2021 Basildon Borough Council election

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2021 Basildon Borough Council election
  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before18147
Seats won400
Seats after22126
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1

 Fourth party
 
Party UKIP
Seats before1
Seats won0
Seats after0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1

Basildon UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2021 Basildon Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2021 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party regained control of the council from no overall control.

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Results summary

2021 Basildon Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg466.7122252.419,15548.7+5.6
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 220.091228.68,99122.9-1.5
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 113.34614.33,91810.0-0.7
 Wickford Independents0Steady2.svg0.0224.81,0352.6-7.9
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,5269.0-0.4
 BCRP0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,9715.0New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05341.4New
  UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01530.4New
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0570.1±0.0

Ward results

BCRP = Basildon Community Residents Party

Billericay East

Billericay East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 2,412 69.9 +5.8
Labour Tracey Hilton58517.0+9.2
Liberal Democrats Karen Manterfield36410.6+2.6
UKIP Susan McCaffery882.6N/A
Majority1,82752.9+8.9
Turnout 3,44936.3+4.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Billericay West

Billericay West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Turner 1,885 50.0 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Sainsbury1,68744.7+5.3
Labour David Goddard1995.3-2.8
Majority1985.3-7.8
Turnout 3,77139.8+4.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Burstead

Burstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Moore 2,394 75.9 -7.0
Labour Malcolm Reid39712.6-4.5
Liberal Democrats Laura Clark36211.5N/A
Majority1,99763.3-2.4
Turnout 3,15335.8+2.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.8

Crouch

Crouch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Allen 1,428 71.5 -2.7
Labour Mark Burton-Sampson31215.6-3.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Blake1005.0N/A
Independent Sean Barlow904.5N/A
Reform UK Neil Huntley673.4N/A
Majority1,11655.9+0.5
Turnout 1,99729.4-0.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.2

Fryerns

Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adele Brown 974 41.0 -14.3
Conservative Sandeep Sandhu78633.1+3.2
BCRPJim Howard33714.2N/A
Reform UK Max Woodrow2108.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Viv Howard662.8-12.0
Majority1887.9-17.5
Turnout 2,37322.4+3.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.6

Laindon Park

Laindon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Wingfield 1,545 54.6 +21.5
Labour Angela Stanbrook76527.0-8.5
Independent Tony Low1555.5-25.5
BCRPMark Dale1445.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen McCarthy1003.5N/A
UKIP Fred Southgate652.3N/A
For Britain Christopher Bateman572.0N/A
Majority78027.6+25.1
Turnout 2,83128.2+5.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase2.svg15.0

Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Val Robbins 1,023 37.9
Conservative Christopher Allen 949 35.2
Conservative Charles Sansom84031.1
Independent Walt Brown73227.1
Independent Derrick Fellowes36313.4
Labour Clarence Zwengunde27610.2
Liberal Democrats Timothy Nicklin2489.2
Independent None of the Above X461.7
Turnout 2,69938.4
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Harrison 966 39.0 -13.6
Conservative Deepak Shukla92137.2+10.8
BCRPKay Quested35414.3N/A
Reform UK Lewis Fripp1235.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Chandler1134.6-16.4
Majority451.8-24.4
Turnout 2,47724.2+7.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.2

Nethermayne

Nethermayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hazel Green 1,448 45.7 N/A
Conservative Mark Cottrell64620.4+13.3
Labour Michael Baker52716.6+4.7
BCRPLauren Whitwell39412.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Nice1133.6+0.3
Reform UK Norma Saggers391.2N/A
Majority80225.3-35.9
Turnout 3,16730.6+0.6
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Callaghan 1,101 46.6 -1.8
Conservative Stuart Terson98741.8+3.7
BCRPJake Hogg2139.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard632.7-10.8
Majority1144.8-5.5
Turnout 2,36425.0+5.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Canham 1,305 47.1 -4.9
Labour Andrew Ansell1,23844.7+5.4
Reform UK Daniel Tooley953.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Lancaster732.6-6.1
Independent Simon Breedon612.2N/A
Majority672.4-10.3
Turnout 2,77229.9+3.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Decrease2.svg5.2

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Davida Ademuyiwa 697 39.5 +4.8
Labour David Burton-Sampson 67538.3-9.1
BCRPPatricia Rackley30917.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Jenkins834.7-13.2
Majority221.2
Turnout 1,76425.2+4.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg7.0

Vange

Vange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yetunde Adeshile 749 44.9 +12.3
Labour Aidan McGurran64838.9-4.9
BCRPPhil Rackley22013.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Smith503.0N/A
Majority1016.0
Turnout 1,66723.5+4.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg8.6

Wickford North

Wickford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Morris 1,611 52.3 +9.7
Wickford Ind. Alan Ball1,03533.6-11.3
Labour Gillian Palmer32810.7-1.8
Liberal Democrats Nicola Hoad1043.4N/A
Majority57618.7
Turnout 3,07829.5+2.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.5

By-elections

Pitsea North West

By-election caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour councillor Gavin Callaghan.

Pitsea North West: 29 July 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Terson 794 56.5 +14.7
Labour Aidan McGurran43030.6-16.0
BCRPJake Hogg825.8-3.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard574.1+1.4
Reform UK Daniel Tooley231.6New
For Britain Christopher Bateman191.4New
Majority36425.9N/A
Turnout 1,40514.8-10.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.4

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North: 25 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Webb 451 39.8 +0.8
Conservative Deepak Shukla39534.8-2.4
BCRPKay Quested13511.9-2.4
Reform UK Frank Ferguson988.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Chandler554.8+0.3
Majority565.0+3.2
Turnout 1,13611.2-13.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.6

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References

  1. "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". www.basildonmeetings.info. 6 May 2021.