1998 Brentwood Borough Council election
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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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 25
- Conservative 11
- Labour 2
- Liberal 1
Election result edit
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 |
Ward results edit
Brentwood North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Brentwood South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Brentwood West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Brizes & Doddinghurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hutton East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hutton North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hutton South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Ingatestone & Fryerning edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Pilgrims Hatch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Shenfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
South Weald edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Warley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
West Horndon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
References edit
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16