Brentwood council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 13 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
8
Reform UK
Seats contested
15
across 13 wards
Turnout
49.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 8 +8 12,405 37.8% +36.9
Liberal Democrats 4 -13 8,299 25.3% -14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -16 7,912 24.1% -15.3
Green Party 0 +0 2,226 6.8% +4.3
Labour Party 0 -3 1,774 5.4% -11.8
Independent 0 +0 228 0.7% +0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Liberal Democrats 15
Reform UK 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 15 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Blackmore & Doddinghurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Peter William Gregory Elected 1,358 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cliff Poppy 860 32.6% -31.4
Liberal Democrats Mary Spiers 208 7.9% -11.1
Green Party Nicholas Spencer Kelly 117 4.4% -7.3
Labour Party Liam Czop 95 3.6% -8.1
Majority498
Turnout55.4%
Registered electors4,773
Ballots cast2,638

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brentwood North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Mayo Elected 1,017 45.1% -13.0
Reform UK John Henry Roberts 681 30.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Michael Parrish 256 11.4% -10.2
Green Party John Michael Hamilton 198 8.8% -3.2
Labour Party Joanna Moncrieff 109 4.8% -13.6
Majority336
Turnout44.7%
Registered electors5,054
Ballots cast2,255

Liberal Democrats hold

Brentwood South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sophie Aaron Elected 592 27.2% —
Liberal Democrats Arthur Harold Leathley 570 26.2% -9.1
Labour Party Elizabeth Jerrard 503 23.1% -24.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Paola Carmen Sanders 318 14.6% -4.7
Green Party Samuel Thomas Andreetti 192 8.8% —
Majority22
Turnout47.5%
Registered electors4,598
Ballots cast2,175

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Brentwood West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nigel John Clarke Elected 914 43.2% -5.5
Liberal Democrats Brenner Jack Munden Elected 714 33.7% —
Reform UK Matt Corr 680 32.1% —
Reform UK Scott Poole 558 26.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terence Harvey Brant 424 20.0% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrianus Cornelis Coolbergen 290 13.7% —
Green Party Natalie Charlotte Olive Dench 224 10.6% +1.7
Green Party Marc Antony Alexander Sardinha 192 9.1% —
Labour Party Michael McQuaid 141 6.7% -10.6
Labour Party Sean Osullivan 97 4.6% —
Majority34
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,117

Liberal Democrats hold

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Craig Thomson Elected 1,240 53.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Soni Parvinder Sunger 604 26.0% -20.9
Liberal Democrats John Maynard Chapple 246 10.6% -25.8
Green Party Rebecca Catherine Enifer 134 5.8% -3.4
Labour Party Simon Ball 103 4.4% -7.1
Majority636
Turnout49.7%
Registered electors4,692
Ballots cast2,327

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Omar Bakhsh Elected 828 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sim Owolabi 465 25.8% -35.9
Independent Fiona Elizabeth Marsh 228 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Gary Maxius 122 6.8% -14.9
Green Party Charlotte Bradford 98 5.4% —
Labour Party Kevin Brailey 58 3.2% -8.3
Majority363
Turnout51.2%
Registered electors3,525
Ballots cast1,799

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hutton East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Godfrey Elected 800 36.0% +20.7
Reform UK Paul Nicholas Godfrey Elected 800 36.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas John Bridge 706 31.8% -11.8
Liberal Democrats Nina Allan 470 21.2% -20.1
Green Party Jamie Daniel Miller 144 6.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Richard Millwood 100 4.5% -5.5
Majority94
Turnout48.4%
Registered electors4,595
Ballots cast2,220

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hutton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jay Patel Elected 903 41.0% -15.0
Reform UK Chris Hossack 769 34.9% —
Green Party Adam Hoxha 197 8.9% -2.6
Liberal Democrats Nita Jhummu 189 8.6% -9.2
Labour Party Phil Holland 146 6.6% -21.8
Majority134
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors4,606
Ballots cast2,204

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hutton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Philippa Ruth Nicholson Elected 987 40.8% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mellissa Mary Slade 785 32.5% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Margaret Leathley 302 12.5% +6.3
Green Party David Mark Hale 186 7.7% +3.9
Labour Party Jane Winter 165 6.8% -6.5
Majority202
Turnout46.5%
Registered electors5,233
Ballots cast2,418

Reform UK hold

Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Anne Wagland Elected 930 35.9% -8.5
Reform UK Martin Paul Lonergan 814 31.4% —
Liberal Democrats Louise Susann Donno 645 24.9% -29.9
Green Party Paul Francis Jeater 161 6.2% —
Labour Party Caroline Russell 41 1.6% -6.4
Majority116
Turnout51.5%
Registered electors5,044
Ballots cast2,593

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pilgrims Hatch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Samuel John Gascoyne Elected 993 45.5% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Lewis 821 37.6% -32.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon William Frank Cowley 192 8.8% -6.6
Green Party Dom Graham 108 4.9% -1.8
Labour Party Ankie Saunders 68 3.1% -8.1
Majority172
Turnout46.6%
Registered electors4,689
Ballots cast2,182

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Shenfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Edward Gordon Elected 905 36.5% -1.9
Reform UK Paul James Joyner 693 28.0% +15.4
Liberal Democrats John Gurparshad Singh 686 27.7% -18.6
Liberal Democrats John Singh 686 27.7% —
Green Party Thea Antoniou 132 5.3% -2.9
Labour Party Paul Barrett 63 2.5% -5.3
Majority212
Turnout56.8%
Registered electors4,381
Ballots cast2,479

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Warley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jay Laplain Elected 709 38.9% -16.7
Reform UK Oliver Edward Andrews 612 33.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Caroline Rowlands 274 15.0% -6.4
Green Party Jo Brown 143 7.8% -4.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Susan Kortlandt 85 4.7% -10.4
Majority97
Turnout44.7%
Registered electors4,088
Ballots cast1,823

Liberal Democrats hold

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