Before (end of 2007) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Labour 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Labour 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Brentwood North1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Ross Carter | Liberal Democrats | 911 ✓ |
| Mark Peter Reed | Conservative | 865 |
| Gareth Barrett | Labour | 142 |
Brentwood South1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Michael Golding | Conservative | 832 ✓ |
| Julie Morrissey | Labour | 627 |
| Gabriella Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
Brentwood West1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Joan Holmes | Conservative | 933 ✓ |
| Nigel John Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Peter Mayo | Labour | 75 |
Brizes & Doddinghurst1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Roger McCheyne | Conservative | 1,057 ✓ |
| Jackie Anslow | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| Yvonne Maguire | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 201 |
| Sheila Maxey | Labour | 67 |
Hutton Central1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Jean McGinley | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| Christine Seymour | Liberal Democrats | 154 |
| Rory Gow | Labour | 76 |
Hutton North1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Louise Monnickendam | Conservative | 805 ✓ |
| Shirley Howe | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Charles Bisson | Labour | 145 |
Hutton South1 seat
| Francis Kenny | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Deborah Wood | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| Richard Enever | Labour | 76 |
| Ingatestone Fryerning | & Mountnessing | 0 |
Pilgrims Hatch1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| David John Kendall | Liberal Democrats | 1,057 ✓ |
| Val Adams | Conservative | 675 |
| Michele Anne Wigram | Labour | 66 |
Shenfield1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Margaret Brehaut | Conservative | 1,303 ✓ |
| Tim Ellis-Dale | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
| Kees Maxey | Labour | 104 |
Tipps Cross1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Roger Charles Keeble | Independent | 651 ✓ |
| Owen Rosindell | Conservative | 631 |
| Michael Aspinall | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
| Paul Skingley | Labour | 30 |
vote share1 seat
| A. Sleep | Conservative | 1,308 ✓ |
| B. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| Janette Gulleford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 230 |
| Jane Winter | Labour | 135 |
Warley1 seat
| D. Tee | Conservative | 1,099 ✓ |
| Nina Cutbush | Liberal Democrats | 759 |
| R. Margrave | Labour | 43 |