2004 Basildon District Council election

2004 Basildon District Council election ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 23 14 3 Seats won 9 4 2 Seats after 25 14 3 Seat change 2 Popular vote 16,536 8,483 6,960 Percentage 45.2% 23.2% 19.0%
Map of the results of the 2004 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.
Council control before election Conservative Party Council control after election Conservative Party

The 2004 Basildon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 25
• Labour 14
• Liberal Democrats 3 ^[5]

Election result

2004 Basildon Local Election Result ^{[6] [7] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	0	2	64.3	45.2	16,536
	Labour	4	2	2		28.6	23.2	8,483
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0		7.1	19.0	6,960
	BNP	0	0	0		0	8.2	2,983
	Green	0	0	0		0	1.5	566
	Senior Citizens	0	0	0		0	1.2	430
	English Democrat	0	0	0		0	1.1	420
	Independent	0	0	2	2		0.4	147
	Respect	0	0	0		0	0.2	57

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2000 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Sullivan	2,150	65.9	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	John James	780	23.9	+1.6
	Labour	Patricia Reid	333	10.2	-1.3
Majority			1,370	42.0	-1.9
Turnout			3,263	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Turner	2,345	67.9	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Bellard	821	23.8	+2.9
	Labour	William Archibald	287	8.3	-1.4
Majority			1,524	44.1	-4.5
Turnout			3,453	37.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Moore	1,935	61.7	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Taylor	837	26.7	-11.7
	Labour	Margaret Viney	365	11.6	+1.6
Majority			1,098	35.0	+21.8
Turnout			3,137	37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crouch

Location of Crouch ward

Crouch ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Allen	1,121	54.1
	English Democrat	Kim Gandy	420	20.3
	Labour	Wendy Aitken	272	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Vivien Howard	261	12.6
Majority			701	33.8
Turnout			2,074	34.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward

Fryerns ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Kirkman	1,117	40.2	-3.2
	BNP	David King	601	21.6	-0.3
	Conservative	Kenneth Evens	584	21.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Lutton	296	10.6	+0.6
	Green	Adam Ellis	183	6.6	+1.0
Majority			516	18.6	-2.9
Turnout			2,781	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward

Laindon Park ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Tomlin	881	34.9	-8.7
	Labour	Anthony Borlase	716	28.3	-12.0
	BNP	Steven Watts	509	20.2	+20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Myall	273	10.8	+2.4
	Independent	Alfred Viccary	147	5.8	+0.8
Majority			165	6.5	+3.2
Turnout			2,526	30.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hillier	1,195	54.5
	Labour	Paul Mitchell	448	20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Williams	310	14.1
	Green	Annie Humphries	238	10.9
Majority			747	34.1
Turnout			2,191	33.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002

Lee Chapel North ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Gordon	996	38.6	-2.0
	Conservative	Terry Fleet	604	23.4	+0.4
	BNP	Sidney Chaney	519	20.1	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Martin	261	10.1	-0.9
	Green	Ernest Humphries	145	5.6	-0.4
	Respect	Richard Duane	57	2.2	+2.2
Majority			392	15.2	-2.4
Turnout			2,582	29.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Williams	1,459	45.5	-2.6
	Conservative	Harry Tucker	982	30.6	+6.4
	Labour	Andrew Manning	766	23.9	-3.8
Majority			477	14.9	-5.5
Turnout			3,207	37.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward

Pitsea North West ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Baggott	838	40.2	+4.8
	Labour	Allan Davies	789	37.8	-10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Howard	458	22.0	+5.8
Majority			49	2.4
Turnout			2,085	23.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward

Pitsea South East ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Blake	1,199	44.0	+7.9
	Labour	Michael Plant	722	26.5	-7.1
	BNP	Leonard Heather	526	19.3	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Melanaphy	275	10.1	+2.2
Majority			477	17.5	+15.0
Turnout			2,722	30.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Martin's

Location of St Martin's ward

St Martin's ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Llewellyn	592	36.6	-10.4
	BNP	Philip Howell	434	26.8	+26.8
	Conservative	Deborah Allen	378	23.4	-5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Nice	213	13.2	-1.6
Majority			158	9.8	-7.9
Turnout			1,617	27.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilary Dyer	612	35.3	-6.6
	Conservative	Philip Johnson	502	29.0	-8.4
	BNP	L Stone	394	22.7	+22.7
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Jenkins	224	12.9	-0.6
Majority			110	6.4	+1.9
Turnout			1,732	26.5
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Morris	1,822	56.7	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fane Cummings	492	15.3	-0.8
	Labour	Christopher Wilson	468	14.6	-5.9
	Senior Citizens	David Harrison	430	13.4	+13.4
Majority			1,330	41.4	-1.5
Turnout			3,212	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 2004". The Elections Centre.
3. "Vote 2004". BBC News.
4. "Basildon council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 27 June 2011.
5. "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
6. "Basildon: Council election results, June 10". Southend Standard. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
7. "29.1 Basildon". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 27 June 2011.