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Elections to Brentwood Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
1998 Brentwood Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 10 | 71.4 | 15 | 25 | 64.1 | 8,978 | 47.8 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 9 | 11 | 28.2 | 6,288 | 33.5 | –4.0 | |
Labour | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 3,006 | 16.0 | –3.3 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 413 | 2.2 | New | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.6 | New |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | B. Aspinell | 585 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Shelton | 375 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | R. Goddard | 317 | 22.9 | ||
Green | F. Seckelman | 107 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 15.2 | ||||
Turnout | 29.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Minns | 793 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Goodey | 349 | 23.5 | ||
Conservative | S. Hamilton | 346 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 29.8 | ||||
Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 760 | 60.9 | ||
Conservative | P. Currie | 308 | 24.7 | ||
Labour | S. Maidment | 179 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 36.2 | ||||
Turnout | 32.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | D. Hardy | 1,216 | 71.5 | ||
Conservative | J. Barnes | 324 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | S. Maxey | 160 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 52.4 | ||||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R. Davies | 542 | 54.0 | ||
Conservative | P. Sanders | 282 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | C. Bisson | 179 | 17.8 | ||
Majority | 25.9 | ||||
Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | P. Freeman | 673 | 60.1 | ||
Conservative | S. Barthee | 318 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | C. Maxey | 129 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 31.7 | ||||
Turnout | 33.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Lewis | 1,004 | 63.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Wild | 422 | 26.6 | ||
Labour | M. Burgess | 159 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 36.7 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | C. Dale | 783 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Kean | 524 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | J. Winter | 112 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 18.3 | ||||
Turnout | 37.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A. Long | 1,332 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Mailard | 474 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | A. Freeman | 305 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 40.6 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Brehaut | 797 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Philbrooks | 546 | 37.1 | ||
Labour | M. Owen | 128 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 17.1 | ||||
Turnout | 35.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J. Shawcross | 456 | 67.6 | ||
Conservative | A. Green | 202 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | M. Wigram | 17 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 37.7 | ||||
Turnout | 61.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | C. Robins | 677 | 43.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M. Taylor | 637 | |||
Conservative | R. Rankin | 634 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | F. Kenny | 620 | |||
Labour | T. Acton | 239 | 15.4 | ||
Labour | R. Gow | 203 | |||
Turnout | 34.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | M. Boggis | 413 | 71.3 | ||
Labour | M. Bourne | 86 | 14.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Hunt | 80 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 56.4 | ||||
Turnout | 51.7 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |