Brentwood Borough Council elections

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One third of Brentwood Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Essex County Council. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 37 councillors have been elected from 15 wards. [1]

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Council elections

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By-election results

1994-1998

Hook End & Wyatts Green By-Election – 10 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 54272.7
Liberal Democrats 15020.1
Labour 547.2
Majority39252.6
Turnout 746
Conservative hold Swing

1998-2002

Hutton South By-Election – 9 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Kenny48436.0−27.3
Liberal Democrats 44833.4+6.8
Independent Conservative 35126.1+26.1
Labour 604.5−5.5
Majority362.6
Turnout 1,34325.0
Conservative hold Swing -17.1
Ingatestone & Fryerning By-Election – 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,32551.2−7.9
Liberal Democrats 81831.6−1.0
Labour 32612.6+4.4
Green 1174.5+4.5
Majority36031.6
Turnout 507
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -4.5

2002-2006

Pilgrims Hatch By-Election – 10 February 2005 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Long87454.2+10.7
Conservative Antony Williams64039.7−8.5
Labour Michael Le-Surf986.1−1.3
Majority23414.5+9.8
Turnout 1,61236.3−5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.6

2006-2010

Pilgrims Hatch By-Election – 1 March 2007 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Kendall71250.3+0.6
Conservative Keith Sparling65146.0+1.2
Labour Michele Wigram533.7−1.7
Majority614.3−0.6
Turnout 1,41631.8−9.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +4.6
Hutton South By-Election – 30 October 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Reed68673.3−5.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Price19921.3+6.4
Labour Gareth Barrett505.7−1
Majority4875211.5
Turnout 94231.26.8
Conservative hold Swing -17.1
Hutton South By-Election – 4 June 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Hirst 101074.6−5.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Price23217.1+3.4
Labour Cornelius Maxey957+0.9
Majority77857.5−9.1
Turnout 135444.8+0.8
Conservative hold Swing -9.1

2010-2014

Shenfield By-Election – 6 December 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Clare Cohen72850.7−3.3
Conservative Stephen Edward May55738.8+0.1
Labour Richard Millwood312.2−14.4
UKIP David Watt1197.8+0.9
Majority171
Turnout 1,43633.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2014-2018

Shenfield By-Election – 29 October 2015 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Pound85257.4−0.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Fulcher48332.5+5.1
UKIP Peter Sceats855.7−2.7
Labour Cameron Ball493.3−3.2
Green John Hamilton161.1+1.1
Majority36924.8
Turnout 1,485
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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  2. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Brentwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
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