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2002 Brentwood Council Election
Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The entire council was up for election following boundary changes. The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council for a twelfth year. Election result Ward results External links Brentwood Council {{United Kingdom local elections, 2002 2002 2002 English local elections 2000s in Essex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentwood (borough)
The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England. History and geography The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood (named after its last private owner, a Mr. Hart), Weald Country Park, and Thorndon Country Park. The original district council was formed in 1974 from the former area of Brentwood Urban District, part of Epping and Ongar Rural District and part of Chelmsford Rural District. By royal charter, the district became a borough on 27 April 1993. Politics The council has 37 councilors, divided between 15 wards with between 1 and 3 councilors. Following the United Kingdom local elections in 2021 the political composition of Brentwood Borough Council is as follows: Boundaries Brentwood is bordered by Epping Forest district (to the north-west), Chelmsford (north-east), Basildon district (south-east), Thurrock (south, aligned wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a village and former civil parish in Essex, England, with a population of 5,365 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. Just north lies the village of Fryerning, the two forming now the parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning. Ingatestone lies in the Metropolitan Green Belt 20 miles (32 km) north-east of London. Its built-up area straddles the A12 trunk road and the Great Eastern Main Railway Line. It has become an affluent commuter village, seen as one of the UK's best places to live by the Sunday Times in 2020. History Ingatestone appeared in Saxon times on the Essex Great Road (now the A12) between the Roman towns of Londinium (London) and Camulodunum (Colchester). The name means "Ing at the Stone", the suffix distinguishing it from nearby settlements that also formed part of the manor of Ing. It is first recorded in 1283 as ''Gynges atte Ston''. Stone is not prevalent in the local geology. The village stone, deposited by glacial action, is unusual for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentwood Borough Council Elections
One third of Brentwood Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Essex County Council. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 37 councillors have been elected from 15 wards. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leaders Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets view ... of the council since 1991 have been: Council elections * 1973 Brentwood District Council election * 1976 Brentwood District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1979 Brentwood District Council election * 1980 Brentwood District Council election * 1982 Brentwood District Council election * 1983 Brentwood District Council election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warley, Essex
Warley is a suburb of Brentwood in Essex, situated to the south of the town. It was notable for being home to the British headquarters of Ford Motor Company prior to their office closure. It is also home to a development of houses situated around and near the former site of Warley Hospital (a psychiatric hospital), called Clements Park. The development includes a range of house styles modelled around local themes, such as the former water tower that supplied the local area. In 2015 the former site of all the buildings and their architectural features of Warley Hospital was sensitively restored creating high specification homes which secured the heritage asset which was once on the heritage at risk register, known as The Galleries. There was also another prominent psychiatric hospital in Warley for over 150 years, known as Mascalls Park Mental Hospital, although its operations were moved to Goodmayes Hospital in early 2011. There is a Borough of Brentwood council ward by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenfield, Essex
Shenfield is a commuter suburb of Brentwood, in the borough of Brentwood, Essex, England. In 2020, the suburb was estimated to have a population of 5,396. History The old village (now town), by the church and Green Dragon pub, lies along the original Roman road (now the A1023) which linked London and Colchester. Nathaniel Ward, a Puritan clergyman and author, was made minister of the Shenfield church in 1648 and held that office until his death in 1652. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Shenfield like this: On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Brentwood, part also went to Mountnessing. Geography Shenfield, with Hutton, is part of the conurbation of Brentwood. The original town centre is located north-east of the centre of Brentwood. Apart from some small industrial areas and a modest but busy shopping area, Shenfield serves predominantly as a dormitory town for commuters to London and surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Parrish
John Anthony Michael Parrish (known as Michael Parrish) was the Chairman of the Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Association during the split in the local party over the influence of the Peniel Pentecostal Church. Parrish is married with two children. Parrish stood as a Conservative candidate in the 2002 Brentwood Borough Council elections. Parrish owns the 'Secret Nuclear Bunker', a local joke, at Kelvedon Hatch, and owns farmland in the Navestock Navestock is a civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in south Essex, in the East of England region of the United Kingdom. It is located approximately northwest of the town of Brentwood and the M25 motorway cuts through the western edge of t ... area. External links Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear BunkerSubBrit information on the bunker {{DEFAULTSORT:Parrish, Michael Brentwood (Essex town) Conservative Party (UK) politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilgrims Hatch
Pilgrims Hatch is a residential suburb of Brentwood, Essex, in the east of England. There is a borough council ward bearing the name 'Pilgrims Hatch' which covers the Bishops Hall and Flower estates (the urban area north of the A12 road) and a small rural area to the north up to Ashwells Road and Days Lane. Pilgrims Hatch usually elects Liberal Democrat councillors. It has a population of around 6,000 people. 'Pilgrims Hatch' literally means ''Pilgrim's Gate'' (with 'hatch' being derived from the Old English form of ) and, until recently, local schools used a large farmer's gate as a symbol of the area. While no longer common it is still the semi-official symbol of the village. One of the local schools that still has the "gate" incorporated within their school badge is Larchwood Primary School. The name derived from 12th century Thomas Becket pilgrimages to Canterbury through Brentwood, a popular stopping place at the time, before travelling onto Tilbury for the ferry. Pilgrims f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountnessing
Mountnessing is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in south Essex, England. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood, south-west of Ingatestone. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the Roman Road (formerly the A12 road until the village was bypassed in the 1970s) between Brentwood and Ingatestone. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield and Ingatestone. Amenities Features of Mountnessing are its windmill and the parish church of St Giles. As well as mountnessing ce primary school. An annual village fete is held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts. It has three pubs, ''The George and Dragon'', ''The Plough'' and the ''Prince of Wales'', a butcher's and a hairdressers. There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road. St. Giles church is located midway between Mountnessing and Billericay. Sport A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fryerning
Fryerning is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning, which is situated approximately north of Ingatestone in Essex, England. The parish church of ''St. Mary the Virgin'', on Blackmore Road, dates back from the 11th century, with a 15th-century brick tower. It has a memorial stained glass window to the murdered politician Airey Neave, which was unveiled by his cousin Penelope in 1985. An ancient English Yew, found to the west of the church and is over a millennium old, is thought to be one of Essex's oldest trees. In 1881, the parish had a population of 704. Fryerning is located in mid-Essex and has several big areas of woodland populated by several large herds of deer, which are frequently seen by walkers and cyclists. The village has no shops, but two pubs: ''The Cricketers'' and ''The Viper''; the latter becomes particularly busy during its biannual beer festivals. History Fryerning and nearby Ingatestone have always been c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Lewis
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (born 20 June 1971) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from September to October 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth since 2010. Born in Harold Wood, London, Lewis attended the independent Forest School. He studied economics at the University of Buckingham, switching to King's College London for his master's degree. He then began a career as a barrister. He was a councillor on Brentwood Borough Council from 1998 to 2009 and served as leader of the council from 2004 to 2009. He was elected for Great Yarmouth at the 2010 general election. Lewis served under Prime Minister David Cameron as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2012 to 2014 and Minister o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats (commonly referred to as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. Since the 1992 general election, with the exception of the 2015 general election, they have been the third-largest UK political party by the number of votes cast. They have 14 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 83 members of the House of Lords, four Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Senedd. The party has over 2,500 local council seats. The party holds a twice-per-year Liberal Democrat Conference, at which party policy is formulated, with all party members eligible to vote, under a one member, one vote system. The party served as the junior party in a coalition government with the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2015; with Scottish Labour in the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2007, and with Welsh Labour in the Welsh Government from 2000 to 2003 and from 2016 to 2021. In 1981, an electoral alliance was established b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Davies (politician)
Richard Alan Michael Davies, known as Alan Davies, was Chief Executive of mental health charity 'Mind' and a Liberal Democrat politician. Davies was a Civil Servant with the Immigration Service, Head of the Conveyancing Department at Essex County Council and a member of the legal department of Brentwood District Council having moved down from Clwyd County Council where he was also involved with property matters following his promotion from Slough Borough Council's legal department. Prior to 1974 Davies had worked in various law firms as a Legal Executive in Muswell Hill, Barnet and Neasden. Davies is married to Vicky Cook and has two grown-up daughters. His interests include squash, cricket and hockey. Davies was the first elected Liberal Democrat Member for Hutton East Ward in Brentwood in May 1990. During the period of Liberal Democrat control of the council, he was Chairman of the Planning Committee A planning committee in the United Kingdom is a committee of local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
