Basildon District Council election, 2004

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Map of the results of the 2004 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004. Basildon UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2004 Basildon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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. [1]

Essex County of England

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Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Basildon Local Election Result 2004 [3] [4] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9 2 0 +2 64.3 45.2 16,536 -0.1%
  Labour 4 2 2 0 28.6 23.2 8,483 -4.7%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 0 0 7.1 19.0 6,960 -0.7%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 2,983 +4.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 566 +0.4%
  Senior Citizens Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 430 +1.2%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 420 +1.1%
  Independent 0 0 2 -2 0 0.4 147 -1.5%
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 57 +0.2%

Ward results

Billericay East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 2,150 65.9 -0.3
Liberal Democrat John James 780 23.9 +1.6
Labour Patricia Reid 333 10.2 -1.3
Majority 1,370 42.0 -1.9
Turnout 3,263 36.6
Conservative hold Swing
Billericay West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Philip Turner 2,345 67.9 -1.6
Liberal Democrat Frank Bellard 821 23.8 +2.9
Labour William Archibald 287 8.3 -1.4
Majority 1,524 44.1 -4.5
Turnout 3,453 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Burstead [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Moore 1,935 61.7 +10.1
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Taylor 837 26.7 -11.7
Labour Margaret Viney 365 11.6 +1.6
Majority 1,098 35.0 +21.8
Turnout 3,137 37.2
Conservative hold Swing
Crouch [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stuart Allen 1,121 54.1
English Democrat Kim Gandy 420 20.3
Labour Wendy Aitken 272 13.1
Liberal Democrat Vivien Howard 261 12.6
Majority 701 33.8
Turnout 2,074 34.1
Conservative hold Swing
Fryerns [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Kirkman 1,117 40.2 -3.2
BNP David King 601 21.6 -0.3
Conservative Kenneth Evens 584 21.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrat John Lutton 296 10.6 +0.6
Green Adam Ellis 183 6.6 +1.0
Majority 516 18.6 -2.9
Turnout 2,781 30.0
Labour hold Swing
Laindon Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Tomlin 881 34.9 -8.7
Labour Anthony Borlase 716 28.3 -12.0
BNP Steven Watts 509 20.2 +20.2
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Myall 273 10.8 +2.4
Independent Alfred Viccary 147 5.8 +0.8
Majority 165 6.5 +3.2
Turnout 2,526 30.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Langdon Hills [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Hillier 1,195 54.5
Labour Paul Mitchell 448 20.4
Liberal Democrat Linda Williams 310 14.1
Green Annie Humphries 238 10.9
Majority 747 34.1
Turnout 2,191 33.8
Conservative hold Swing
Lee Chapel North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynda Gordon 996 38.6 -2.0
Conservative Terry Fleet 604 23.4 +0.4
BNP Sidney Chaney 519 20.1 +5.0
Liberal Democrat Michael Martin 261 10.1 -0.9
Green Ernest Humphries 145 5.6 -0.4
Respect Richard Duane 57 2.2 +2.2
Majority 392 15.2 -2.4
Turnout 2,582 29.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Nethermayne [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Williams 1,459 45.5 -2.6
Conservative Harry Tucker 982 30.6 +6.4
Labour Andrew Manning 766 23.9 -3.8
Majority 477 14.9 -5.5
Turnout 3,207 37.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Pitsea North West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Baggott 838 40.2 +4.8
Labour Allan Davies 789 37.8 -10.5
Liberal Democrat Martin Howard 458 22.0 +5.8
Majority 49 2.4
Turnout 2,085 23.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Pitsea South East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacqueline Blake 1,199 44.0 +7.9
Labour Michael Plant 722 26.5 -7.1
BNP Leonard Heather 526 19.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrat Christopher Melanaphy 275 10.1 +2.2
Majority 477 17.5 +15.0
Turnout 2,722 30.8
Conservative hold Swing
St Martin's [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Llewellyn 592 36.6 -10.4
BNP Philip Howell 434 26.8 +26.8
Conservative Deborah Allen 378 23.4 -5.9
Liberal Democrat Stephen Nice 213 13.2 -1.6
Majority 158 9.8 -7.9
Turnout 1,617 27.9
Labour hold Swing
Vange [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hilary Dyer 612 35.3 -6.6
Conservative Philip Johnson 502 29.0 -8.4
BNP L Stone 394 22.7 +22.7
Liberal Democrat Philip Jenkins 224 12.9 -0.6
Majority 110 6.4 +1.9
Turnout 1,732 26.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Wickford North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carole Morris 1,822 56.7 -6.7
Liberal Democrat Fane Cummings 492 15.3 -0.8
Labour Christopher Wilson 468 14.6 -5.9
Senior Citizens Party David Harrison 430 13.4 +13.4
Majority 1,330 41.4 -1.5
Turnout 3,212 34.9
Conservative hold Swing

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