Borough of Brentwood

Borough of Brentwood
Non-metropolitan district, Borough
High Street in Brentwood, the largest town in the borough
Brentwood shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Admin HQ	Brentwood
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Brentwood Borough Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec. 31 (No overall control)
• MPs	Alex Burghart
Area
• Total	59.12 sq mi (153.12 km2)
• Rank	165th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	77,332
• Rank	282nd (of 296)
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 88.5% White 5.1% Asian 3.1% Mixed 2.3% Black 1.1% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 56% Christianity 33.3% no religion 5.6% not stated 1.8% Hinduism 1.6% Islam 0.5% Sikhism 0.4% Judaism 0.4% % Buddhism 0.3% other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UD (ONS) E07000068 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ595938

Brentwood Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Mark Haigh, Liberal Democrat since 22 May 2024[2]
Leader	Barry Aspinell, Liberal Democrat since 17 May 2023
Chief Executive	Jonathan Stephenson since 2019[3]
Structure
Seats	39[4]
Political groups	Administration (20)   Liberal Democrats (17)   Labour (3) Opposition (19)   Conservatives (19)
Elections
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, CM15 8AY
Website
www.brentwood.gov.uk

The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district with borough status in Essex, England. The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood, where the council is based; it includes several villages and the surrounding rural area.

The neighbouring districts are Epping Forest, Chelmsford, Basildon, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering.