Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election, all seats last being elected in 2002 following boundary changes. The Conservative Party took control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Conservative 21
  • Liberal Democrat 13
  • Labour 3

Election result

Brentwood Borough Council Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 5 0 +5 84.6 52.2 11,722 +4.8%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 5 -5 7.7 31.6 7,093 -4.9%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 7.7 8.9 2,003 -1.9%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.2 1,389 +6.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 266 +0.2%
  Others 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -4.3%

The swing was 4.9% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

Ward results

Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Faragher 783 40.0 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Pauline Myers 648 33.1 -12.6
UKIP Yvonne Maguire 230 11.7 +11.7
Labour Richard Bingley 163 8.3 -3.2
Green Frank Seckleman 126 6.4 -1.0
Majority 135 6.8 -3.6
Turnout 1,959 43.0 +14.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.7
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Elphick 596 34.3 -6.3
Conservative Philip O'Mara 458 26.3 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Doris Suckling 396 22.8 -11.8
UKIP Rowan Holland 283 16.3 +16.3
Majority 138 7.9 +1.9
Turnout 1,739 44.2 +9.0
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brentwood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Holmes 813 48.6 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Shirley Howe 705 42.2 -12.2
Labour Michael Le-Surf 139 8.3 -0.5
Majority 108 6.5 -11.2
Turnout 1,672 39.9 +14.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Brizes & Doddinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Hardy 654 35.7 -30.3
Conservative Antony Williams 607 33.2 +5.5
UKIP Leonard Williams 411 22.4 +22.4
Labour Peter Mayo 87 4.8 -1.2
Green Andrew Saterlay 70 3.8 +3.8
Majority 47 2.6 -35.8
Turnout 1,831 40.1 +12.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -17.9
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean McGinley 945 71.3 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Marcia Collins 253 19.1 -2.6
Labour Cornelius Maxey 120 9.1 +0.4
Majority 692 52.2 +10.0
Turnout 1,325 46.8 +7.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Monnickendam 861 59.6 -1.1
Liberal Democrats Deborah Wood 444 30.7 +1.2
Labour Charles Bisson 126 8.7 -0.7
Majority 417 28.9 -2.3
Turnout 1,444 45.9 +11.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -1.2
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Hutton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Kenny 916 71.2 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Roberta Hall 274 21.3 -0.8
Labour Ian Wands 83 6.4 -0.1
Majority 642 49.9 +5.9
Turnout 1,287 43.2 +12.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Sleep 986 43.1 -12.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Dale 845 36.9 +11.0
UKIP Arthur Howes 293 12.8 +12.8
Labour Jane Winter 90 3.9 -0.2
Green Beryl Lankester 70 3.1 +0.2
Majority 141 6.2 -23.0
Turnout 2,290 49.2 +7.9
Conservative hold Swing
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Pilgrims Hatch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandra Roberts 916 48.2 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Long 826 43.5 -8.8
Labour Michele Wigram 140 7.4 -3.5
Majority 90 4.7 -11.3
Turnout 1,899 41.6 +11.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.3
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Shenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Brehaut 1,401 71.7 +49.9
Conservative Lionel Lee 1,318 67.4 +45.6
Liberal Democrats Max Gottesmann 405 20.7 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Long 378 19.3 +3.5
Labour Bernadette Pavitt 140 7.2 -0.9
Labour Richard Margrave 114 5.8 -2.3
Majority 1,023 52.3 +20.5
Majority 913 46.7 +14.9
Turnout 1,955 47.4 +10.9
Conservative hold Swing +22.5
Conservative hold Swing +21.1
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Tipps Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dominic Good 829 61.0 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Anslow 431 31.7 -7.1
Labour Rita Anderson 90 6.6 +2.0
Majority 398 29.3 +11.5
Turnout 1,359 45.8 +6.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Brentwood Borough Council elections, 2004: Warley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tee 889 44.1 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Barr 834 41.4 -4.1
UKIP Janette Gulleford 172 8.5 +8.5
Labour Peter Anderson 115 5.7 -3.3
Majority 55 2.7 +2.3
Turnout 2,014 46.4 +13.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.6

Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStood?
Brentwood North Liberal Democrats 2002 Pauline Myers Yes
Brentwood South Labour 2002 Colin Elphick Reelected
Brentwood West Liberal Democrats 2002 Shirley Howe Yes
Brizes & Doddinghurst Liberal Democrats 2002 Derek Hardy Reelected
Hutton Central Conservative 2002 Jean McGinley Reelected
Hutton North Liberal Democrats 2002 Peggy Freeman No
Hutton South Conservative 2002 Francis Kenny Reelected
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Conservative 2002 Anthony Sleep Reelected
Pilgrims Hatch Liberal Democrats 2002 Anne Long Yes
Shenfield Conservative 2002 Peter Franklin No
Shenfield Conservative 2002 Margaret Brehaut Reelected
Tipps Cross Conservative 2002 Dominic Good Reelected
South Weald Liberal Democrats 2002 James Shawcross Reelected
Warley Liberal Democrats 2002 Robert Barr Yes
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