2006 Brentwood Borough Council election

Elections to Brentwood Borough Council was held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retained control the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 27
• Liberal Democrat 7
• Labour 3

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	6	0	+6	84.6	59.2	12,441	+7.0%
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	6	-6	7.7	29.1	6,117	-2.5%
	Labour	1	0	0	0	7.7	8.7	1,826	-0.2%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.1	642	-3.1%
	Others	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	-1.2%

The swing was 4.8% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Brentwood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Quirk	932	47.7	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Doris Suckling	704	36.1	+3.0
	Labour	Michael Le-Surf	204	10.5	+2.2
	UKIP	Derek Camp	112	5.7	−6.0
Majority			228	11.7	+4.9
Turnout			1,952	45.2	+2.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+2.8

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Brentwood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Minns	666	40.7	+6.4
	Conservative	Antony Williams	639	39.0	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Wood	331	20.2	−2.6
Majority			27	1.7	−6.2
Turnout			1,636	43	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.2

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Brentwood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Sheehan	907	50.6	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Kendall	790	44.0	+1.8
	Labour	Peter Mayo	97	5.4	−2.9
Majority			117	6.5	0.0
Turnout			1,794	43	+3.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+0.1

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Brizes & Doddinghurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Parker	958	48.4	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Cook	725	36.6	+0.9
	UKIP	Yvonne Maguire	227	11.5	−10.9
	Labour	Barrie Wickerson	69	3.5	−1.3
Majority			233	11.8	+9.2
Turnout			1,979	44	+3.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+7.2

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Golding	1,167	88.3	+33.8
	Labour	Cornelius Maxey	81	6.1	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Garfield Maxius	74	5.6	−32.0
Majority			1,086	82.1	+65.1
Turnout			1,322	48	+6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+17.7

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Hutton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Braid	990	78.5	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Howe	198	15.7	−3.4
	Labour	Richard Margrave	73	5.8	−3.3
Majority			792	62.8	+10.6
Turnout			1,261	44	−2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.3

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Hutton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jennifer Monnickendam	682	59.6	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Caron Davis	395	34.5	+5.0
	Labour	Charles Bisson	67	5.9	−3.5
Majority			287	25.1	−1.3
Turnout			1,144	42	+7.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	-3.1

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Hutton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brandon Lewis	1,046	80.2	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Anslow	178	13.7	−7.6
	Labour	Rita Anderson	80	6.1	−0.3
Majority			868	66.6	+16.7
Turnout			1,304	44	+0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.3

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Harrison	1,349	64.9	+21.8
	Liberal Democrats	Roberta Hall	392	18.9	−18.0
	UKIP	Michael Heaslip	192	9.2	−3.6
	Labour	Jane Winter	144	6.9	+3.0
Majority			957	46.1	+39.9
Turnout			2,057	45.6	−3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+19.9

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Pilgrims Hatch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Aspinell	954	49.7	−4.5
	Conservative	Keith Sparling	860	44.8	+5.1
	Labour	Michele Wigram	104	5.4	−0.7
Majority			94	4.9	−9.6
Turnout			1,918	43	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-4.8

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Shenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lionel Lee	1,419	69.5	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Max Gottesmann	523	25.6	+5.6
	Labour	Robert Gow	101	4.9	−1.6
Majority			1,096	53.6	+4.1
Turnout			2,043	45.4	−2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.9

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: South Weald

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Coe	493	71.8	+47.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Stewart	167	24.3	−49.9
	Labour	Sheila Maxey	27	3.9	+2.6
Majority			326	47.5	−2.1
Turnout			687	49.2	−0.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+48.6

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2006: Warley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Pound	999	52.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Barr	686	35.8	−5.6
	Labour	Peter Anderson	113	5.9	+0.2
	UKIP	Janette Gulleford	111	5.8	−2.7
Majority			313	16.4	+13.7
Turnout			1,914	45	−1.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+6.9

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Stood?
Brentwood North	Liberal Democrats	2002	Barry Aspinell	Elected in Pilgrims Hatch
Brentwood South	Labour	2002	David Minns	Reelected
Brentwood West	Liberal Democrats	2002	David Kendall	Yes
Brizes & Doddinghurst	Liberal Democrats	2002	Victoria Cook	Yes
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon	Conservative	2002	Ken Wright	No
Hutton Central	Conservative	2002	Alan Braid	Reelected
Hutton East	Liberal Democrats	2002	Alan Davies	No
Hutton South	Conservative	2002	Brandon Lewis	Reelected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing	Conservative	2002	Richard Harrison	Reelected
Pilgrims Hatch	Liberal Democrats	2005	Anne Long	No
Shenfield	Conservative	2004	Lionel Lee	Reelected
South Weald	Liberal Democrats	2002	James Shawcross	No
Warley	Liberal Democrats	2002	Michael Taylor	No

External links

• Results on council website (PDF)
• Brentwood Council