# 2008 Brentwood Borough Council election

Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council.
The Conservatives remained dominant on the council gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party. However they also lost seats to the Liberal Democrats and to an independent candidate, who became the only independent councillor on the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 28
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Labour 2
* Independent 1

## Election result

Brentwood Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 58.6 | 11,304 | +4.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 27.6 | 5,318 | -5.1% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 651 | +0.6% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8.2 | 1,586 | -0.1% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 431 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Carter | 911 | 47.5 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Reed | 865 | 45.1 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Gareth Barrett | 142 | 7.4 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 43.8 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Golding | 832 | 49.3 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Julie Morrissey | 627 | 37.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriella Clarke | 227 | 13.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,686 | 42.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Brentwood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Holmes | 933 | 52.5 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Clarke | 769 | 43.3 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Mayo | 75 | 4.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 9.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 40.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brizes & Doddinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger McCheyne | 1,057 | 59.6 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Anslow | 449 | 25.3 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Yvonne Maguire | 201 | 11.3 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Sheila Maxey | 67 | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 34.3 | +17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,774 | 39.0 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean McGinley | 902 | 79.7 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Seymour | 154 | 13.6 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Gow | 76 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 66.1 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 40.3 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hutton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise Monnickendam | 805 | 71.2 | +23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Howe | 181 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | Charles Bisson | 145 | 12.8 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 55.2 | +51.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,131 | 37.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hutton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Kenny | 894 | 78.4 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Wood | 170 | 14.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Enever | 76 | 6.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 63.5 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 38.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sleep | 1,308 | 67.0 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bobbie Hall | 279 | 14.3 | −20.1 |
| | UKIP | Janette Gulleford | 230 | 11.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Jane Winter | 135 | 6.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 52.7 | +34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | 42.4 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilgrims Hatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 1,057 | 58.8 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Val Adams | 675 | 37.5 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Michele Wigram | 66 | 3.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 21.3 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,798 | 40.1 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Shenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Brehaut | 1,303 | 77.7 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ellis | 269 | 16.1 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Kees Maxey | 104 | 6.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | 61.6 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,676 | 40.7 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tipps Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roger Keeble | 651 | 46.3 | +46.3 |
| | Conservative | Owen Rosindell | 631 | 44.9 | −26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Aspinell | 93 | 6.6 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Skingley | 30 | 2.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 47.8 | +8.2 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Tee | 1,099 | 57.8 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Cutbush | 759 | 39.9 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Margrave | 43 | 2.3 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 17.9 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | 44.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |