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
* Conservative 28
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Labour 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 66.6
votes % = 54.0
votes = 9,707
plus/minus = -5.2Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 16.6
votes % = 32.7
votes = 5,869
plus/minus = +3.6Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 8.3
votes = 1,499
plus/minus = -0.4Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.8
votes = 504
plus/minus = +2.8Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.2
votes = 392
plus/minus = -0.9

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

Ward results

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

Composition of expiring seats before election

External links

* [http://www.brentwood.gov.uk Brentwood Council] sequence
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