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

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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

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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

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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
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