrats 211016.727.65,318-5.1%
  Independent 110+18.33.4651+0.6%
  Labour 001-108.21,586-0.1%
  UKIP 000002.2431+0.0%

Ward results

Brentwood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Carter91147.5−1.1
Conservative Mark Reed86545.1+2.2
Labour Gareth Barrett1427.4−1.1
Majority462.4−3.3
Turnout 1,91843.8+3.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Brentwood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Golding83249.3+8.6
Labour Julie Morrissey62737.2−4.2
Liberal Democrats Gabriella Clarke22713.5−4.4
Majority20512.1
Turnout 1,68642.2+4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Brentwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Holmes93352.5+9.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Clarke76943.3−8.7
Labour Peter Mayo754.2−0.4
Majority1649.2+0.6
Turnout 1,77740.3+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Brizes & Doddinghurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger McCheyne1,05759.6+9.3
Liberal Democrats Jackie Anslow44925.3−8.3
UKIP Yvonne Maguire20111.3−0.5
Labour Sheila Maxey673.8−0.5
Majority60834.3+17.5
Turnout 1,77439.0+1.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hutton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean McGinley90279.7+1.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Seymour15413.6−2.1
Labour Robert Gow766.7+0.9
Majority74866.1+3.3
Turnout 1,13240.3−3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Hutton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Monnickendam80571.2+23.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Howe18116.0+16.0
Labour Charles Bisson14512.8+3.9
Majority62455.2+51.1
Turnout 1,13137.0−0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hutton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Kenny89478.4−1.8
Liberal Democrats Deborah Wood17014.9+1.2
Labour Richard Enever766.7+0.6
Majority72463.5−3.1
Turnout 1,14038.0−6.0
Conservative hold Swing
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Sleep1,30867.0+14.2
Liberal Democrats Bobbie Hall27914.3−20.1
UKIP Janette Gulleford23011.8+2.8
Labour Jane Winter1356.9+3.1
Majority1,02952.7+34.3
Turnout 1,95242.4−2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pilgrims Hatch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Kendall1,05758.8+1.0
Conservative Val Adams67537.5−0.9
Labour Michele Wigram663.7−0.1
Majority38221.3+1.8
Turnout 1,79840.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brehaut1,30377.7+0.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ellis26916.1−1.3
Labour Kees Maxey1046.2+1.3
Majority1,03461.6+1.3
Turnout 1,67640.7+1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Tipps Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Keeble65146.3+46.3
Conservative Owen Rosindell63144.9−26.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Aspinell936.6−16.5
Labour Paul Skingley302.1−3.6
Majority201.4
Turnout 1,40547.8+8.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Warley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Tee1,09957.8+7.2
Liberal Democrats Nina Cutbush75939.9−4.3
Labour Richard Margrave432.3−2.9
Majority34017.9+11.5
Turnout 1,90144.2+3.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "ELECTION 2008 – TORIES HOLD BRENTWOOD". Essex Chronicle. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.[ permanent dead link ]