Basildon Borough Council election, 2015

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Map of the results of the 2015 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple Wards in grey were not contested in 2015. Basildon UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and UKIP in purple Wards in grey were not contested in 2015.

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.

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Results

Basildon Borough Council Election 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8 0 0 0 57.1 42.6 31,401
  Labour 4 0 -2 -2 28.6 24.0 17,721
  UKIP 2 +2 0 +2 14.3 28.4 20,987
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 3,281
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 312
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 97

The turnout was 62.9%, and there were 376 ballots rejected.

Council Composition

Following the 2014 election, the composition of the council was:

1712931
ConservativeUKIPLabourINDL

After the election, the composition of the council was:

18119211
ConservativeUKIPLabourIGGL

IND - Independent
IG - Independence Group
G - Green Party
L - Liberal Democrats

Ward Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Billericay East

Billericay East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David John Dadds* 4,085 60.6 -4.0
UKIP Herbert John Webb 1,076 16.0 +7.5
Labour Patricia Reid 878 13.0 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Nigel John Horn 704 10.4 -2.6
Majority 3,009 44.6
Turnout 6,743 74.0 +29.8
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West

Billericay West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Lawrence 4,419 64.2 +4.9
UKIP Susan Patricia McCaffery 1,066 15.5 -0.8
Labour Andrew James Ansell 978 14.2 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Henry Richards 421 6.1 -3.9
Majority 3,353 48.7
Turnout 6,884 74.0 +30.6
Conservative hold Swing

Burstead

Burstead [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Blake* 3,898 62.4 -0.5
UKIP Paul John Downes 1,156 18.5 +8.6
Labour David Thomas Kirkman 828 13.3 -3.3
Liberal Democrat Ben Williams 362 5.8 -4.8
Majority 43.9 2,742
Turnout 6,244 73.0 +29.4
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns

Fryerns [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Allan Robert Davies* 1,832 33.6 6.0
UKIP Cliff Hammans 1,749 32.1 +24.7
Conservative Sandra Elizabeth Hillier 1,638 30.1 +13.8
Liberal Democrat Colin Stanley Grant 169 3.1 +2.3
TUSC David James John Murray 58 1.1N/A
Majority 83 1.5
Turnout 5,446 57.0 +26.9
Labour hold Swing

Laindon Park

Laindon Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew James Barnes 1,871 35.2 -13.9
UKIP Anne Marie Waters 1,668 31.4N/A
Labour Stephen Gillan 1,408 26.5 -16.9
Liberal Democrat John Francis Barnes-Challinor 226 4.3 -3.2
Independent Patricia Ann Rackley 136 2.6N/A
Majority 203 3.8
Turnout 5,309 60.0 +27.7
Conservative hold Swing

Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Bennett 1,895 37.4 -17.5
UKIP Arthur John James 1,825 36.0N/A
Conservative Nicole Carrie Schrader 1,131 22.3 -2.4
Liberal Democrat Steve Nice 215 4.3 -2.4
Majority 70 1.4
Turnout 5,066 55.0 +25.8
Labour hold Swing

Nethermayne

Nethermayne [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Stephen Michael Hodge 1,700 29.9 +9.7
Conservative Mark Anthony Coker 1,674 29.4 +6.3
Labour Andrew Forrest Gordon* 1,518 26.7 -3.5
Liberal Democrat Phil Jenkins 618 10.9 -13.6
Independent Pauline Patricia Kettle 176 3.1N/A
Majority 26 0.5
Turnout 5,686 64.0 +29.1
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Gary Canham 1,731 35.2 +18.5
Labour Keith Bobbin* 1,611 32.8 -14.5
Conservative Ian David Dwyer 1,424 29.0 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Martin Keith Howard 149 3.0 -3.1
Majority 120 2.4
Turnout 4,915 54.0 +28.5
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Amanda Louise Arnold 1,841 35.2 -8.4
UKIP Jose Carrion 1,637 31.3 +17.3
Labour David Edmund Burton-Sampson 1,572 30.1 -8.3
Liberal Democrat Vivien Jennifer Howard 177 3.4 -0.6
Majority 204 3.9
Turnout 5,227 60.0 +27.7
Conservative hold Swing

St Martin's

St Martin's [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Charles Buxton 1,393 41.1 -16.7
UKIP Andrew Robert Morris 955 28.2N/A
Conservative Stephanie Lucinda Hedley-Barnes 910 26.9 -5.1
Liberal Democrat Liz Grant 130 3.8 -6.4
Majority 438 12.9
Turnout 3,388 56.0 +26.5
Labour hold Swing

Vange

Vange [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Melissa Anne McGeorge 1,289 36.0 -16.3
UKIP Michel May 1,136 31.7 +15.5
Conservative Tony Ball 1,009 28.2 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Linda Mary Williams 110 3.0 -1.9
TUSC Samuel James Bennett 39 1.1N/A
Majority 153 4.3
Turnout 3,583 53.0 +27.3
Labour hold Swing

Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Don Morris 2,018 48.2 -11.5
UKIP Nigel de Lecq Le Gresley 1,529 36.5N/A
Labour Jenefer Anne Taylor 641 15.3 -1.2
Majority 489 11.7
Turnout 4,188 68.0 29.1
Conservative hold Swing

Wickford North

Wickford North [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Owen Mowe* 3,128 47.7 -6.4
UKIP Eunice Christine Brockman 2,285 34.8N/A
Labour Albert Edward Ede 1,147 17.5 +0.9
Majority 843 12.7
Turnout 6,560 67.0 +29.1
Conservative hold Swing

Wickford Park

Wickford Park [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Jackman* 2,355 51.7 -17.1
UKIP Derek Harrison 1,474 32.3N/A
Labour Matthew Martin Whaley 731 16.0 -4.9
Majority 881 19.4
Turnout 4,560 55.0 +22.9
Conservative hold Swing

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  3. "Basildon Council - Election results for Burstead, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. "Basildon Council - Election results for Fryerns, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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  6. "Basildon Council - Election results for Lee Chapel North, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. "Basildon Council - Election results for Nethermayne, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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