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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Brentwood Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Brentwood Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Brentwood Borough Council in Essex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council. The leader of the council before the election, Chris Hossack, chose not to stand for re-election. [2]
Following the election the council went under no overall control. A Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition formed to take control of the council, with Liberal Democrat leader Barry Aspinell being confirmed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual meeting on 17 May 2023. Will Russell took over as the new leader of the Conservative group in opposition. [3]
2023 Brentwood Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 61.5 | 9 | 17 | 45.9 | 7,149 | 43.7 | –1.6 | |
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 30.8 | 13 | 17 | 45.9 | 6,140 | 37.5 | –2.2 | |
Labour | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 5.4 | 2,342 | 14.3 | +0.7 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 389 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 1.8 | +0.6 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 0.4 | +0.2 | ||
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Brentwood Borough Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023. [4] The results of the election were announced on 5 May 2023. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Lewis* | 945 | 62.1 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Sat Lal | 286 | 18.8 | –4.7 | |
Labour | Eleanor Brown | 204 | 13.4 | +3.3 | |
Green | Adam Oliver | 87 | 5.7 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 659 | 43.3 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,528 | 28.2 | –2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,401 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tim Barrett* | 796 | 55.8 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Adam Chinnery | 370 | 25.9 | –3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Leathley | 261 | 18.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 426 | 29.9 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,431 | 30.1 | –1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,743 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Steve Mayo | 929 | 61.4 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Rayner | 339 | 22.4 | –3.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Richard Millwood | 245 | 16.2 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 590 | 39.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,521 | 26.7 | –3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,693 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cliff Poppy | 891 | 64.6 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Florina Constanda | 259 | 18.8 | –13.5 | |
Labour | Kevin Brailey | 141 | 10.2 | +1.1 | |
Green | Paul Jeater | 88 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 632 | 45.8 | +19.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,386 | 29.2 | –2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,745 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Fiona Marsh | 595 | 67.8 | –1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Long | 167 | 19.0 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Jane Winter | 116 | 13.2 | –1.3 | |
Majority | 428 | 48.8 | –3.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,080 | 28.7 | –0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 885 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Rigby | 448 | 49.1 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Jay Patel | 324 | 35.5 | –19.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Susan Kortlandt | 140 | 15.4 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 124 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 921 | 30.9 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,975 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jan Pound | 493 | 53.4 | –15.0 | |
Labour | Philip Holland | 212 | 23.0 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Laura Carey | 154 | 16.7 | –1.7 | |
Reform UK | Paul Godfrey | 64 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 281 | 30.4 | –19.6 | ||
Turnout | 929 | 29.3 | –5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,166 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 12.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hugh Gorton | 911 | 51.9 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Noelle Hones* | 745 | 42.5 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Joanna Moncrieff | 98 | 5.6 | –0.2 | |
Majority | 166 | 9.4 | –8.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,770 | 35.5 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,983 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Vicky Davies | 956 | 72.7 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Gordon Cowley | 214 | 16.3 | –5.1 | |
Labour | Cameron Ball | 114 | 8.7 | –0.7 | |
Green | David Hale | 31 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 742 | 56.4 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,320 | 28.8 | –2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,569 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Worsfold | 890 | 50.9 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Gordon | 710 | 40.6 | –2.6 | |
Green | Ann Milward | 94 | 5.4 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Jerrard | 56 | 3.2 | –1.7 | |
Majority | 180 | 10.3 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,754 | 41.4 | –2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,235 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brenner Munden | 359 | 64.0 | +18.9 | |
Conservative | Jon Cloke | 170 | 30.3 | –18.7 | |
Labour | Samuel Andreetti | 32 | 5.7 | –0.2 | |
Majority | 189 | 33.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 562 | 37.2 | –5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,508 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger McCheyne | 553 | 54.0 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Brent Smith | 389 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Thomas Acton | 82 | 8.0 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 164 | 16.0 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,028 | 32.7 | –10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,138 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jay Laplain | 870 | 57.9 | –4.1 | |
Conservative | Jason Gibson | 450 | 30.0 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 106 | 7.1 | –2.4 | |
Green | Julian Goode | 76 | 5.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 420 | 27.9 | –10.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,567 | 31.3 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,993 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
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