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The 2021 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party regained control of the council from no overall control.
| 2021 Basildon Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 10 |  4 | 66.7 | 12 | 22 | 52.4 | 19,155 | 48.7 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | 3 |  2 | 20.0 | 9 | 12 | 28.6 | 8,991 | 22.9 | -1.5 | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 13.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.3 | 3,918 | 10.0 | -0.7 | |
| Wickford Independents | 0 |  | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 1,035 | 2.6 | -7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,526 | 9.0 | -0.4 | |
| BCRP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,971 | 5.0 | New | |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 534 | 1.4 | New | |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 0.4 | New | |
| For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | |
BCRP = Basildon Community Residents Party
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Sullivan | 2,412 | 69.9 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Tracey Hilton | 585 | 17.0 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Manterfield | 364 | 10.6 | +2.6 | |
| UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 88 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,827 | 52.9 | +8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,449 | 36.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Turner | 1,885 | 50.0 | -2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Sainsbury | 1,687 | 44.7 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | David Goddard | 199 | 5.3 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | 198 | 5.3 | -7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,771 | 39.8 | +4.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Moore | 2,394 | 75.9 | -7.0 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Reid | 397 | 12.6 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Clark | 362 | 11.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,997 | 63.3 | -2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,153 | 35.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Allen | 1,428 | 71.5 | -2.7 | |
| Labour | Mark Burton-Sampson | 312 | 15.6 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Blake | 100 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sean Barlow | 90 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Neil Huntley | 67 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,116 | 55.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,997 | 29.4 | -0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adele Brown | 974 | 41.0 | -14.3 | |
| Conservative | Sandeep Sandhu | 786 | 33.1 | +3.2 | |
| BCRP | Jim Howard | 337 | 14.2 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Max Woodrow | 210 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Viv Howard | 66 | 2.8 | -12.0 | |
| Majority | 188 | 7.9 | -17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,373 | 22.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Wingfield | 1,545 | 54.6 | +21.5 | |
| Labour | Angela Stanbrook | 765 | 27.0 | -8.5 | |
| Independent | Tony Low | 155 | 5.5 | -25.5 | |
| BCRP | Mark Dale | 144 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen McCarthy | 100 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Fred Southgate | 65 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| For Britain | Christopher Bateman | 57 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 780 | 27.6 | +25.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,831 | 28.2 | +5.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 15.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Val Robbins | 1,023 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Allen | 949 | 35.2 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Sansom | 840 | 31.1 | ||
| Independent | Walt Brown | 732 | 27.1 | ||
| Independent | Derrick Fellowes | 363 | 13.4 | ||
| Labour | Clarence Zwengunde | 276 | 10.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Nicklin | 248 | 9.2 | ||
| Independent | None of the Above X | 46 | 1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,699 | 38.4 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Harrison | 966 | 39.0 | -13.6 | |
| Conservative | Deepak Shukla | 921 | 37.2 | +10.8 | |
| BCRP | Kay Quested | 354 | 14.3 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Lewis Fripp | 123 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Chandler | 113 | 4.6 | -16.4 | |
| Majority | 45 | 1.8 | -24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,477 | 24.2 | +7.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hazel Green | 1,448 | 45.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mark Cottrell | 646 | 20.4 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Baker | 527 | 16.6 | +4.7 | |
| BCRP | Lauren Whitwell | 394 | 12.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 113 | 3.6 | +0.3 | |
| Reform UK | Norma Saggers | 39 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 802 | 25.3 | -35.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,167 | 30.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gavin Callaghan | 1,101 | 46.6 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Terson | 987 | 41.8 | +3.7 | |
| BCRP | Jake Hogg | 213 | 9.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 63 | 2.7 | -10.8 | |
| Majority | 114 | 4.8 | -5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,364 | 25.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Canham | 1,305 | 47.1 | -4.9 | |
| Labour | Andrew Ansell | 1,238 | 44.7 | +5.4 | |
| Reform UK | Daniel Tooley | 95 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lancaster | 73 | 2.6 | -6.1 | |
| Independent | Simon Breedon | 61 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 67 | 2.4 | -10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,772 | 29.9 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Davida Ademuyiwa | 697 | 39.5 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | David Burton-Sampson | 675 | 38.3 | -9.1 | |
| BCRP | Patricia Rackley | 309 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 83 | 4.7 | -13.2 | |
| Majority | 22 | 1.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,764 | 25.2 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Yetunde Adeshile | 749 | 44.9 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Aidan McGurran | 648 | 38.9 | -4.9 | |
| BCRP | Phil Rackley | 220 | 13.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Smith | 50 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 101 | 6.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 1,667 | 23.5 | +4.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carole Morris | 1,611 | 52.3 | +9.7 | |
| Wickford Ind. | Alan Ball | 1,035 | 33.6 | -11.3 | |
| Labour | Gillian Palmer | 328 | 10.7 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Hoad | 104 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 576 | 18.7 | — | ||
| Turnout | 3,078 | 29.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |||
By-election caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour councillor Gavin Callaghan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Terson | 794 | 56.5 | +14.7 | |
| Labour | Aidan McGurran | 430 | 30.6 | -16.0 | |
| BCRP | Jake Hogg | 82 | 5.8 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 57 | 4.1 | +1.4 | |
| Reform UK | Daniel Tooley | 23 | 1.6 | New | |
| For Britain | Christopher Bateman | 19 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 364 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,405 | 14.8 | -10.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terry Webb | 451 | 39.8 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Deepak Shukla | 395 | 34.8 | -2.4 | |
| BCRP | Kay Quested | 135 | 11.9 | -2.4 | |
| Reform UK | Frank Ferguson | 98 | 8.6 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Chandler | 55 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 56 | 5.0 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,136 | 11.2 | -13.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |||
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