The 2026 Brentwood Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 13 of 39 members of Brentwood Borough Council.[1]
Background
In 2024, the council remained under no overall control.[2] The Liberal Democrats have run the council as a minority with Labour since 2023.[3] In 2023, the Conservatives lost their majority.[4]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 17 | ||
| Conservative | 19 | Conservative | 16 | ||
| Labour | 3 | Labour | 3 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 2 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
Election result
| 2026 Brentwood Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 |  1 |
28.6 | 12 | 16 | 41.0 | 7,613 | 24.0 | –15.9 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 4 |
21.4 | 9 | 12 | 30.8 | 8,337 | 26.2 | –13.2 | |
| Reform | 7 |  7 |
50.0 | 1 | 8 | 20.5 | 11,605 | 36.5 | +35.7 | |
| Labour | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | 1,774 | 5.6 | –11.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 228 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Green | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,226 | 7.0 | +4.5 | |
Ward results
Blackmore & Doddinghurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Peter Gregory | 1,358 | 51.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Cliff Poppy* | 860 | 32.6 | –27.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Spiers | 208 | 7.9 | –9.9 | |
| Green | Nicholas Kelly | 117 | 4.4 | –6.6 | |
| Labour | Liam Czop | 95 | 3.6 | –7.4 | |
| Majority | 498 | 18.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,644 | 55.4 | +12.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,773 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Brentwood North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Mayo* | 1,017 | 44.9 | –7.8 | |
| Reform | John Roberts | 681 | 30.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Parrish | 256 | 11.3 | –8.3 | |
| Green | John Hamilton | 198 | 8.7 | –2.2 | |
| Labour | Joanna Moncrieff | 109 | 4.8 | –11.9 | |
| Majority | 336 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,261 | 44.7 | +14.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,054 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Brentwood South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Sophie Aaron | 592 | 27.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Leathley | 570 | 26.2 | –8.3 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Jerrard* | 503 | 23.1 | –23.3 | |
| Conservative | Paola Sanders | 318 | 14.6 | –4.3 | |
| Green | Samuel Andreetti | 192 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 22 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,183 | 47.5 | +10.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,598 | ||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
Brentwood West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Clarke | 914 | 45.2 | –7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brenner Munden | 714 | 35.3 | –16.5 | |
| Reform | Matt Corr | 680 | 33.6 | N/A | |
| Reform | Scott Poole | 558 | 27.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Terence Brant | 424 | 21.0 | –10.4 | |
| Conservative | Adrianus Coolbergen | 290 | 14.3 | –16.6 | |
| Green | Natalie Dench | 224 | 11.1 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Marc Sardinha | 192 | 9.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Michael McQuaid | 141 | 7.0 | –11.6 | |
| Labour | Sean O'Sullivan | 97 | 4.8 | –10.8 | |
| Turnout | 4,244 | 81.6 | +52.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,198 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Craig Thomson | 1,240 | 53.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Soni Sunger* | 604 | 25.9 | –19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Chapple | 246 | 10.6 | –24.4 | |
| Green | Rebecca Enifer | 134 | 5.8 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | Simon Ball | 103 | 4.4 | –6.7 | |
| Majority | 636 | 27.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,333 | 49.7 | +15.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,692 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Omar Bakhsh | 828 | 46.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sim Owolabi | 465 | 25.8 | –39.2 | |
| Independent | Fiona Marsh* | 228 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Maxius | 122 | 6.8 | –16.0 | |
| Green | Charlotte Bradford | 98 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Kevin Brailey | 58 | 3.2 | –9.0 | |
| Majority | 363 | 20.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,806 | 51.2 | +22.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,525 | ||||
| Reform gain from Independent | |||||
Hutton East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Paul Godfrey | 800 | 36.0 | +22.1 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Bridge | 706 | 31.8 | –7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nina Allan | 470 | 21.2 | –16.2 | |
| Green | Jamie Miller | 144 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Richard Millwood | 100 | 4.5 | –4.6 | |
| Majority | 94 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,224 | 48.4 | +14.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,595 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 |
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Hutton North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jay Patel* | 903 | 41.0 | –7.8 | |
| Reform | Chris Hossack | 769 | 34.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Adam Hoxha | 197 | 8.9 | –1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nita Jhummu | 189 | 8.6 | –7.2 | |
| Labour | Phil Holland | 146 | 6.6 | –18.6 | |
| Majority | 134 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,209 | 48.0 | +14.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,606 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hutton South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Philippa Nicholson | 987 | 40.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mellissa Slade* | 785 | 32.3 | –13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Leathley | 302 | 12.4 | –3.4 | |
| Green | David Hale | 186 | 7.7 | –3.3 | |
| Labour | Jane Winter | 165 | 6.8 | –21.0 | |
| Majority | 202 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,425 | 46.3 | +16.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,233 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lesley Wagland* | 930 | 35.9 | –5.7 | |
| Reform | Martin Lonergan | 814 | 31.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Donno | 645 | 24.9 | –26.5 | |
| Green | Paul Jeater | 161 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Caroline Russell | 41 | 1.6 | –5.4 | |
| Majority | 116 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,597 | 51.5 | +14.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,044 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pilgrims Hatch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Samuel Gascoyne | 993 | 45.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Lewis* | 821 | 37.6 | –30.1 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Cowley | 192 | 8.8 | –6.1 | |
| Green | Dom Graham | 108 | 4.9 | –1.6 | |
| Labour | Ankie Saunders | 68 | 3.1 | –7.7 | |
| Majority | 172 | 7.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,186 | 46.6 | +15.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,689 | ||||
| Reform gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Shenfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Gordon* | 905 | 36.5 | +2.7 | |
| Reform | Paul Joyner | 693 | 27.9 | +16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Singh | 686 | 27.7 | –13.1 | |
| Green | Thea Antoniou | 132 | 5.3 | –1.9 | |
| Labour | Paul Barrett | 63 | 2.5 | –4.4 | |
| Majority | 212 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,488 | 56.8 | +15.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,381 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.1 |
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Warley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jay Laplain* | 709 | 38.9 | –14.3 | |
| Reform | Oliver Andrews | 612 | 33.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Louise Rowlands | 274 | 15.0 | –5.5 | |
| Green | Jo Brown | 143 | 7.8 | –4.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | Susan Kortlandt | 85 | 4.7 | –9.7 | |
| Majority | 97 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,828 | 44.7 | +15.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,088 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Liberal Democrat–Labour coalition.
References
- ↑ "Election results from previous years | Brentwood Council". www.brentwood.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Brentwood result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Dedman, Simon (18 May 2023). "Brentwood Council: Lib Dems to run authority with Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Meyler, Piers (5 May 2023). "Brentwood Council fails to keep full control as Tories lose three seats". Essex Live. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Boothoryd, David. "Reform go to Bognor". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Meyler, Piers (7 July 2025). "Tributes pour in for former Essex mayor after 'unexpected death'". Essex Live. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hutton South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
