One third of Brentwood

Brentwood (borough)

Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England.-History & Geography:The borough is named after the town of Brentwood which is the main development in the area. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood , Weald Country Park,...

 Borough Council in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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 is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Essex County Council

County council

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. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 37 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 15 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party or group in control	Years
Council founded	1973
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1973 - 1990
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1990 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - 2003
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2003 - 2004
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2004 - present

Council elections

• Brentwood Council election, 1998
  Brentwood Council election, 1998
  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*Liberal Democrat 25*Conservative 11...
  
  
• Brentwood Council election, 1999
  Brentwood Council election, 1999
  Elections to Brentwood Council were held on 6 May 1999. 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*Liberal Democrat 25*Conservative 9...
  
  
• Brentwood Council election, 2000
  Brentwood Council election, 2000
  Elections to Brentwood Council were held on 4 May 2000. 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*Liberal Democrat 25*Conservative 10...
  
  
• Brentwood Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
• Brentwood Council election, 2003
• Brentwood Council election, 2004
• Brentwood Council election, 2006
• Brentwood Council election, 2007
• Brentwood Council election, 2008
• Brentwood Council election, 2010

By-election results