Eric Pickles has won a sixth consecutive election in Brentwood and Ongar for the Conservative party.

Mr Pickles, who was first elected in 1992, increased his share of the vote from 56.9% to 58.8% and his majority from just under 17,000 to over 21,000.

Michael McGough came second for UKIP with 16.8%, beating Labour into third place. The Lib Dems saw their share of the vote fall from 23.4% to just 8.8%.

Full result:

Eric Pickles (Con) 30,534
Michael McGough (UKIP) 8,724
Liam Preston (Lab) 6,492
David Kendall (Lib Dem) 4,577
Reza Hossain (Green) 1,397
Robin Tilbrook (Eng Dem) 173

Majority 21,810
Turnout 71.6%