Brentwood and Ongar is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Alex Burghart, a Conservative. He served from October 2022 to July 2024 as
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.
Constituency profile
The Brentwood and Ongar constituency is located in Essex and covers rural areas to the north-east of Greater London. The largest settlement is the town of Brentwood with a population of around 55,000. Other settlements include the small town of Chipping Ongar, the village of Ingatestone and many smaller villages. The constituency is predominantly agricultural. Brentwood lies on a Roman road and was traditionally a stopping point for travel between London and East Anglia.
House prices in the constituency are high and residents are generally more religious and have high levels of income and professional employment compared to national averages. Parts of Brentwood are in the top 10% of least-deprived areas in England. White people make up 90% of the population.
The Urban District of Brentwood was previously part of the abolished constituency of Billericay, and the parishes in the Rural District of Epping and Ongar (which had previously constituted the Rural District of Ongar) had been part of the abolished constituency of Chigwell.
1983–2010
- The District of Brentwood;
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, High Ongar, Lambourne, Moreton and Matching, Passingford, Roothing Country, and Shelley.
Two parishes, formerly part of the Rural District of Chelmsford and included in the District of Brentwood under the Local Government Act 1972 transferred from Chelmsford. Other marginal changes.
2010–2024
- The Borough of Brentwood;
- The District of Epping Forest wards of Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash; High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings; Lambourne; Moreton and Fyfield; North Weald Bassett; Passingford; and Shelley.
North Weald Bassett ward transferred from Epping Forest. Other marginal changes due to redistribution of local authority wards.
2024–present
The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, left the boundaries virtually unchanged. However, following a local government boundary review in Epping Forest which came into effect in May 2024, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The Borough of Brentwood;
- The District of Epping Forest wards or part wards of: Chigwell with Lambourne (Lambourne parish); North Weald Bassett (most); Ongar (all); Rural East (excluding parishes of Matching and Sheering); Theydon Bois with Passingford (excluding Theydon Bois parish).
Members of Parliament
Billericay and Chigwell prior to 1974
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!Election!!Member!!colspan="2"|Party
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| Feb 1974
| Sir Robert McCrindle
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| 1992
| Sir Eric Pickles
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| 2017
| Alex Burghart
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Elections
thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Brentwood & Ongar election results 1983–2024
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
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! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 36,202 ||align=right| 68.5
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| Labour ||align=right| 7,228 ||align=right| 13.7
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| Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 7,179 ||align=right| 13.6
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| Green ||align=right| 1,675 ||align=right| 3.2
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| Others ||align=right| 532 ||align=right| 1.0
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|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
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|colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|52,816
|align=right|70.5
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|colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|74,937
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Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Graphical representation
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|+February 1974 New seat
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:25.6%;" | 25.6%
| style="background:; width:27.8%;" | 27.8%
| style="background:; width:46.6%;" | 46.6%
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|+October 1974
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:29.3%;" | 29.3%
| style="background:; width:23.8%;" | 23.8%
| style="background:; width:49.9%;" | 46.9%
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+1979
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:25.3%;" | 25.3%
| style="background:; width:14.3%;" | 14.3%
| style="background:; width:60.4%;" | 60.4%
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|+1983
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:11.4%;" | 11.4%
| style="background:; width:30.3%;" | 30.3%
| style="background:; width:58.4%;" | 58.4%
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|+1987
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:1.3%;" |
| style="background:; width:13.2%;" | 13.2%
| style="background:; width:25.0%;" | 25.0%
| style="background:; width:60.5%;" | 60.5%
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+1992
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:1,0%;" |
| style="background:; width:10.9%;" | 10.9%
| style="background:; width:30.5%;" | 30.5%
| style="background:; width:57.6%;" | 57.6%
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+1997
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:22.1%;" | 22.1%
| style="background:; width:26.3%;" | 26.3%
| style="background:; width:45.4%;" | 45.4%
| style="background:; width:5.2%;" |
| style="background:; width:0.9%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2001
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:12.6%;" | 12.6%
| style="background:; width:15.6%;" | 15.6%
| style="background:; width:0.6%;" |
| style="background:; width:0.2%;" |
| style="background:; width:31.5%;" | 31.5%
| style="background:; width:38.0%;" | 38.0%
| style="background:; width:1.4%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2005
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:14.9%;" | 14.9%
| style="background:; width:27.2%;" | 27.2%
| style="background:; width:0.4%;" |
| style="background:; width:53.5%;" | 53.5%
| style="background:; width:4.1%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2010
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:1.2%;" |
| style="background:; width:9.9%;" | 9.9%
| style="background:; width:23.5%;" | 23.5%
| style="background:; width:0.7%;" |
| style="background:; width:56.9%;" | 56.9%
| style="background:; width:4.0%;" |
| style="background:; width:1.0%;" |
| style="background:; width:2,9%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2015
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:2.7%;" |
| style="background:; width:12.5%;" | 12.5%
| style="background:; width:8.8%;" |
| style="background:; width:58.8%;" | 58.8%
| style="background:; width:16.8%;" | 16.8%
| style="background:; width:0.3%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2017
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:1.7%;" |
| style="background:; width:20.4%;" | 20.4%
| style="background:; width:8.4%;" |
| style="background:; width:0.2%;" |
| style="background:; width:65.8%;" | 65.8%
| style="background:; width:3.5%;" |
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{| style="width:1000px; text-align:center;"
|+2019
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:; width:3.2%;" |
| style="background:; width:13.7%;" | 13.7%
| style="background:; width:13.6%;" | 13.6%
| style="background:; width:68.6%;" | 68.6%
| style="background:; width:1.0%;" |
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See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
Notes
References
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Brentwood and Ongar — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Brentwood and Ongar UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Brentwood and Ongar UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Brentwood and Ongar UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK