Basildon District Council election, 2002

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Map of the results of the 2002 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Basildon UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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. [1] The council stayed under no overall control. [2]

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.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

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Background

A review of the boundaries on Basildon council made changes for this election leading to the whole council being elected. [3] Several new wards were created for the election including Crouch, Pitsea South East and St Martin's. [3]

Pitsea town in Essex, England

Pitsea is a small town in south Essex, England. It comprises five sub-districts: Eversley, Northlands Park Neighbourhood, Chalvedon, Pitsea Mount and Burnt Mills. It is part of the new town of Basildon.

Before the election both the Labour and Conservative parties had 19 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 4 seats and Labour led a minority administration. [3] Several councillors stood down at the election including the Labour leader of the council John Potter. [3] Candidates standing in the election included the first member of the British National Party to do so, Matthew Single in Vange ward. [4]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council with 21 seats, but fail to win a majority. [5] They gained 1 seat each from Labour and the Liberal Democrats, who were left with 18 and 3 seats respectively. [5] However the expectation was that an alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats would continue to run the council as the outgoing Labour chairman could use his casting vote to keep Labour in power. [5] Meanwhile, the British National Party failed to win a seat after coming fifth in Vange ward. [5]

A casting vote is a vote that someone may exercise to resolve a deadlock. A casting vote is typically by the presiding officer of a council, legislative body, committee, etc., and may only be exercised to break a deadlock. Examples of officers who hold casting votes are the Speaker of the British House of Commons and the President of the United States Senate.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Following the election the alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats was confirmed in control of the council, with Labour councillor Nigel Smith, husband of Member of Parliament for Basildon Angela Smith, becoming the new leader of the council. [6]

Basildon (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Basildon was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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.

Basildon Local Election Result 2002 [7] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 21 +2 50.0 48.0 41,157
  Labour 18 -1 42.9 34.4 29,475
  Liberal Democrat 3 -1 7.1 16.6 14,251
  Independent 0 0 0 0.7 599
  BNP 0 0 0 0.2 189
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.1 93

Ward results

Billericay East (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Archer 1,786 22.0
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 1,745 21.5
Conservative David Dadds 1,702 21.0
Liberal Democrat Gilda Bellard 623 7.7
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Edwards 597 7.4
Liberal Democrat John James 573 7.1
Labour Anthony Bennett 387 4.8
Labour Conor O'Brien 363 4.5
Labour Kevin Wood 341 4.2
Turnout 8,117
Billericay West (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Hedley 1,965 25.1
Conservative Philip Turner 1,869 23.8
Conservative Stephen Horgan 1,844 23.5
Liberal Democrat Francis Bellard 556 7.1
Liberal Democrat Craig Hands 496 6.3
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Myall 373 4.8
Labour Aidan McGurran 253 3.2
Labour Fiona Smith 253 3.2
Labour Mohamed Javed 229 2.9
Turnout 7,838
Burstead (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey Buckenham 1,627 20.9
Conservative Desmond Lake 1,521 19.6
Conservative Kevin Blake 1,469 18.9
Liberal Democrat Belinda Jackson 779 10.0
Liberal Democrat James Edwards 762 9.8
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Taylor 757 9.7
Labour Margaret Mary 294 3.8
Labour Viney Reid 286 3.7
Labour Patricia Reid 272 3.5
Turnout 7,767
Crouch (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Terri Sargent 1,073 34.9
Conservative Stuart Allen 1,023 33.3
Labour Wendy Aitken 406 13.2
Labour Eva Borlase 322 10.5
Liberal Democrat Arthur Ferriss 248 8.1
Turnout 3,072
Fryerns (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janet Payn 1,470 22.1
Labour Paul Kirkman 1,452 21.8
Labour Julia Woods 1,344 20.2
Conservative Deborah Allen 596 9.0
Conservative Kenneth Evens 560 8.4
Conservative Harold Liebner 501 7.5
Liberal Democrat John Lutton 279 4.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen Nice 224 3.4
Liberal Democrat Tracey Williams 222 3.3
Turnout 6,648
Laindon Park (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barbara Croft 1,148 20.6
Labour William Archibald 1,077 19.3
Labour Anthony Borlase 1,006 18.1
Conservative John Schofield 766 13.8
Conservative Stephen Hills 715 12.8
Conservative Francis Tomlin 691 12.2
Independent Alfred Viccary 165 3.0
Turnout 5,568
Langdon Hills (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sandra Hillier 923 27.2
Conservative Stephen Hillier 871 25.7
Independent Derrick Fellowes 434 12.8
Labour Lynda Gordon 392 11.6
Labour Emily Evans 363 10.7
Liberal Democrat Linda Williams 239 7.0
Liberal Democrat Susan Dickinson 171 5.0
Turnout 3,393
Lee Chapel North (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Smith 1,165 20.3
Labour Maureen Larkin 1,159 20.2
Labour Richard Rackham 1,086 18.9
Conservative Sharon Cleasby 530 9.2
Conservative Richard Hyland 518 9.0
Conservative Sharon Reid 515 9.0
Liberal Democrat Linda Martin 241 4.2
Liberal Democrat Michael James 229 4.0
Liberal Democrat Martin Neale 214 3.7
Socialist Alliance Richard Duane 93 1.6
Turnout 5,750
Nethermayne (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Williams 1,268 15.1
Liberal Democrat Joseph White 1,245 14.9
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Williams 1,199 14.2
Labour Michael Plant 945 11.3
Labour Andrew Manning 930 11.1
Labour Peter Wedlock 841 10.0
Conservative Henry Tucker 676 8.1
Conservative David Walsh 642 7.7
Conservative Christine Walsh 636 7.6
Turnout 8,382
Pitsea North West (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Bobbin 997 21.2
Labour Allan Davies 893 19.0
Labour Philip Rackley 856 18.2
Conservative Roy Clarke 543 11.5
Conservative Mark Levey 491 10.4
Conservative Roy Watkinson 456 9.7
Liberal Democrat Martin Howard 238 5.1
Liberal Democrat Vivien Howard 229 4.9
Turnout 4,703
Pitsea South East (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patrick Evans 1,142 18.2
Conservative Jacqueline Blake 1,120 17.8
Labour Dean Golding 1,077 17.2
Conservative Malcolm Geddes 1,001 15.9
Conservative Edward Phelan 995 15.8
Labour Andrew Powderly 944 15.0
Turnout 6,279
St Martin's (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Llewellyn 771 30.4
Labour Colin Payn 758 29.8
Conservative Gwen Ball 329 13.0
Conservative Carol Mowe 278 10.9
Liberal Democrat Michael Dickinson 213 8.4
Liberal Democrat Annie Humphries 191 7.5
Turnout 2,540
Vange (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Abrahall 772 28.0
Labour Swatantra Nandanwar 665 24.1
Conservative Garry Johnson 403 14.6
Conservative Philip Johnson 380 13.8
BNP Matthew Single 189 6.9
Liberal Democrat Peter Hulse 178 6.5
Liberal Democrat Seth Williams 167 6.1
Turnout 2,754
Wickford Castledon (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Buckley 1,165 33.4
Conservative Sylvia Buckley 1,099 31.5
Labour Derek Burn 356 10.2
Labour Albert Ede 316 9.0
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Ward 309 8.8
Liberal Democrat Arnald Thorpe 248 7.1
Turnout 3,493
Wickford North (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Ball 1,658 22.9
Conservative Carole Morris 1,562 21.6
Conservative Michael Mowe 1,522 21.0
Labour Jacqueline Brown 639 8.8
Labour Christopher Wilson 543 7.5
Labour Linda Howard 489 6.8
Liberal Democrat Michael Maguire 454 6.3
Liberal Democrat Ian Robertson 368 5.1
Turnout 7,235
Wickford Park (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald Morris 731 32.9
Conservative Christopher Jackman 660 29.7
Labour Leroy Stephenson 237 10.7
Labour Clive Thomas 236 10.6
Liberal Democrat Michael Woods 208 9.3
Liberal Democrat Fane Cummings 153 6.9
Turnout 2,225

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