2018 Basildon Borough Council election

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2018 Basildon Borough Council election [1]
  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
Seats before18915
Seats won1030
Seats after23125
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3Decrease2.svg10
Popular vote18,4688,2652,596
Percentage51.3%23.0%7.2%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats before0
Seats won2
Seats after2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2
Popular vote3,891
Percentage10.8%

Basildon UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Basildon Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. which had previously been under no overall control and run by a coalition between UKIP, Labour and Independents. [3]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was [4]

Results summary

2018 Basildon Borough Council election [5] [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1050Increase2.svg 566.751.318,468Increase2.svg17.5
  Labour 320Increase2.svg 320.023.08,265Increase2.svg1.1
  Independent 200Steady2.svg 013.37.23,891Increase2.svg7.1
  UKIP 0010Decrease2.svg 80.07.22,596Decrease2.svg32.0

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Schrader 2,584 77.7
Labour Thomas Scanlan55516.7
UKIP Susan McCaffery1865.6
Majority2,02961.0
Turnout 3,32536
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Hedley 2,677 80.5
Labour Malcolm Reid52815.9
UKIP Philip Gibbs1203.6
Majority2,14964.6
Turnout 3,32535
Conservative hold Swing

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward Burstead ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Burstead ward
Burstead [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Baggott 2,881 83.0
Labour Santa Bennett47613.7
UKIP David Houghton1143.3
Majority2,40569.2
Turnout 3,47140
Conservative hold Swing

Crouch

Location of Crouch ward Crouch ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Crouch ward
Crouch ward [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terri Sargent 1,474 74.2
Labour Sally Muylders37218.7
UKIP Kevin Piper1417.1
Majority1,10255.4
Turnout 1,98730
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kirkman 1,016 48.6
Conservative Christopher Allen70433.7
UKIP David Sheppard37017.7
Majority31214.9
Turnout 2,09020
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Henry 1,013 43.7
Labour Clarence Zwengunde85737.0
UKIP Mark Conroy44819.3
Majority1566.7
Turnout 2,31824
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward Langdon Hills ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Langdon Hills ward
Langdon Hills [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Imelda Clancy 1,349 52.6
Conservative Kevin Wingfield72128.1
Labour Alexander Harrison35613.9
UKIP Norma Saggers1395.4
Majority62824.4
Turnout 256537
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

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 Elaine McDonald 1,160 55.7
Conservative Spencer Warner55226.5
UKIP Frank Ferguson36917.7
Majority60829.2
Turnout 2,08121
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kerry Smith 2,542 77.3
Labour Naomi Wallace43313.2
Conservative Sandeep Singh Sandhu2286.9
UKIP Simon Breedon842.6
Majority2,18964.1
Turnout 328734
Independent gain from UKIP 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 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Ferguson 956 47.2
Conservative Yetunde Adeshile65532.3
UKIP Loren Hannon34216.9
Democrats and Veterans PartySteve Harvey743.7
Majority30114.9
Turnout 2,02722
Labour gain from UKIP 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 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Mackenzie 1,165
Conservative Craig Rimmer 1,132
Labour Andrew Ansell1,008
Labour Olukayode Adeniran952
UKIP Richard Morris283
UKIP Lorna Riches243
Democrats and Veterans PartyJohn Eacersall101
Turnout 4,88428
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Wickford Castledon

Location of Wickford Castleton ward Wickford Castleton ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford Castleton ward
Wickford Castledon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Buckley 1,191 58.5
Wickford IndependentsAlan Ball56627.8
Labour Louise Catling27813.7
Majority62530.7
Turnout 2,03532
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Holliman 1,682 57.2
Wickford IndependentsEunice Brockman1,25642.8
Majority42614.4
Turnout 2,93829
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Wickford Park

Location of Wickford Park ward Wickford South ward in Basildon 2002.svg
Location of Wickford Park ward
Wickford Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Jeffery 941 48.0
Wickford IndependentsDavid Harrison75038.2
Labour Patricia Reid27013.8
Majority1919.8
Turnout 2,23727
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

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