Brentwood Council election, 2007

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

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 8 2 0 +2 66.6 54.0 9,707 -5.2
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 2 -2 16.6 32.7 5,869 +3.6
  Labour 1 0 0 0 8.3 8.3 1,499 -0.4
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 504 +2.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 392 -0.9

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

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Reg Straw 866 48.6 +10.4
Conservative Cheralyn Lewis 764 42.9 -7.8
Labour Julie Morrissey 151 8.5 -2.6
Majority 102 5.7 -6.7
Turnout 1,811 40.1 -5.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -6.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Le-Surf 608 41.4 +0.7
Conservative Tony Williams 597 40.7 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Shirley Howe 262 17.9 -2.4
Majority 11 0.7 -0.9
Turnout 1,467 37.6 -5.8
Labour hold Swing -0.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brentwood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Karen Chilvers 866 52.0 +8.0
Conservative Michael Golding 722 43.4 -0.8
Labour Peter Mayo 77 4.6 -0.8
Majority 144 8.6 +2.1
Turnout 1,665 38.7 -4.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Brizes & Doddinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Sparling 868 50.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Colin Brown 579 33.6 -3.1
UKIP Yvonne Maguire 204 11.8 0.4
Labour Barrie Wickerson 74 4.3 0.8
Majority 289 16.8 -20.2
Turnout 1,725 37.55 -6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +27.5
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon MacLellan 854 76.5 -11.8
Liberal Democrat Ross Carter 193 17.3 +11.7
Labour Robert Gow 69 6.2 0.1
Majority 661 59.2 -22.9
Turnout 1,116 39.2 -8.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hossack 584 63.0 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Caron Davis 257 27.7 -6.8
Labour Richard Enever 86 9.3 +3.4
Majority 327 35.3 10.2
Turnout 927 32.94 -8.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Hutton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dudley Payne 552 47.6 -12.7
Independent Graham Soames 504 43.5 +43.5
Labour Charles Bisson 103 8.9 0.1
Majority 48 4.1 -25.1
Turnout 1,159 37.94 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing -28.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noelle Hones 1,102 52.8 -12.1
Liberal Democrat Christopher Dale 717 34.4 +15.5
UKIP Janette Gulleford 188 9.0 -0.2
Labour Jane Winter 80 3.8 -3.1
Majority 385 18.4 -37.3
Turnout 2,087 44.84 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing -5.4
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Pilgrims Hatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mathew Aspinell 1,010 57.8 +5.5
Conservative Paula Sparling 670 38.4 +2.0
Labour Michele Wigram 66 3.8 -7.1
Majority 340 19.5 14.6
Turnout 1,746 39.1 -4.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.8
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Shenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Baker 1,254 77.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Anne Long 281 17.4 -0.1
Labour Ian Wands 79 4.9 -0.6
Majority 973 60.3 0.8
Turnout 1,361 39.4 -6.1
Conservative hold Swing +13.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Tipps Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Madeline Henwood 828 71.2 +9.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Davies 269 23.1 -8.8
Labour Paul Skingley 66 5.7 -1.0
Majority 559 48.1 18.6
Turnout 1,163 39.56 -6.5
Conservative hold Swing +18.6
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2007: Warley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Lloyd 882 50.6 -1.8
Liberal Democrat Jill Hubbard 771 44.2 +8.3
Labour Richard Margrave 91 5.2 -4.3
Majority 111 6.4 -10.0
Turnout 1,744 41.0 -4.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +3.4

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward Party Incumbent Elected Incumbent Standing again?
Brentwood North Liberal Democrats 2003 Reginald Straw Re-elected
Brentwood South Labour 2003 David Hann No
Brentwood West Liberal Democrats 2003 Allan Wheatley No
Brizes & Doddinghurst Liberal Democrats 2003 Colin Brown Yes
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon Conservative 2003 Gordon MacLellan Re-elected
Hutton East Conservative 2003 Christopher Hossack Re-elected
Hutton North Conservative 2003 Dudley Payne Re-elected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Conservative 2003 Sarah Courage No
Pilgrims Hatch Liberal Democrats 2003 Charles Myers No
Shenfield Conservative 2003 Philip Baker Re-elected
Tipps Cross Conservative 2003 Madeline Henwood Re-elected
Warley Liberal Democrats 2003 Jill Hubbard Yes

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Preceded by
Brentwood Council election, 2006		 Brentwood local elections Succeeded by
Brentwood Council election, 2008