Result: Brentwood & Ongar
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 53.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 27.2% |
| Labour |  | 14.9% |
| Swing: 2.0% from LD to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Eric Pickles | Conservative | 23,609 | 53.5 | +15.5 |
| Gavin Stollar | Liberal Democrat | 11,997 | 27.2 | +11.6 |
| John Adams | Labour | 6,579 | 14.9 | +2.3 |
| Stuart Gulleford | UK Independence Party | 1,805 | 4.1 | +2.7 |
| Tony Appleton | Independent | 155 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Majority | 11,612 | 26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 44,145 | 68.4 | +1.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BRENTWOOD & ONGAR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 38.0% |
| Independent |  | 31.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.6% |
| Others |  | 14.9% |
