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1998 Brentwood Borough Council election
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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
- Labour 2
- Liberal 1
Election result
| 1998 Brentwood Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 
|
71.4 | 15 | 25 | 64.1 | 8,978 | 47.8 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | 2 |  1
|
14.3 | 9 | 11 | 28.2 | 6,288 | 33.5 | –4.0 | |
| Labour | 1 |
|
7.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 3,006 | 16.0 | –3.3 | |
| Liberal | 1 |  1
|
7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 413 | 2.2 | New | |
| Green | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.6 | New | |
Ward results
Brentwood North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B. Aspinell | 585 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Shelton | 375 | 27.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Goddard | 317 | 22.9 | ||
| Green | F. Seckelman | 107 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | 15.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Brentwood South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Minns | 793 | 53.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Goodey | 349 | 23.5 | ||
| Conservative | S. Hamilton | 346 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 29.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Brentwood West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 760 | 60.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Currie | 308 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | S. Maidment | 179 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 36.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Brizes & Doddinghurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | D. Hardy | 1,216 | 71.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Barnes | 324 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | S. Maxey | 160 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 52.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||