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Brentwood 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

13 ward races

13 seats

2 elected below the proportional quota

15.4% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 13 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Liberal Democrats	7,898	45.1%	6	46.2%	6	46.2%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,919	39.5%	6	46.2%	5	38.5%	+1
Labour Party	2,367	13.5%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	-1
Green Party	286	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	31	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	17,501	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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

Wards in this council

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

Shenfield · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
South Weald · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · +1.0 pts below quota
Brentwood South · 1 seat · won at 54.4% · above quota
Hutton East · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
Ingatestone Fryerning & Mountnessing · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Brentwood North · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Brizes & Doddinghurst · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Hutton Central · 1 seat · won at 59.4% · above quota
Brentwood West · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Warley · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
Hutton South · 1 seat · won at 62.8% · above quota
Herongate Ingrave & West Horndon · 1 seat · won at 68.9% · above quota
Pilgrims Hatch · 1 seat · won at 69.2% · above quota

Race results

Shenfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,847

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cuthbert N.	Liberal Democrats	879	47.6%	Elected
2	Pound J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	798	43.2%
3	Jerrard E.	Labour Party	90	4.9%
4	Milward A.	Green Party	80	4.3%

Electorate 4,238 · Ballots cast 1,847 · EC ward code E05004078 · Back to ward index

South Weald · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 641

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McLaren T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	314	49.0%	Elected
2	Munden J.	Liberal Democrats	289	45.1%
3	Dapp F.	Labour Party	38	5.9%

Electorate 1,505 · Ballots cast 641 · EC ward code E05004079 · Back to ward index

Brentwood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.4 pts Valid ballots 1,491

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barrett G.	Labour Party	811	54.4%	Elected
2	Patel J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	433	29.0%
3	MacDonnell G.	Liberal Democrats	247	16.6%

Electorate 4,702 · Ballots cast 1,491 · EC ward code E05004068 · Back to ward index

Hutton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 807

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sanders O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	442	54.8%	Elected
2	Leathley A.	Liberal Democrats	320	39.7%
3	Preston L.	Labour Party	45	5.6%

Electorate 2,994 · Ballots cast 807 · EC ward code E05004073 · Back to ward index

Ingatestone Fryerning & Mountnessing · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 1,956

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sankey D.	Liberal Democrats	1,098	56.1%	Elected
2	Cloke J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	744	38.0%
3	Moncrieff J.	Labour Party	114	5.8%

Electorate 5,038 · Ballots cast 1,956 · EC ward code E05004076 · Back to ward index

Brentwood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 1,645

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mynott P.	Liberal Democrats	940	57.1%	Elected
2	Chinnery A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	357	21.7%
3	Durose O.	Labour Party	183	11.1%
4	Hamilton J.	Green Party	134	8.1%
5	Prince R.	Reform UK	31	1.9%

Electorate 5,453 · Ballots cast 1,645 · EC ward code E05004067 · Back to ward index

Brizes & Doddinghurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 1,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parker K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	880	58.6%	Elected
2	Gorton H.	Liberal Democrats	485	32.3%
3	Brailey K.	Labour Party	136	9.1%

Electorate 4,747 · Ballots cast 1,501 · EC ward code E05004070 · Back to ward index

Hutton Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.4 pts Valid ballots 964

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slade M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	573	59.4%	Elected
2	Carey L.	Liberal Democrats	235	24.4%
3	Holland P.	Labour Party	156	16.2%

Electorate 2,977 · Ballots cast 964 · EC ward code E05004072 · Back to ward index

Brentwood West · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 1,714

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Naylor D.	Liberal Democrats	1,041	60.7%	Elected
2	Lyon-Brown K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	448	26.1%
3	Millwood R.	Labour Party	225	13.1%

Electorate 5,662 · Ballots cast 1,714 · EC ward code E05004069 · Back to ward index

Warley · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.0 pts Valid ballots 1,640

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haigh M.	Liberal Democrats	1,016	62.0%	Elected
2	McCheyne R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	396	24.1%
3	Kortlandt S.	Labour Party	156	9.5%
4	Ince G.	Green Party	72	4.4%

Electorate 4,928 · Ballots cast 1,640 · EC ward code E05004081 · Back to ward index

Hutton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.8 pts Valid ballots 981

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hirst R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	616	62.8%	Elected
2	Carter A.	Liberal Democrats	215	21.9%
3	Foster D.	Labour Party	150	15.3%

Electorate 2,967 · Ballots cast 981 · EC ward code E05004075 · Back to ward index

Herongate Ingrave & West Horndon · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.9 pts Valid ballots 890

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Murphy S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	613	68.9%	Elected
2	Long A.	Liberal Democrats	148	16.6%
3	Winter J.	Labour Party	129	14.5%

Electorate 3,089 · Ballots cast 890 · EC ward code E05004071 · Back to ward index

Pilgrims Hatch · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 1,424

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aspinell B.	Liberal Democrats	985	69.2%	Elected
2	Cowley G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	305	21.4%
3	Simmons J.	Labour Party	134	9.4%

Electorate 4,585 · Ballots cast 1,424 · EC ward code E05004077 · Back to ward index