Basildon Borough Council election, 2016

Last updated

Map of the results of the 2016 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple Wards in grey were not contested in 2016. Basildon UK local election 2016 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2016 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple Wards in grey were not contested in 2016.

The 2016 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Basildon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

Contents

Results Summary

Basildon Borough Council election, 2016 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1900Steady2.svg36.911,752-5.6
  UKIP 1630Increase2.svg 30.027.88,856-0.6
  Labour 1001Decrease2.svg 127.58,772+3.5
  Independent 000Steady2.svg4.51,550+4.5
  Liberal Democrat 001Decrease2.svg 12.5789-1.9
  Green 001Decrease2.svg 10.4137N/A

Ward Results

Billericay East

Billericay East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Sullivan1,71660.1-0.5
UKIP Susan McCaffery61621.6+5.6
Labour Patricia Reid52318.3+5.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West

Billericay West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Phillip Turner1,86565.6+1.4
Labour Jack Ferguson53818.9+4.7
UKIP Cliff Hammans44215.50.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Burstead

Burstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Moore1,71762.40.0
UKIP Kevin Piper62022.5+4.0
Labour David Kirkman41615.1+1.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Crouch

PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Allen959
UKIP Richard Petchey480
Labour Sally Muylders326
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns

Fryerns
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Adele Brown98344.4+10.8
UKIP Rhyan Walne77134.8+2.7
Conservative Tony Law46220.8-9.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Laindon Park

Laindon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Hazel Green90237.5+6.1
Conservative Gary Maylin66827.8-7.4
Labour Lewis Blaney64726.9+0.4
Green Philip Rackley1134.7N/A
Liberal Democrat Alan Richards753.1-1.2
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Hiler94239.4+1.5
UKIP Philip Gibbs94039.3-1.6
Labour Alex Harrison34414.4-2.4
Liberal Democrat Liz Grant843.5-0.9
Green John Drummond833.5N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Gordon1,00345.5+8.1
UKIP Arthur James81436.9+0.9
Conservative Stephen Yates36316.5-6.2
Independent Clarence Zwengunde261.2N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Nethermayne

Nethermayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Derrick Fellowes73327.3-2.6
Labour Graham Herbing56721.1-5.6
Liberal Democrat Ben Williams49518.4+7.5
Conservative Chris Allen42815.9-13.5
Independent Pauline Kettle41215.3+12.2
Green Dean Hall542.0N/A
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gavin Callaghan95544.3+11.5
UKIP Michelle Regan72033.4-1.8
Conservative Jacqueline Blake48022.3-6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Jose Carrion81135.7+4.4
Labour Olukayode Adeniran79134.8+4.7
Conservative Ian Dwyer66829.4-5.8
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Burton-Sampson68846.5+5.4
UKIP Leslie Allport45030.4+2.2
Conservative Jeff Henry34123.1-3.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Vange

Vange
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kayte Block61641.2+5.2
UKIP Terry Latchford55737.3+5.6
Conservative Tamara Rainford32121.5-6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wickford North

PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carole Morris1,18641.1-6.5
Independent Eunice Brockman1,11238.6N/A
Labour Dolores McGurran37513.0-4.5
Liberal Democrat David Radley2107.3N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Related Research Articles

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon British politician

Angela Evans Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon from 1997 until losing her seat to the Conservatives at the 2010 General Election.

Borough of Basildon Place in England

The Borough of Basildon is a local government district in south Essex in the East of England, centred on the town of Basildon. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part of Thurrock Urban District that was within the Basildon New Town. The population of the district as of 2010 is about 172,000. The council made an application for borough status in February 2010 and this was given approval that year, with Cllr Mo Larkin becoming the first mayor in October. The local authority is Basildon Borough Council.

One third of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 42 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.

South Basildon and East Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

South Basildon and East Thurrock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Stephen Metcalfe, a Conservative.

Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.

The 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

2002 Basildon District Council election

The 2002 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The council stayed under no overall control.

2003 Basildon District Council election

The 2003 Basildon District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

2006 Basildon District Council election

The 2006 Basildon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.

2007 Basildon District Council election

The 2007 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.

2008 Basildon District Council election

The 2008 Basildon District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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.

2010 Basildon District Council election

The 2010 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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.

2011 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2011 Basildon Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

2012 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2012 Basildon Council election was scheduled to take 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.

2014 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2014 Basildon District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Basildon District Council in England. 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.

2015 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2015 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2015, and took place alongside the UK General Election. One third of seats were up for election, with these seats last being contested in 2011. As a result of the election, the council remained in no overall control. The Conservative Party remained as the largest party, and formed a minority administration.

Vange Hill

Vange Hill is an 11.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Vange, a suburb of Basildon in Essex. It is owned and managed by Basildon Borough Council.

2018 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2018 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.basildonmeetings.info/mgElectionElectionAreaResults.aspx?Page=1&EID=28&RPID=12579318
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.