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Brentwood 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 6,790 | 42.6% | 7 | 58.3% | 5 | 41.7% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5,970 | 37.4% | 4 | 33.3% | 5 | 41.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,364 | 14.8% | 1 | 8.3% | 2 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 389 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 376 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 64 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 15,953 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hutton East · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · +0.9 pts below quota
- Shenfield · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
- Ingatestone Fryerning & Mountnessing · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
- Hutton North · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
- Tipps Cross · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
- Brentwood South · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
- Warley · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
- Brentwood West · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota
- Brentwood North · 1 seat · won at 62.1% · above quota
- Brizes & Doddinghurst · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
- Herongate Ingrave & West Horndon · 1 seat · won at 67.8% · above quota
- Pilgrims Hatch · 1 seat · won at 72.7% · above quota
Race results
Hutton East · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 912
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rigby, B. | Liberal Democrats | 448 | 49.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Patel, J. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 324 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | Kortlandt, S. | Labour Party | 140 | 15.4% |
Shenfield · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 1,750
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worsfold, D. | Liberal Democrats | 890 | 50.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Gordon, T. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 710 | 40.6% | |
| 3 | Milward, A. | Green Party | 94 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Jerrard, E. | Labour Party | 56 | 3.2% |
Ingatestone Fryerning & Mountnessing · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 1,754
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorton, H. | Liberal Democrats | 911 | 51.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Hones, N. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 745 | 42.5% | |
| 3 | Moncrieff, J. | Labour Party | 98 | 5.6% |
Hutton North · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 923
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound, J. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 493 | 53.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Holland, P. | Labour Party | 212 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Carey, L. | Liberal Democrats | 154 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Godfrey, P. | Reform UK | 64 | 6.9% |
Tipps Cross · single-seat
Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 1,024
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCheyne, R. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 553 | 54.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Smith, B. | Independent | 389 | 38.0% | |
| 3 | Acton, T. | Labour Party | 82 | 8.0% |
Brentwood South · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 1,427
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrett, T. | Labour Party | 796 | 55.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Chinnery, A. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 370 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Leathley, A. | Liberal Democrats | 261 | 18.3% |
Warley · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 1,556
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laplain, J. | Liberal Democrats | 870 | 55.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Gibson, J. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 450 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | Burgess, M. | Labour Party | 160 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Goode, J. | Green Party | 76 | 4.9% |
Brentwood West · single-seat
Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.4 pts Valid ballots 1,513
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo, S. | Liberal Democrats | 929 | 61.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Rayner, T. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 339 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Millwood, R. | Labour Party | 245 | 16.2% |
Brentwood North · single-seat
Marginal winner 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.1 pts Valid ballots 1,522
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis, M. | Liberal Democrats | 945 | 62.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Lal, S. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 286 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Brown, E. | Labour Party | 204 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Oliver, A. | Green Party | 87 | 5.7% |
Brizes & Doddinghurst · single-seat
Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 1,379
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppy, C. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 891 | 64.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Constanda, F. | Liberal Democrats | 259 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Brailey, K. | Labour Party | 141 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Jeater, P. | Green Party | 88 | 6.4% |
Herongate Ingrave & West Horndon · single-seat
Marginal winner 67.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.8 pts Valid ballots 878
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsh, F. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 595 | 67.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Long, A. | Liberal Democrats | 167 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Winter, J. | Labour Party | 116 | 13.2% |
Pilgrims Hatch · single-seat
Marginal winner 72.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.7 pts Valid ballots 1,315
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davies, V. | Liberal Democrats | 956 | 72.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Cowley, G. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 214 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Ball, C. | Labour Party | 114 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hale, D. | Green Party | 31 | 2.4% |