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2023 Brentwood Borough Council election

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13 out of 37 seats to Brentwood Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Barry Aspinell Chris Hossack Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 13 seats, 40.9% 20 seats, 41.6% Seats before 14 19 Seats won 7 4 Seats after 17 17 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 7,149 6,140 Percentage 43.7% 37.5% Swing 1.6% 2.2%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tim Barrett Party Labour Independent Last election 3 seats, 10.5% 1 seat, 2.8% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,342 389 Percentage 14.3% 2.4% Swing 0.7% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Brentwood Borough Council election
Leader before election Chris Hossack Conservative Leader after election Barry Aspinell Liberal Democrat No overall control

The 2023 Brentwood Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Brentwood Borough Council in Essex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Prior to the election the Conservatives had a majority on the council. The leader of the council before the election, Chris Hossack, chose not to stand for re-election.^[2]

Following the election the council went under no overall control. A Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition formed to take control of the council, with Liberal Democrat leader Barry Aspinell being confirmed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual meeting on 17 May 2023. Will Russell took over as the new leader of the Conservative group in opposition.^[3]

2023 Brentwood Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	3	61.5	9	17	45.9	7,149	43.7	–1.6
	Conservative	4	3	30.8	13	17	45.9	6,140	37.5	–2.2
	Labour	1		7.7	1	2	5.4	2,342	14.3	+0.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.7	389	2.4	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	289	1.8	+0.6
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	64	0.4	+0.2

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Brentwood Borough Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023.^[4] The results of the election were announced on 5 May 2023.^[5]

Brentwood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Lewis*	945	62.1	+5.0
	Conservative	Sat Lal	286	18.8	–4.7
	Labour	Eleanor Brown	204	13.4	+3.3
	Green	Adam Oliver	87	5.7	–3.7
Majority			659	43.3	+7.9
Turnout			1,528	28.2	–2.1
Registered electors			5,401
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Brentwood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Barrett*	796	55.8	+1.4
	Conservative	Adam Chinnery	370	25.9	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Leathley	261	18.3	+1.7
Majority			426	29.9	+4.5
Turnout			1,431	30.1	–1.8
Registered electors			4,743
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Brentwood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Mayo	929	61.4	+0.7
	Conservative	Thomas Rayner	339	22.4	–3.7
	Labour Co-op	Richard Millwood	245	16.2	+3.1
Majority			590	39.0	+4.4
Turnout			1,521	26.7	–3.8
Registered electors			5,693
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.2

Brizes & Doddinghurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cliff Poppy	891	64.6	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Florina Constanda	259	18.8	–13.5
	Labour	Kevin Brailey	141	10.2	+1.1
	Green	Paul Jeater	88	6.4	N/A
Majority			632	45.8	+19.5
Turnout			1,386	29.2	–2.7
Registered electors			4,745
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.8

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiona Marsh	595	67.8	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Long	167	19.0	+2.4
	Labour	Jane Winter	116	13.2	–1.3
Majority			428	48.8	–3.5
Turnout			3,080	28.7	–0.3
Registered electors			885
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Hutton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Rigby	448	49.1	+9.4
	Conservative	Jay Patel	324	35.5	–19.3
	Labour Co-op	Susan Kortlandt	140	15.4	+9.8
Majority			124	13.6	N/A
Turnout			921	30.9	+3.8
Registered electors			2,975
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	14.4

Hutton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jan Pound	493	53.4	–15.0
	Labour	Philip Holland	212	23.0	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Carey	154	16.7	–1.7
	Reform UK	Paul Godfrey	64	6.9	N/A
Majority			281	30.4	–19.6
Turnout			929	29.3	–5.5
Registered electors			3,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.4

Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Gorton	911	51.9	–4.2
	Conservative	Noelle Hones*	745	42.5	+4.5
	Labour	Joanna Moncrieff	98	5.6	–0.2
Majority			166	9.4	–8.7
Turnout			1,770	35.5	–3.6
Registered electors			4,983
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.4

Pilgrims Hatch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vicky Davies	956	72.7	+3.5
	Conservative	Gordon Cowley	214	16.3	–5.1
	Labour	Cameron Ball	114	8.7	–0.7
	Green	David Hale	31	2.4	N/A
Majority			742	56.4	+8.6
Turnout			1,320	28.8	–2.5
Registered electors			4,569
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.3

Shenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Worsfold	890	50.9	+3.3
	Conservative	Thomas Gordon	710	40.6	–2.6
	Green	Ann Milward	94	5.4	+1.1
	Labour	Elizabeth Jerrard	56	3.2	–1.7
Majority			180	10.3	+5.9
Turnout			1,754	41.4	–2.3
Registered electors			4,235
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

South Weald (by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenner Munden	359	64.0	+18.9
	Conservative	Jon Cloke	170	30.3	–18.7
	Labour	Samuel Andreetti	32	5.7	–0.2
Majority			189	33.7	N/A
Turnout			562	37.2	–5.5
Registered electors			1,508
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.8

Warley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jay Laplain	870	57.9	–4.1
	Conservative	Jason Gibson	450	30.0	+5.9
	Labour	Malcolm Burgess	106	7.1	–2.4
	Green	Julian Goode	76	5.1	+0.7
Majority			420	27.9	–10.0
Turnout			1,567	31.3	–2.2
Registered electors			4,993
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.0