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🏴England
Eastern
74,937 electors
Active Seat

Brentwood and Ongar

Current MP
Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
70.0%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Conservative Alex Burghart Hold
Majority 5,980
Turnout 64.1% ▼6.2pp
Total Votes 48,332
Winner Swing ▼31.9pp
✓ Alex Burghart
Conservative
17,731 36.7%
▼31.9pp
Paul Godfrey
Reform UK
11,751 24.3%
—
Gareth Barrett
Labour
11,082 22.9%
▲9.2pp
David Kendall
Liberal Democrats
5,809 12.0%
▼1.6pp
RJ Learmouth
Green Party
1,770 3.7%
▲0.5pp
Robin Tilbrook
—
189 0.4%
▼0.6pp
Conservative Alex Burghart Hold
Majority 29,065
Turnout 70.4% ▼0.1pp
Total Votes 52,949
Winner Swing ▲2.8pp
✓ Alex Burghart
Conservative
36,308 68.6%
▲2.8pp
Oliver Durose
Labour
7,243 13.7%
▼6.8pp
David Kendall
Liberal Democrats
7,187 13.6%
▲5.2pp
Paul Jeater
Green Party
1,679 3.2%
▲1.4pp
Robin Tilbrook
—
532 1.0%
—
Conservative Alex Burghart Hold
Majority 24,002
Turnout 70.5% ▼1.7pp
Total Votes 52,910
Winner Swing ▲7.0pp
✓ Alex Burghart
Conservative
34,811 65.8%
▲7.0pp
Gareth Barrett
Labour
10,809 20.4%
▲7.9pp
Karen Chilvers
Liberal Democrats
4,426 8.4%
▼0.5pp
Michael McGough
—
1,845 3.5%
▼13.3pp
Paul Jeater
Green Party
915 1.7%
▼1.0pp
Louca Kousoulou
—
104 0.2%
—
Conservative Eric Pickles Hold
Majority 21,810
Turnout 72.2% ▼0.8pp
Total Votes 51,897
Winner Swing ▲1.9pp
✓ Eric Pickles
Conservative
30,534 58.8%
▲1.9pp
Michael McGough
—
8,724 16.8%
▲12.8pp
Liam Preston
Labour
6,492 12.5%
▲2.6pp
David Kendall
Liberal Democrats
4,577 8.8%
▼14.7pp
Reza Hossain
Green Party
1,397 2.7%
▲1.5pp
Robin Tilbrook
—
173 0.3%
▼0.6pp
Conservative Eric Pickles Hold
Majority 16,921
Turnout 73.0%
Total Votes 50,592
✓ Eric Pickles
Conservative
28,793 56.9%
▲2.9pp
David Kendall
Liberal Democrats
11,872 23.5%
▼3.4pp
Heidi Benzing
Labour
4,992 9.9%
▼4.9pp
Stuart McGough
—
2,037 4.0%
▲0.0pp
Paul Morris
—
1,447 2.9%
—
Jessica Barnecutt
Green Party
584 1.2%
—
Robin Tilbrook
—
491 1.0%
—
James Sapwell
—
263 0.5%
—
Danny Attfield
—
113 0.2%
—

Turnout Trend

73.0%
'10
72.2%
'15
70.5%
'17
70.4%
'19
64.1%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2001 Census
📊Age
0 to 17
21.0%
65 and over
20.9%
50 to 64
20.0%
35 to 49
19.4%
25 to 34
12.5%
18 to 24
6.1%
🌍Ethnicity
White
89.6%
87,908 people of 98,117
Asian or Asian British
4.5%
4,426 people of 98,117
Other ethnic group
3.9%
1,014 people of 98,117
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
2.9%
2,856 people of 98,117
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
1.9%
1,913 people of 98,117
📊Age
65 and over
20.7%
18 to 24
6.4%
⛪Religion
Christian
55.3%
54,302 people of 98,122
No religion
33.9%
33,302 people of 98,122
Not answered
5.7%
5,563 people of 98,122
Other religion
2.1%
323 people of 98,122
Hindu
1.5%
1,490 people of 98,122
Muslim
1.5%
1,439 people of 98,122
Jewish
0.8%
798 people of 98,122
Sikh
0.6%
551 people of 98,122
Buddhist
0.4%
354 people of 98,122
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
33.1%
26,565 people of 80,155
Level 3 qualifications
17.0%
13,625 people of 80,155
No qualifications
16.5%
13,193 people of 80,155
Level 2 qualifications
15.6%
12,489 people of 80,155
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
10.1%
8,081 people of 80,155
Apprenticeship
5.0%
4,042 people of 80,155
Other qualifications
2.7%
2,160 people of 80,155
🌍Ethnicity
White
94.2%
87,541 people of 92,957
Asian or Asian British
2.8%
2,624 people of 92,957
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.6%
1,448 people of 92,957
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
1.1%
1,000 people of 92,957
Other ethnic group
0.4%
344 people of 92,957
📊Age
45 to 64
28.1%
Under 18
21.0%
30 to 44
19.5%
65 and over
19.4%
18 to 29
12.0%
⛪Religion
Christian
68.4%
63,625 people of 92,957
No religion
21.2%
19,744 people of 92,957
Not answered
7.1%
6,607 people of 92,957
Hindu
0.9%
826 people of 92,957
Muslim
0.8%
772 people of 92,957
Jewish
0.6%
578 people of 92,957
Buddhist
0.4%
346 people of 92,957
Other religion
0.3%
278 people of 92,957
Sikh
0.2%
181 people of 92,957
🎓Education
Level 4 qualifications or above
28.7%
21,833 people of 75,986
No qualifications
20.9%
15,883 people of 75,986
Level 2 qualifications
17.0%
12,954 people of 75,986
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
14.7%
11,171 people of 75,986
Level 3 qualifications
11.3%
8,608 people of 75,986
Other qualifications
3.9%
2,960 people of 75,986
Apprenticeship
3.4%
2,577 people of 75,986
🌍Ethnicity
White
96.8%
84,334 people of 87,113
Asian or Asian British
1.2%
1,072 people of 87,113
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.9%
795 people of 87,113
Other ethnic group
0.6%
494 people of 87,113
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.5%
418 people of 87,113
⛪Religion
Christian
78.8%
68,630 people of 87,107
No religion
12.8%
11,112 people of 87,107
Not answered
6.4%
5,575 people of 87,107
Hindu
0.7%
570 people of 87,107
Muslim
0.5%
431 people of 87,107
Jewish
0.4%
327 people of 87,107
Other religion
0.3%
224 people of 87,107
Buddhist
0.2%
171 people of 87,107
Sikh
0.1%
67 people of 87,107
🎓Education
No qualifications
25.1%
15,853 people of 63,051
Level 2 qualifications
22.3%
14,089 people of 63,051
Level 4 qualifications or above
20.6%
12,960 people of 63,051
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
17.0%
10,705 people of 63,051
Level 3 qualifications
8.1%
5,094 people of 63,051
Other qualifications
6.9%
4,350 people of 63,051

📈 Demographic Change (2011 → 2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.
🌍 Ethnicity
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Other ethnic group 0.4% base 92,957 3.9% base 98,117 +3.6pp 344 1,014 +670
Asian or Asian British 2.8% base 92,957 4.5% base 98,117 +1.7pp 2,624 4,426 +1,802
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 1.1% base 92,957 1.9% base 98,117 +0.9pp 1,000 1,913 +913
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6% base 92,957 2.9% base 98,117 +1.4pp 1,448 2,856 +1,408
White 94.2% base 92,957 89.6% base 98,117 -4.6pp 87,541 87,908 +367
⛪ Religion
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Buddhist 0.4% base 92,957 0.4% base 98,122 0.0pp 346 354 +8
Christian 68.4% base 92,957 55.3% base 98,122 -13.1pp 63,625 54,302 -9,323
Hindu 0.9% base 92,957 1.5% base 98,122 +0.6pp 826 1,490 +664
Jewish 0.6% base 92,957 0.8% base 98,122 +0.2pp 578 798 +220
Muslim 0.8% base 92,957 1.5% base 98,122 +0.6pp 772 1,439 +667
Sikh 0.2% base 92,957 0.6% base 98,122 +0.4pp 181 551 +370
No religion 21.2% base 92,957 33.9% base 98,122 +12.7pp 19,744 33,302 +13,558
Other religion 0.3% base 92,957 2.1% base 98,122 +1.8pp 278 323 +45
Not answered 7.1% base 92,957 5.7% base 98,122 -1.4pp 6,607 5,563 -1,044
🎓 Education
Group 2011 % 2021 % Change 2011 count 2021 count Count change
Apprenticeship 3.4% base 75,986 5.0% base 80,155 +1.7pp 2,577 4,042 +1,465
Level 4 qualifications or above 28.7% base 75,986 33.1% base 80,155 +4.4pp 21,833 26,565 +4,732
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 14.7% base 75,986 10.1% base 80,155 -4.6pp 11,171 8,081 -3,090
Level 2 qualifications 17.0% base 75,986 15.6% base 80,155 -1.5pp 12,954 12,489 -465
Level 3 qualifications 11.3% base 75,986 17.0% base 80,155 +5.7pp 8,608 13,625 +5,017
No qualifications 20.9% base 75,986 16.5% base 80,155 -4.4pp 15,883 13,193 -2,690
Other qualifications 3.9% base 75,986 2.7% base 80,155 -1.2pp 2,960 2,160 -800

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Sir Robert McCrindle Conservative 1970-06-18 1992-04-09