1998_Brentwood_Council_election
Elections to Brentwood Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 25
- Conservative 11
- Labour 2
- Liberal 1
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1998 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 | 10 | 71.4 | 15 | 25 | 64.1 | 8,978 | 47.8 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 9 | 11 | 28.2 | 6,288 | 33.5 | –4.0 | |
Labour | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 3,006 | 16.0 | –3.3 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 413 | 2.2 | New | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.6 | New | ||
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Brentwood North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | B. Aspinell | 585 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Shelton | 375 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | R. Goddard | 317 | 22.9 | ||
Green | F. Seckelman | 107 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 15.2 | ||||
Turnout | 29.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Brentwood South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Minns | 793 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Goodey | 349 | 23.5 | ||
Conservative | S. Hamilton | 346 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 29.8 | ||||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Brentwood West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 760 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | P. Currie | 308 | 24.7 | ||
Labour | S. Maidment | 179 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 36.2 | ||||
Turnout | 32.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Brizes & Doddinghurst
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | D. Hardy | 1,216 | 71.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Barnes | 324 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | S. Maxey | 160 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 52.4 | ||||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Hutton East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | R. Davies | 542 | 54.0 | ||
Conservative | P. Sanders | 282 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | C. Bisson | 179 | 17.8 | ||
Majority | 25.9 | ||||
Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Hutton North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | P. Freeman | 673 | 60.1 | ||
Conservative | S. Barthee | 318 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | C. Maxey | 129 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 31.7 | ||||
Turnout | 33.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Hutton South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Lewis | 1,004 | 63.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Wild | 422 | 26.6 | ||
Labour | M. Burgess | 159 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 36.7 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Ingatestone & Fryerning
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | C. Dale | 783 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Kean | 524 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | J. Winter | 112 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 18.3 | ||||
Turnout | 37.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Pilgrims Hatch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | A. Long | 1,332 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Mailard | 474 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | A. Freeman | 305 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 40.6 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Shenfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Brehaut | 797 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Philbrooks | 546 | 37.1 | ||
Labour | M. Owen | 128 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 17.1 | ||||
Turnout | 35.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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South Weald
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | J. Shawcross | 456 | 67.6 | ||
Conservative | A. Green | 202 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | M. Wigram | 17 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 37.7 | ||||
Turnout | 61.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Warley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | C. Robins | 677 | 43.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Taylor | 637 | |||
Conservative | R. Rankin | 634 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | F. Kenny | 620 | |||
Labour | T. Acton | 239 | 15.4 | ||
Labour | R. Gow | 203 | |||
Turnout | 34.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
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West Horndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. Boggis | 413 | 71.3 | ||
Labour | M. Bourne | 86 | 14.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Hunt | 80 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 56.4 | ||||
Turnout | 51.7 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16