Who is the MP for Brentwood and Ongar?

Alex Burghart (Conservative) is the MP for Brentwood and Ongar. They were first elected in June 2017.

Who won Brentwood and Ongar at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Brentwood and Ongar was won by Conservative with 36.7% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 24.3%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Brentwood and Ongar?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 40.8% and Conservative on 26.3% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Brentwood and Ongar in?

Brentwood and Ongar crosses multiple council boundaries: Brentwood (81%), Epping Forest (19%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Brentwood and Ongar?

Brentwood and Ongar is in East of England. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 61.2% in 2016). Around 33.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 43, and 72.1% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Brentwood and Ongar?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Brentwood and Ongar, Conservative won with 36.7% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Brentwood and Ongar in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Brentwood and Ongar: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Conservative.

Constituency profile

Brentwood and Ongar

East of England · County constituency

Sitting MP

Alex Burghart

Conservative

First elected June 2017Shadow: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

East of England

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCC

Conservative 5/5

EU referendum 2016

61.2% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +9.3pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +14.5pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Conservative projected to lose)

SouthernStrong Leave area

Who lives in Brentwood and Ongar? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

61.2%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

33.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

16.5%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

72.1%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

27.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

43.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

25.0%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

26.8%

UK average ~28%

How did Brentwood and Ongar vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 5,980 votes (12.4pp) · turnout 64.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Brentwood and Ongar

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Brentwood and Ongar within Brentwood and Epping Forest

Brentwood and Ongar crosses multiple council boundaries: Brentwood (81%), Epping Forest (19%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Brentwood 48 LSOAs	81%	View projection ›
Epping Forest 11 LSOAs	19%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Brentwood and Ongar at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Brentwood and Ongar at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Con hold	Eric Pickles	9.9%	56.9%	23.5%	4.0% UKIP	1.2%	4.6%	16,921	73.0%
2015	Con hold	Eric Pickles	12.5%	58.8%	8.8%	16.8% UKIP	2.7%	0.3%	21,810	72.2%
2017	Con hold	Alex Burghart	20.4%	65.8%	8.4%	3.5% UKIP	1.7%	0.2%	24,002	70.5%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Alex Burghart 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	13.7%	68.5%	13.6%	-	3.2%	1.0%	28,974	70.5%
2024	Con hold	Alex Burghart	22.9%	36.7%	12.0%	24.3% Ref	3.7%	0.4%	5,980	64.1%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Brentwood and Ongar

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Brentwood and Ongar. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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