Basildon Borough Council election, 2014

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Map of the results of the 2014 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue and UKIP in purple. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014. Basildon UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue and UKIP in purple. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014.

The 2014 Basildon District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Basildon District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and elections to the European Parliament. This election was to elect one third of the council, plus one additional seat which was vacant. These seats were last up for election in 2010.

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Results

Basildon Borough Council Election 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UKIP 9 9 0 +9 60.0 39.2 16,087 +35.7
  Conservative 4 0 -7 -7 26.7 33.8 13,877 -15.8
  Labour 2 0 -3 -3 13.3 21.9 9,011 +0.6
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 1,937 -13.6
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 101N/A
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 39N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 36N/A

The turnout was 32.8%, and there were 160 ballots rejected.

Council Composition

Prior to election, the composition of the council was:

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2411421
ConservativeLabourINDLUK

After election, the composition of the council was:

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1712931
ConservativeUKIPLabourINDL

UK - UKIP
IND - Independent
L - Liberal Democrats

Ward Results

Billericay East

Billericay East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Schrader 1,724 50.8 -10.3
UKIP Terry Gandy 987 29.1 +24.5
Labour Patricia Reid 414 12.2 +1.2
Liberal Democrat Nigel Horn 266 7.8 -12.5
Majority 737 21.7
Turnout 3,404 36.3
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West

Billericay West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Hedley* 1,912 57.7 -5.5
UKIP Susan McCaffery 868 26.2 +22.6
Labour Andrew Ansell 344 10.4 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Jenny Cole 192 5.8 -12.8
Majority 1,044 31.5
Turnout 3,326 35.2
Conservative hold Swing

Burstead

Burstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Baggott 1,798 55.0 -3.3
UKIP Paul Downes 932 28.5 +19.1
Labour Wendy Aitken 382 11.7 +0.2
Liberal Democrat Ben Williams 156 4.8 -11.9
Majority 866 26.5
Turnout 3,284 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

Crouch

Crouch
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Terri Sargeant* 1,004 46.5 -15.9
UKIP Clifford Hammans 884 41.0N/A
Labour Malcolm Reid 270 12.5 -3.2
Majority 120 5.6
Turnout 2,166 33.7
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns

Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP David Sheppard 1,199 42.9 +37.5
Labour William Archibald* 983 35.1 -1.5
Conservative Ian Dwyer 502 17.9 -12.9
Liberal Democrat Colin Grant 74 2.6 -13.4
TUSC David Murray 39 1.4N/A
Majority 216 7.7
Turnout 2,807 28.5
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Laindon Park

Laindon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Mark Ellis 1,122 41.0N/A
Labour Lauren Brown 885 32.3 +2.1
Conservative John Dornan* 599 21.9 -21.2
Liberal Democrat Francis Barnes-Challinor 112 4.1 -12.7
National Front Anthony Harms 21 0.8N/A
Majority 237 8.7
Turnout 2,747 30.3
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Linda Allport-Hodge 1,033 40.9 +34.5
Conservative Sandra Hillier* 958 37.9 -16.2
Labour Matthew Whaley 425 16.8 -1.5
Liberal Democrat Alan Richards 111 4.4 -11.6
Majority 75 3.0
Turnout 2,538 36.0
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Lee Chapel North

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PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Frank Ferguson 983 39.1N/A
UKIP 'Trevor Malsbury 924 36.8N/A
Labour Alan Bennett* 922 36.7 -0.7
Labour Jenefer Taylor 919 36.6N/A
Conservative Andrew Barnes 329 13.1 -20.8
Conservative Nicole Stephens 263 10.5N/A
Liberal Democrat Phil Jenkins 99 3.9 -13.7
Liberal Democrat Steve Nice 91 3.6N/A
National Front Thomas Beaney 80 3.2N/A
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 2,530 26.5
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

The second vacancy was caused by the resignation of an Independent councillor who had been elected in 2012 as a Labour candidate. Malsbury will fill this seat, and will thus be up for re-election in May 2016. Ferguson will fill the seat that was ordinarily due for election in 2014, and will face re-election in 2018.

Nethermayne

Nethermayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Kerry Smith 1,340 43.5N/A
Liberal Democrat Linda Williams* 700 22.7 -13.7
Labour David Kirkman 559 18.1 -5.6
Conservative Colin Grant 446 14.5 -16.7
Independent None of the Above X 36 1.2N/A
Majority 640 20.8
Turnout 3,085 34.1
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Imelda Clancy 1,156 45.1 +35.8
Labour Melissa McGeorge 906 35.3 +4.2
Conservative Luke Mackenzie 427 16.7 -17.4
Liberal Democrat Martin Howard 73 2.8 -13.1
Majority 250 9.8
Turnout 2,573 27.5
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Stephen Ward 1,061 37.9 +29.4
Labour David Burton-Sampson 966 34.5 +2.7
Conservative David Abrahall* 709 25.3 -14.4
Liberal Democrat Vivien Howard 63 2.3 -9.3
Majority 95 3.4
Turnout 2,815 31.4
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Alan Ball 1,118 48.7N/A
Conservative Malcolm Buckley* 909 40.0 -19.3
Labour Andrew Buxton 269 11.7 -5.6
Majority 209 9.1
Turnout 2,312 36.6
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Wickford North

Wickford North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Peter Holliman 1,487 44.8
Conservative Tony Ball* 1,357 40.9
Labour Albert Ede 475 14.3
Majority 130 3.9
Turnout 3,331 33.7
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Wickford Park

Wickford Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP David Harrison 993 44.6N/A
Conservative Donald Morris* 940 42.2 -16.5
Labour George Wake 292 13.1 -2.5
Majority 53 2.4
Turnout 2,237 31.6
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30492425
  3. ↑ http://www.basildonmeetings.info/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0
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