Brentwood and Ongar | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
Population | 92,957 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,041 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Brentwood, Ingatestone, Ongar, Shenfield, West Horndon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Alex Burghart (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Billericay |
Brentwood and Ongar is a constituency[n 1] in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Alex Burghart, a Conservative, serving since October 2022 as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.[n 2]
History
The seat was created for the February 1974 general election, primarily from part of the abolished constituency of Billericay. It has always been a safe Conservative seat.
It was held by Eric Pickles between the General Election in 1992 and 2017 when he stood down. The Liberal Democrats amassed their largest share of the vote in 1992 (including results for their two predecessor parties). At the 2010 election their candidate was second-placed with 13.6% of the vote, ahead of the Labour Party's candidate.
In the 2001 election, Pickles was opposed by Martin Bell, who had represented the Tatton constituency in the last Parliament as an independent and had pledged not to seek re-election there. Bell failed to gain Brentwood and Ongar from the Conservatives, but cut the Conservative majority to just 6.5%, the lowest in the seat's history.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1974–1983
- The Urban District of Brentwood;
- The Rural District of Epping and Ongar parishes of Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding, Blackmore, Bobbingworth, Doddinghurst, Fyfield, High Laver, High Ongar, Kelvedon Hatch, Lambourne, Little Laver, Moreton, Navestock, Ongar, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Abbotts, Stapleford Tawney, Stondon Massey, Theydon Mount, and Willingale.[3]
The Urban District of Brentwood was previously part of the abolished constituency of Billericay, and the parishes in the Rural District of Epping and Ongar (which had previously constituted the Rural District of Ongar) had been part of the abolished constituency of Chigwell.
1983–2010
- The District of Brentwood;
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, High Ongar, Lambourne, Moreton and Matching, Passingford, Roothing Country, and Shelley.[4][5]
Two parishes, formerly part of the Rural District of Chelmsford and included in the District of Brentwood under the Local Government Act 1972 transferred from Chelmsford. Other marginal changes.
2010–present
- The Borough of Brentwood;
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings, Lambourne, Moreton and Fyfield, North Weald Bassett, Passingford, and Shelley.[6]
North Weald Bassett ward transferred from Epping Forest. Other marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged, except for a very minor adjustment due to a revision of ward boundaries.[7]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[8][9] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Sir Robert McCrindle | Conservative | |
1992 | Sir Eric Pickles | Conservative | |
2017 | Alex Burghart | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Burghart[10] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | David Kendall[11] | ||||
Reform UK | Paul Godfrey[12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Burghart | 36,308 | 68.6 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Oliver Durose | 7,243 | 13.7 | −6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 7,187 | 13.6 | +5.2 | |
Green | Paul Jeater | 1,679 | 3.2 | +1.5 | |
English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 532 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 29,065 | 54.9 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 52,949 | 70.4 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Burghart | 34,811 | 65.8 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Gareth Barrett | 10,809 | 20.4 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Chilvers | 4,426 | 8.4 | −0.4 | |
UKIP | Mick McGough | 1,845 | 3.5 | −13.3 | |
Green | Paul Jeater | 915 | 1.7 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Louca Kousoulou | 104 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 24,002 | 45.4 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 52,910 | 70.6 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 30,534 | 58.8 | +1.9 | |
UKIP | Mick McGough | 8,724 | 16.8 | +12.8 | |
Labour | Liam Preston | 6,492 | 12.5 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 4,577 | 8.8 | −14.7 | |
Green | Reza Hossain | 1,397 | 2.7 | +1.5 | |
English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 173 | 0.3 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 21,810 | 42.0 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,897 | 71.6 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 28,792 | 56.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 11,872 | 23.5 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Heidi Benzing | 4,992 | 9.9 | −4.9 | |
UKIP | Michael McGough | 2,037 | 4.0 | −0.1 | |
BNP | Paul Morris | 1,447 | 2.9 | New | |
Green | Jess Barnecutt | 584 | 1.2 | New | |
English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 491 | 1.0 | New | |
Independent | James Sapwell | 263 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Danny Attfield | 113 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,920 | 33.4 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,591 | 71.9 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 23,609 | 53.5 | +15.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Stollar | 11,997 | 27.2 | +11.6 | |
Labour | John Adams | 6,579 | 14.9 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Stuart Gulleford | 1,805 | 4.1 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Anthony Appleton | 155 | 0.4 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 11,612 | 26.3 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,145 | 68.4 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 16,558 | 38.0 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Martin Bell | 13,737 | 31.5 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 6,772 | 15.6 | −10.7 | |
Labour | Diana Johnson | 5,505 | 12.6 | −9.5 | |
UKIP | Kenneth Gulleford | 611 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Peter Pryke | 239 | 0.5 | New | |
Church of the Militant Elvis | David Bishop | 68 | 0.2 | New | |
Independent | Anthony Appleton | 52 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,821 | 6.5 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,542 | 67.3 | −9.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 23,031 | 45.4 | −12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bottomley | 13,341 | 26.3 | −4.2 | |
Labour | Marc Young | 11,231 | 22.1 | +11.2 | |
Referendum | Angela Kilmartin | 2,658 | 5.2 | New | |
UKIP | David Mills | 465 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 9,690 | 19.1 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,726 | 76.6 | −8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Pickles | 32,145 | 57.6 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bottomley | 17,000 | 30.5 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Jeremiah Keohane | 6,080 | 10.9 | −2.3 | |
Green | Carolyn Bartley | 555 | 1.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 15,145 | 27.1 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 55,780 | 84.7 | +5.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert McCrindle | 32,258 | 60.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Nicholas Amor | 13,337 | 25.0 | −5.3 | |
Labour | James Orpe | 7,042 | 13.2 | +1.8 | |
Green | Margaret Willis | 686 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 18,921 | 35.5 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 53323 | 79.0 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert McCrindle | 29,484 | 58.4 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Nicholas Amor | 15,282 | 30.3 | +16.0 | |
Labour | James Orpe | 5,739 | 11.4 | −13.9 | |
Majority | 14,202 | 28.1 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 50505 | 76.6 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert McCrindle | 29,113 | 60.4 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Ian James Crofton Peddie | 12,182 | 25.3 | −4.0 | |
Liberal | Colin Cenydd Jones | 6,882 | 14.3 | −9.5 | |
Majority | 16,931 | 35.1 | +17.5 | ||
Turnout | 48,177 | 80.6 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert McCrindle | 21,136 | 46.9 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Henry Edward Miller | 13,190 | 29.3 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Lionel Rufus Wernick | 10,725 | 23.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 7,946 | 17.6 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,051 | 77.2 | −6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert McCrindle | 22,545 | 46.6 | ||
Liberal | Lionel Rufus Wernick | 13,452 | 27.8 | ||
Labour | Maurice Howard Rosen | 12,398 | 25.6 | ||
Majority | 9,093 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 48,395 | 83.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Graphical representation
25.6% | 27.8% | 46.6% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
29.3% | 23.8% | 46.9% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
25.3% | 14.3% | 60.4% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
11.4% | 30.3% | 58.4% |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
13.2% | 25.0% | 60.5% | |
Labour | Liberal | Conservative |
10.9% | 30.5% | 57.6% | |
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative |
22.1% | 26.3% | 45.4% | ||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | Ref |
12.6% | 15.6% | 31.5% | 38.0% | ||||
Labour | Lib Dems | Martin Bell | Conservative |
14.9% | 27.2% | 53.5% | ||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP |
9.9% | 23.5% | 56.9% | |||||
Lab | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP |
12.5% | 58.8% | 16.8% | |||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP |
20.4% | 65.8% | |||||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative | UKIP |
13.7% | 13.6% | 68.6% | |||
Labour | Lib Dems | Conservative |
See also
Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
- ↑ "Brentwood and Ongar: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- ↑ "Brentwood and Ongar 1974–". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
- ↑ "Alex Burghart MP Re-Adopted as Conservative Candidate". Brentwood & Ongar Conservatives. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Find My PPC (Eastern England)" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ "Your Council - Electoral Services - 2019 UK Parliamentary El..." Archived from the original on 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Karen Chilvers announced as snap General Election candidate". 20 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Brentwood & Ongar". BBC News.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Brentwood and Ongar — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.