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Brentwood 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

13 ward races

14 seats

12 elected below the proportional quota

85.7% of seats below quota

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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	11,605	37.0%	7	50.0%	6	42.9%	+1
Conservative Party	7,912	25.2%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	-1
Liberal Democrats	7,613	24.3%	4	28.6%	3	21.4%	+1
Green Party	2,226	7.1%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Labour Party	1,774	5.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	228	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	31,358	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Brentwood South · 1 seat · won at 27.2% · −22.8 pts below quota
Brentwood West · 2 seats · won at 16.9% · −16.5 pts below quota
Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · −14.1 pts below quota
Hutton East · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · −14.0 pts below quota
Shenfield · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · −13.5 pts below quota
Warley · 1 seat · won at 38.9% · −11.1 pts below quota
Hutton South · 1 seat · won at 40.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
Hutton North · 1 seat · won at 41.0% · −9.0 pts below quota
Brentwood North · 1 seat · won at 45.0% · −5.0 pts below quota
Pilgrims Hatch · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · −4.5 pts below quota
Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon · 1 seat · won at 46.0% · −4.0 pts below quota
Blackmore and Doddinghurst · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Brizes, Stondon Massey and South Weald · 1 seat · won at 53.3% · above quota

Race results

Brentwood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 27.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −22.8 pts Valid ballots 2,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sophie Aaron	Reform UK	592	27.2%	−22.8 pts	Elected
2	Arthur Harold Leathley	Liberal Democrats	570	26.2%	—
3	Elizabeth Jerrard	Labour Party	503	23.1%	—
4	Paola Carmen Sanders	Conservative Party	318	14.6%	—
5	Samuel Thomas Andreetti	Green Party	192	8.8%	—

Electorate 4,598 · Ballots cast 2,183 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.brentwood.brentwood-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −16.5 pts Valid ballots 4,234

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nigel John Clarke	Liberal Democrats	914	21.6%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Brenner Jack Munden	Liberal Democrats	714	16.9%	−16.5 pts	Elected
3	Matt Corr	Reform UK	680	16.1%	—
4	Scott Poole	Reform UK	558	13.2%	—
5	Terence Harvey Brant	Conservative Party	424	10.0%	—
6	Adrianus Cornelis Coolbergen	Conservative Party	290	6.8%	—
7	Natalie Charlotte Olive Dench	Green Party	224	5.3%	—
8	Marc Antony Alexander Sardinha	Green Party	192	4.5%	—
9	Michael McQuaid	Labour Party	141	3.3%	—
10	Sean Osullivan	Labour Party	97	2.3%	—

Electorate 5,198 · Ballots cast 4,244 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.brentwood.brentwood-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.1 pts Valid ballots 2,591

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lesley Anne Wagland	Conservative Party	930	35.9%	−14.1 pts	Elected
2	Martin Paul Lonergan	Reform UK	814	31.4%	—
3	Louise Susann Donno	Liberal Democrats	645	24.9%	—
4	Paul Francis Jeater	Green Party	161	6.2%	—
5	Caroline Russell	Labour Party	41	1.6%	—

Electorate 5,044 · Ballots cast 2,595 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.brentwood.ingatestone-fryerning-mountnessing.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hutton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.0 pts Valid ballots 2,220

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Nicholas Godfrey	Reform UK	800	36.0%	−14.0 pts	Elected
2	Thomas John Bridge	Conservative Party	706	31.8%	—
3	Nina Allan	Liberal Democrats	470	21.2%	—
4	Jamie Daniel Miller	Green Party	144	6.5%	—
5	Richard Millwood	Labour Party	100	4.5%	—

Electorate 4,595 · Ballots cast 2,224 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.brentwood.hutton-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Shenfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.5 pts Valid ballots 2,479

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Thomas Edward Gordon	Conservative Party	905	36.5%	−13.5 pts	Elected
2	Paul James Joyner	Reform UK	693	28.0%	—
3	John Singh	Liberal Democrats	686	27.7%	—
4	Thea Antoniou	Green Party	132	5.3%	—
5	Paul Barrett	Labour Party	63	2.5%	—

Electorate 4,381 · Ballots cast 2,488 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.brentwood.shenfield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Warley · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.1 pts Valid ballots 1,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jay Laplain	Liberal Democrats	709	38.9%	−11.1 pts	Elected
2	Oliver Edward Andrews	Reform UK	612	33.6%	—
3	Louise Caroline Rowlands	Conservative Party	274	15.0%	—
4	Jo Brown	Green Party	143	7.8%	—
5	Susan Kortlandt	Labour Party	85	4.7%	—

Electorate 4,088 · Ballots cast 1,828 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.brentwood.warley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hutton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.3 pts Valid ballots 2,425

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Philippa Ruth Nicholson	Reform UK	987	40.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
2	Mellissa Mary Slade	Conservative Party	785	32.4%	—
3	Heather Margaret Leathley	Liberal Democrats	302	12.5%	—
4	David Mark Hale	Green Party	186	7.7%	—
5	Jane Winter	Labour Party	165	6.8%	—

Electorate 5,233 · Ballots cast 2,439 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.brentwood.hutton-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hutton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,204

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jay Patel	Conservative Party	903	41.0%	−9.0 pts	Elected
2	Chris Hossack	Reform UK	769	34.9%	—
3	Adam Hoxha	Green Party	197	8.9%	—
4	Nita Jhummu	Liberal Democrats	189	8.6%	—
5	Phil Holland	Labour Party	146	6.6%	—

Electorate 4,606 · Ballots cast 2,209 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.brentwood.hutton-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.0 pts Valid ballots 2,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Mayo	Liberal Democrats	1,017	45.0%	−5.0 pts	Elected
2	John Henry Roberts	Reform UK	681	30.1%	—
3	John Anthony Michael Parrish	Conservative Party	256	11.3%	—
4	John Michael Hamilton	Green Party	198	8.8%	—
5	Joanna Moncrieff	Labour Party	109	4.8%	—

Electorate 5,054 · Ballots cast 2,267 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.brentwood.brentwood-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pilgrims Hatch · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.5 pts Valid ballots 2,182

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel John Gascoyne	Reform UK	993	45.5%	−4.5 pts	Elected
2	Mark Robert Lewis	Liberal Democrats	821	37.6%	—
3	Gordon William Frank Cowley	Conservative Party	192	8.8%	—
4	Dom Graham	Green Party	108	4.9%	—
5	Ankie Saunders	Labour Party	68	3.1%	—

Electorate 4,689 · Ballots cast 2,186 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.brentwood.pilgrims-hatch.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.0 pts Valid ballots 1,799

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Omar Bakhsh	Reform UK	828	46.0%	−4.0 pts	Elected
2	Sim Owolabi	Conservative Party	465	25.8%	—
3	Fiona Elizabeth Marsh	Independent	228	12.7%	—
4	Gary Maxius	Liberal Democrats	122	6.8%	—
5	Charlotte Bradford	Green Party	98	5.4%	—
6	Kevin Brailey	Labour Party	58	3.2%	—

Electorate 3,525 · Ballots cast 1,806 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.brentwood.herongate-ingrave-west-horndon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Blackmore and Doddinghurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.5 pts Valid ballots 2,638

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Peter William Gregory	Reform UK	1,358	51.5%	+1.5 pts	Elected
2	Cliff Poppy	Conservative Party	860	32.6%	—
3	Mary Spiers	Liberal Democrats	208	7.9%	—
4	Nicholas Spencer Kelly	Green Party	117	4.4%	—
5	Liam Czop	Labour Party	95	3.6%	—

Electorate 4,773 · Ballots cast 2,644 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.brentwood.blackmore-doddinghurst.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brizes, Stondon Massey and South Weald · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.3 pts Valid ballots 2,327

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Craig Thomson	Reform UK	1,240	53.3%	+3.3 pts	Elected
2	Soni Parvinder Sunger	Conservative Party	604	26.0%	—
3	John Maynard Chapple	Liberal Democrats	246	10.6%	—
4	Rebecca Catherine Enifer	Green Party	134	5.8%	—
5	Simon Ball	Labour Party	103	4.4%	—

Electorate 4,692 · Ballots cast 2,333 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.brentwood.brizes-stondon-massey-south-weald.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index