title: 1996 Brentwood Borough Council election
text: # 1996 Brentwood Borough Council election
  
  The 1996 Brentwood Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Brentwood Borough Council in England.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  1996 Brentwood Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 | 50.0 | 18 | 25 | 64.1 | 8,820 | 42.8 | –5.7 |
  | | Conservative | 6 | | 42.9 | 6 | 12 | 30.8 | 7,727 | 37.5 | +7.4 |
  | | Labour | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 3,975 | 19.3 | +0.2 |
  | | Independent Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 0.5 | –0.5 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Blackmore
  
  Blackmore :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Harley | 222 | 44.7 |
  | | Conservative | P. Reed | 183 | 36.8 |
  | | Labour | R. Gow | 92 | 18.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 7.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Brentwood North
  
  Brentwood North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Straw | 828 | 52.7 |
  | | Conservative | J. Underwood | 463 | 29.5 |
  | | Labour | R. Goddard | 279 | 17.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 23.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Brentwood South
  
  Brentwood South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. Elphick | 857 | 47.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Hine | 606 | 33.5 |
  | | Conservative | J. Holiday | 346 | 19.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 13.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  ### Brentwood West
  
  Brentwood West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Higgins | 988 | 65.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. Sarbutt | 874 | |
  | | Conservative | P. Currie | 311 | 20.7 |
  | | Conservative | R. Donnelly | 310 | |
  | | Labour | J. Callaghan | 205 | 13.6 |
  | | Labour | P. Mayo | 196 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Brizes & Doddinghurst
  
  Brizes & Doddinghurst :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Brown | 901 | 51.2 |
  | | Conservative | K. Galbraith | 546 | 31.0 |
  | | Labour | E. Joy | 312 | 17.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hook End & Wyatts Green
  
  Hook End & Wyatts Green :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A. Gunnell | 632 | 75.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | T. Murray | 131 | 15.7 |
  | | Labour | M. Wigram | 73 | 8.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 59.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hutton East
  
  Hutton East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Russell | 649 | 55.2 |
  | | Labour | M. Oliver | 319 | 27.1 |
  | | Conservative | V. Fletcher | 208 | 17.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hutton North
  
  Hutton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | V. Young | 653 | 43.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Barnes | 468 | 31.4 |
  | | Labour | E. O'Brien | 275 | 18.4 |
  | | Independent Liberal | C. Williams | 96 | 6.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  ### Hutton South
  
  Hutton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E. Nicholson | 1,098 | 63.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Chapman | 422 | 24.3 |
  | | Labour | M. Burgess | 219 | 12.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 38.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Ingatestone & Fryerning
  
  Ingatestone & Fryerning :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R. Harrison | 807 | 45.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. Day | 759 | 42.8 |
  | | Labour | P. Bartley | 207 | 11.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Pilgrims Hatch
  
  Pilgrims Hatch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. Bailey | 960 | 55.6 |
  | | Labour | L. Southgate | 391 | 22.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. Gray | 376 | 21.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 33.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Shenfield
  
  Shenfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | V. Fletcher | 969 | 62.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Goodey | 389 | 25.0 |
  | | Labour | M. Owen | 197 | 12.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 37.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Warley
  
  Warley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Thompson | 825 | 45.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Pearson | 623 | 34.6 |
  | | Labour | T. Lee | 353 | 19.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 11.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  