# 2002 Brentwood Borough Council election

Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The entire council was up for election following boundary changes. The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council for a twelfth year.

## Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | 57.6 | 43.3 | 21,581 |
| Conservative | 14 | 33.3 | 41.7 | 20,797 |
| Labour | 2 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 5,434 |
| Liberal | 1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 954 |
| Independent Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 605 |
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 343 |
| Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 142 |

## Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Brentwood North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell | 808 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Myers | 782 | 50.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reg Straw | 750 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hamilton | 457 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Hanwell | 446 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Alford | 432 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | Roy Goddard | 195 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Mamtaz Beekoo | 163 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Herbert Seymour | 149 | 9.7 |
| | Green | Frank Seckleman | 148 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 33.5 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Brentwood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Minns | 619 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Colin Elphick | 569 | 38.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hogan | 541 | 36.1 |
| | Labour | David Hann | 489 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Adams | 434 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Goodey | 404 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Neal | 379 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Waller | 324 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative | David Tan | 300 | 20.0 |
| | Independent | Matthew Howes | 142 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Stokes | 93 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 37.6 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Brentwood West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 777 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Howe | 741 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Wheatley | 698 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cullum | 401 | 30.2 |
| | Conservative | Joan Holmes | 396 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | Kathryn Dean | 390 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Sheila Maxey | 126 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Graham Thompson | 97 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Neil McAree | 91 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 33.9 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Brizes & Doddinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Cook | 920 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Hardy | 878 | 58.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Brown | 849 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | Robin Maillard | 377 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 370 | 24.8 |
| | Conservative | Janet Savill | 368 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Coule | 161 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Mayo | 160 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Michele Wigram | 159 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 37.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 34.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 32.4 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Wright | 526 | 42.6 |
| | Liberal | Roy Boggis | 518 | 41.9 |
| | Liberal | Sonya Barnes | 436 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ives | 369 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Golding | 163 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Siveter | 140 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | Anna Cadzow | 65 | 5.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Taylor | 58 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,235 | 42.9 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Hutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Braid | 735 | 65.4 |
| | Conservative | Jean McGinley | 702 | 62.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcia Collins | 253 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Wallace | 234 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Denise Abel | 98 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Burns | 94 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 44.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 39.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 39.8 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Hutton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Davies | 443 | 44.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tilley | 424 | 42.8 |
| | Conservative | Sallyanne Latham | 405 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hossack | 391 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Charles Bisson | 111 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | William Harman | 95 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | 35.3 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Hutton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peggy Freeman | 553 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative | Dudley Payne | 540 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Boyland | 511 | 41.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Emanuel | 498 | 40.4 |
| | Labour | Jannetta McAllister | 118 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Waterhouse | 100 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 38.6 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Hutton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brandon Lewis | 623 | 67.1 |
| | Conservative | Francis Kenny | 603 | 65.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roberta Hall | 207 | 22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Long | 203 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Burgess | 60 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 45.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 42.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 31.1 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Harrison | 1,190 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sleep | 1,143 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Courage | 1,095 | 51.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Anslow | 788 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gottesmann | 780 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Porter | 665 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Abel | 120 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Maxey | 114 | 5.3 |
| | Labour | Vicki Hann | 106 | 5.0 |
| | Green | Beryl Lankester | 102 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 46.4 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Pilgrims Hatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Bailey | 968 | 59.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Long | 957 | 58.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Myers | 911 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Ann Parrish | 449 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Miers | 446 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Parrish | 427 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Callaghan | 167 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Bingley | 152 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Lynn Turner | 129 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 32.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 31.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 36.0 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Shenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Franklin | 964 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Brehaut | 876 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Baker | 767 | 47.5 |
| | Independent Conservative | Anthony Galbraith | 605 | 37.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Gottesmann | 337 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Suckling | 313 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Taylor | 292 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Bernadette Pavitt | 124 | 7.7 |
| | Labour | Doreen Acton | 118 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Wands | 81 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 40.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 33.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 39.1 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: South Weald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Shawcross | 626 | 74.2 |
| | Conservative | John Shelton | 207 | 24.5 |
| | Labour | Jane Winter | 11 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 49.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | 58.4 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Tipps Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dominic Good | 630 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | Madeline Henwood | 606 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Wakeley | 546 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harley | 480 | 37.7 |
| | Labour | Rita Anderson | 75 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Gow | 73 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 42.4 |
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2002: Warley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 790 | 48.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Barr | 764 | 46.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Hubbard | 719 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative | David Sparks | 666 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative | Lionel Lee | 629 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative | Steven Richmond | 602 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Thomas Acton | 144 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Anderson | 125 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Kortlandt | 118 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | 37.6 |