# 2003 Brentwood Borough Council election

Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election, all seats last being elected in 2002 following boundary changes. Twelve years of Liberal Democrat control ended with the council passing into no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 18
* Conservative 16
* Labour 3

## Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 7,414 | +5.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 41.7 | 36.5 | 5,698 | -5.2% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 1,688 | -0.1% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 456 | +1.0% |
| New Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 219 | +1.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 151 | +0.3% |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5% |
The swing was 5.5% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

## Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reg Straw | 597 | 45.7 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hamilton | 461 | 35.3 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Roy Goddard | 150 | 11.5 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Frank Seckleman | 96 | 7.4 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 10.4 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 28.6 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hann | 564 | 40.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hogan | 481 | 34.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Louise Monnickendam | 337 | 24.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 6.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 35.2 | −2.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -0.9 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brentwood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Wheatley | 560 | 54.4 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cullum | 378 | 36.7 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Maxey | 91 | 8.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 17.7 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 25.3 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Brizes & Doddinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Brown | 850 | 66.0 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Robin Maillard | 356 | 27.7 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Michele Wigram | 77 | 6.0 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 38.4 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,287 | 28.1 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon MacLellan | 662 | 54.5 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal | Roy Boggis | 456 | 37.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Burns | 92 | 7.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 17.0 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,214 | 42.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Hutton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hossack | 556 | 57.6 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tilley | 326 | 33.8 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | William Harman | 77 | 8.0 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 23.8 | +20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | 34.6 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.7 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Hutton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dudley Payne | 649 | 60.7 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Suckling | 315 | 29.5 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Bisson | 101 | 9.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 31.2 | +27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | 34.0 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +15.6 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Courage | 1,057 | 55.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Anslow | 497 | 25.9 | −8.9 |
| | New Britain | Arthur Howes | 219 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Margrave | 79 | 4.1 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Beryl Lankester | 55 | 2.9 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 29.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,916 | 41.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Pilgrims Hatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Myers | 718 | 52.3 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Kathryn Dean | 499 | 36.4 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Bingley | 149 | 10.9 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 16.0 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,372 | 30.1 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.4 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Shenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Baker | 1,141 | 75.6 | +21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Gottesmann | 239 | 15.8 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Bernadette Pavitt | 123 | 8.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 902 | 59.7 | +31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 36.5 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.7 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Tipps Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Madeline Henwood | 665 | 56.5 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Wakeley | 456 | 38.8 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Gow | 54 | 4.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 17.8 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 39.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2003: Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Hubbard | 659 | 45.5 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Joan Holmes | 653 | 45.1 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Anderson | 131 | 9.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.4 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,448 | 33.2 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

## Composition of expiring seats before election

| Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Stood? |
| Brentwood North | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Reg Straw | Reelected |
| Brentwood South | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Margaret Hogan | Yes |
| Brentwood West | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Allan Wheatley | Reelected |
| Brizes & Doddinghurst | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Colin Brown | Reelected |
| Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon | Liberal | 2002 | Roy Boggis | Yes |
| Hutton East | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Stephen Tilley | Yes |
| Hutton North | Conservative | 2002 | Dudley Payne | Reelected |
| Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing | Conservative | 2002 | Sarah Courage | Reelected |
| Pilgrims Hatch | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Charles Myers | Reelected |
| Shenfield | Conservative | 2002 | Philip Baker | Reelected |
| Tipps Cross | Conservative | 2002 | Madeline Henwood | Reelected |
| Warley | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | Jill Hubbard | Reelected |