Green vote up by 250 per cent in Brentwood elections

juliangoode — Fri, 03 May 2024 17:27:36 +0000

Brentwood Greens increased their total vote haul across the Borough with solid support for candidates in nine Council wards in 2024’s local elections.

Brentwood and Chelmsford Green Party stood nine candidates on the May 2 ballot, and managed to increase their vote total by 267 per cent from 2023.

A total of 1,382 Green votes were cast, compared to 376 for five candidates last year. The biggest support came in Hutton South, Hutton North and Brentwood North wards, where John Hamilton, Mike Flood and Paul Jeater received 183, 181 and 181 votes respectively.

Nick Kelly polled a similarly high 180 in Blackmore & Doddinghurst ward. Eight of the nine candidates received three-figure support, which none had done in 2023.

“We wanted to stand as many candidates as possible to give as many people as possible the chance to Vote Green in Brentwood,” said B&CGP chair Julian Goode.

“The voting base lays the foundation for the next Brentwood election, probably in 2025, to get Green councillors elected and start to influence the Council administration with a fairer, greener outlook.”

The Council remained under no overall control, with 19 Conservatives elected (down two), 17 Liberal Democrats (up one), and three Labour candidates (up one) now in Brentwood South.

Full results can be found on the Brentwood Borough Council website.

2024 B&CGP votes:

Warley – Olivia Ritson, 140

Brentwood North – Paul Jeater, 181

Shenfield – Julian Goode, 148

Hutton South – John Hamilton, 183

Hutton North – Mike Flood, 181

Brentwood West – Marc Sardinha, 130

Pilgrims Hatch – David Hale, 97

Blackmore & Doddinghurst – Nick Kelly, 180

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald – Rebecca Enifer, 142

1382 total Green votes

2023 details:

Brentwood North – Adam Oliver, 87

Brizes and Doddinghurst – Paul Jeater, 88

Pilgrims Hatch – David Hale, 31

Shenfield – Anne Milward, 94

Warley – Julian Goode, 76

376 total Green votes

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Brentwood local election candidates confirmed

juliangoode — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 08:35:35 +0000

We’ve confirmed our candidates to stand in the May 2 local elections. A total of nine Greens will be on the ballot across the 13 wards in the Brentwood Borough Council election.

We’re delighted to unveil our volunteers as Brentwood and Chelmsford Green Party candidates next month, in the below Council wards:

Warley – Olivia Ritson
Brentwood North – Paul Jeater
Shenfield – Julian Goode
Hutton South – John Hamilton
Hutton North – Mike Flood
Brentwood West – Marc Sardinha
Pilgrims Hatch – David Hale
Blackmore & Doddinghurst – Nick Kelly
Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald – Rebecca Enifer

If you live in any of the nine wards then make sure you make your vote count on polling day – that’s Thursday May 2.

Important local election info:

Voter ID: Don’t forget that voters in England now need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in local elections. You can find out more from the Electoral Commission website.

Postal votes: Anyone who is registered to vote can apply to vote by post. The deadline to apply is Wednesday April 17. Apply online from here.

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Green vote up by 250 per cent in Brentwood elections

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