2012 Basildon Borough Council election

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2012 Basildon District Council election [1] [2] [3]
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  2011 5 May 2012 2014  

15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before29112
Seats won771
Seats after25152
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg4Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,3549,6142,401
Percentage38.4%32.6%8.1%

Basildon UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012.

Council control before election

Conservative Party

Council control after election

Conservative Party

The 2012 Basildon Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council seats was to be elected.

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Overall results

2012 Basildon Local Election Result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 704Decrease2.svg446.738.411,354Decrease2.svg7.1
  Labour 740Increase2.svg446.732.69,614Increase2.svg11.8
  Liberal Democrats 100Steady2.svg6.78.12,401Decrease2.svg3.4
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.017.35,121Increase2.svg15.3
  British Freedom 000Steady2.svg0.00.387Decrease2.svg13.8
  English Democrat 000Steady2.svg0.00.394New
  National Front 000Steady2.svg0.00.4107New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.6756Decrease2.svg0.7
Total1535,967

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2008 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Bryan 1,502 57.5 −6.6
UKIP Susan McCaffery40915.7+7.5
Labour Patricia Reid38314.7+1.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Horn31612.1−1
Rejected ballots10
Majority 109341.8−8.82
Turnout 261029−15.2
Conservative hold Swing -7.05

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Lawrence 1,688 62.5 −8.6
Conservative Philip Turner 1,648
UKIP Terrence Gandy57421.3+18.0
Labour Santa Bennet38018.1+10.2
Labour Andrew Buxton257
Liberal Democrats John James32111.9+0.9
Rejected ballots18
Majority 111441.3−18.3
Turnout 270129−14.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.5

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward Burstead ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Burstead ward
Burstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Moore 1,517 62.5 −2.4
UKIP Cherry Young39616.3+16.3
Labour Elaine McDonald35914.8+5.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Williams1556.4−6.1
Rejected ballots13
Majority 112146.2−5.2
Turnout 242728−15.6
Conservative hold Swing -3.1

Crouch

Location of Crouch ward Crouch ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Crouch ward
Crouch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Allen 888 61 −1
Labour Sarah Davies29920−4
UKIP Graham Starling2791919
Rejected ballots7
Majority 58940.2−6.5
Turnout 146623−44
Conservative hold Swing -2.5

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adele Brown 1,097 55 +11.8
Conservative Tina Arnold39920−5.5
UKIP David Sheppard36618+6.5
Liberal Democrats Arnold Lutton1377−1.5
Rejected ballots11
Majority 698
Turnout 201221−9.1
Labour hold Swing

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Scarola 867 41 2.4
Conservative Frank Tomlin69133−16.1
UKIP Mark Ellis3881919
British Freedom Tony Harris8744
Liberal Democrats Colin Grant613−4.5
Rejected ballots6
Majority 176
Turnout 209425−7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward Langdon Hills ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Langdon Hills ward
Langdon Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hillier 879 43 −11
Labour Jenefer Taylor6513214
UKIP Andy Ager3771812
Liberal Democrats Liz Grant1085−11
Independent Matthew Ing4422
Rejected ballots3
Majority 22811−24.8
Turnout 206230−40
Conservative hold Swing -12.5

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Lee Chapel North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynda Gordon 1,048 54 −0.9
UKIP Frank Ferguson3591818
Conservative Craig Rimmer34318−10.8
National Front Thomas Beaney1076−3.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Nice854−2.7
Rejected ballots11
Majority 689
Turnout 194222−7.2
Labour hold Swing

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Williams 899 36 11.5
Labour Co-op Swatantra Nandanwar57823−7.2
UKIP Kerry Smith573232.8
Conservative Andrew Schrader42717−6.1
X None of the Above361−1.1
Rejected ballots2517
Majority 321
Turnout 251728−6.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward Pitsea North West ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Pitsea North West ward
Pitsea North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Callaghan 932 49 1.7
Conservative Andrew Baggott56429−0.9
UKIP Terry McBride323170.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard975−1.1
Rejected ballots7
Majority 368
Turnout 192321−4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward Pitsea South East ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Pitsea South East ward
Pitsea South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aidan McGurran 933 41 2.6
Conservative Ann Blake87639−4.6
UKIP Imelda Clancy375162
Liberal Democrats Viv Howard9140
Rejected ballots9
Majority 9
Turnout 228427−6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Martin's

Location of St Martin's ward St Martin's ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of St Martin's ward
St Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip William 759 58 −0.2
Conservative Tony Low24819−13
UKIP Peter Wood2291717
Liberal Democrats Clare Nice806−4.2
Rejected ballots5
Majority 511
Turnout 132222−7.5
Labour hold Swing

Vange

Location of Vange ward Vange.svg
Location of Vange ward
Vange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Byron Taylor 919 59 6.7
Conservative Luke MacKenzie32020−6.6
UKIP Becky Ager274181.8
Liberal Democrats Phillip Jenkins513−1.9
Rejected ballots11
Majority 599
Turnout 156423−7.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Morris 1,012 42 −12.1
Independent Dave Harrison676283
Labour Albert Ede409170.4
UKIP Trevor Malsbury19988
English Democrat Stephen Smith9444
Rejected ballots9
Majority 336
Turnout 239925−12.3
Conservative hold Swing

Sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20120411150856/http://www.basildon.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3946&p=0 Statement of Persons Nominated

References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 2012". The Elections Centre.
  3. "England council elections". BBC News.[ dead link ]