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Brentwood and Ongar

Every general election in Brentwood and Ongar since 1974. Latest: Alex Burghart, Conservative, majority 5,980.

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Member of Parliament

Alex Burghart

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,980

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Alex Burghart Elected sitting MPConservative17,73136.7%
Paul GodfreyReform UK11,75124.3%
Gareth BarrettLabour11,08222.9%
David KendallLiberal Democrats5,80912.0%
RJ LearmouthGreen1,7703.7%
Robin TilbrookEnglish Democrats1890.4%
Valid votes48,332
Majority5,98012.4%

Con hold Turnout 64.1% of 75,352 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F19741979198719972005201520192024Conservative, February 1974: 46.6%Conservative, October 1974: 46.9%Conservative, 1979: 60.4%Conservative, 1983: 58.4%Conservative, 1987: 60.5%Conservative, 1992: 57.7%Conservative, 1997: 45.4%Conservative, 2001: 38.0%Conservative, 2005: 53.5%Conservative, 2010: 56.9%Conservative, 2015: 58.8%Conservative, 2017: 65.8%Conservative, 2019: 68.6%Conservative, 2024: 36.7%Labour, February 1974: 25.6%Labour, October 1974: 29.3%Labour, 1979: 25.3%Labour, 1983: 11.4%Labour, 1987: 13.2%Labour, 1992: 10.9%Labour, 1997: 22.1%Labour, 2001: 12.6%Labour, 2005: 14.9%Labour, 2010: 9.9%Labour, 2015: 12.5%Labour, 2017: 20.4%Labour, 2019: 13.7%Labour, 2024: 22.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 26.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 27.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 23.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 8.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 12.0%Liberal, February 1974: 27.8%Liberal, October 1974: 23.8%Liberal, 1979: 14.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 30.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 25.0%Others, 1987: 1.3%Others, 1992: 1.0%Others, 1997: 6.2%Others, 2001: 33.8%Others, 2005: 4.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.5%
Vote share in Brentwood and Ongar at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Oth UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Brentwood and Ongar lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con Alex BurghartRef5,98012.464.1%Con hold
2019Con Alex BurghartLab29,06554.970.4%Con hold
2017Con Alex BurghartLab24,00245.470.5%Con hold
2015Con Eric PicklesUKIP21,81042.072.2%Con hold
2010Con Eric PicklesLD16,92133.573.0%Con hold
2005ConLD11,61226.368.6%
2001ConOth1,8514.367.3%Con hold
1997ConLD9,69019.176.6%
1992ConLD15,14527.284.7%Con hold
1987ConAlliance18,92135.579.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance14,20228.175.4%
1979ConLab16,93135.180.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab7,94617.677.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLib9,09318.883.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Brentwood and Ongar?

Alex Burghart (Conservative) won Brentwood and Ongar at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,980.

Which parties have won Brentwood and Ongar?

At the 14 general elections held under this name since 1974: Conservative 14.

Which region is Brentwood and Ongar in?

Brentwood and Ongar is in East of England.

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