The Conservatives have lost control of Brentwood Borough Council for the first time since 2015.
It was the first leadership change to be declared in England in this year’s local elections.
Liberal Democrat leader David Kendall described the evening as a “fantastic result”. His party took three seats from the Conservatives, meaning that the council is now under no overall control.
“It’s a time of change in Brentwood and we’re really delighted,” Mr Kendall said.
The Lib Dems now have the same number of seats in the borough as the Tories. Mr Kendall said there would be discussions about who would lead a new administration.
Full results from last night:
| Brentwood North | |
| Mark Lewis (LD) | 945 |
| Sat Lal (Con) | 286 |
| Eleanor Brown (Lab) | 204 |
| Adam Oliver (Green) | 87 |
| Brentwood South | |
| Tim Barrett (Lab) | 796 |
| Adam Chinnery (Con) | 370 |
| Arthur Leathley (LD) | 261 |
| Brentwood West | |
| Steve Mayo (LD) | 929 |
| Thomas Rayner (Con) | 339 |
| Richard Millwood (Lab) | 245 |
| Brizes & Doddinghurst | |
| Cliff Poppy (Con) | 891 |
| Florina Constanda (LD) | 259 |
| Kevin Brailey (Lab) | 141 |
| Paul Jeater (Green) | 88 |
| Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon | |
| Fiona Marsh (Con) | 595 |
| Anne Long (LD) | 167 |
| Jane Winter (Lab) | 116 |
| Hutton East | |
| Ben Rigby (LD) | 448 |
| Jay Patel (Con) | 324 |
| Susan Kortlandt (Lab) | 140 |
| Hutton North | |
| Jan Pound (Con) | 493 |
| Philip Holland (Lab) | 212 |
| Laura Carey (LD) | 154 |
| Paul Godfrey (Reform UK) | 64 |
| Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing | |
| Hugh Corton (LD) | 911 |
| Noelle Hones (Con) | 745 |
| Joanna Moncrieff (Lab) | 98 |
| Pilgrims Hatch | |
| Vicky Davies (LD) | 956 |
| Gordon Cowley (Con) | 214 |
| Cameron Ball (Lab) | 114 |
| David Hale (Green) | 31 |
| Shenfield | |
| David Worsforld (LD) | 890 |
| Thomas Gordon (Con) | 710 |
| Anne Milward (Green) | 94 |
| Elizabeth Jerrard (Lab) | 56 |
| South Weald | |
| Brenner Munden (LD) | 359 |
| Jon Cloke (Con) | 170 |
| Samuel Andreetti (Lab) | 32 |
| Tipps Cross | |
| Roger McCheyne (Con) | 553 |
| Brent Smith (Ind) | 389 |
| Thomas Acton (Lab) | 82 |
| Warley | |
| Jay Laplain (LD) | 870 |
| Jason Gibson (Con) | 450 |
| Malcolm Burgess (Lab) | 160 |
| Julian Goode (Green) | 76 |
