2019 Basildon Borough Council election
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before 23 13 3
Seats won 5 6 3
Seats after 20 15 6
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2 Increase3
  Fourth party
 
Party UKIP
Seats before 3
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Decrease2
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2019 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2019 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party lost control of the council. which fell under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was[1]

Result summary

2019 Basildon Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Decrease 3 35.7 15 20 47.6 13,356 43.1 Increase 6.2
  Labour 6 Increase 2 42.9 9 15 35.7 7,567 24.4 Decrease 3.1
  Independent 1 Increase 1 7.1 3 4 9.5 3,313 10.7 Increase 6.2
  Wickford Independents 2 Increase 2 14.3 0 2 4.8 3,261 10.5 New
  UKIP 0 Decrease 2 0.0 1 1 2.4 0 0.0 Decrease 27.8
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,900 9.4 Increase 6.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 589 1.9 Increase 1.5

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2016 election.

Ward Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward
Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David John Dadds* 1,881 64.1%
Green Sarah Anne Read 589 20.1%
Liberal Democrats Karen Taurina Joy Manterfield 236 8.0%
Labour Gillian Mary Palmer 230 7.8%
Majority 1,292 44.0%
Turnout 2,936 32%
Conservative hold

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward
Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Daniel Lawrence* 1,692 52.5%
Liberal Democrats Edward Krishan Sainsbury 1,270 39.4%
Labour Tracey Jane Hilton 260 8.1%
Majority 422 13.1%
Turnout 3,222 35%
Conservative hold

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward
Location of Burstead ward
Burstead[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kevin Blake* 2,278 82.9%
Labour Andrew Charles Buxton 471 17.1%
Majority 1,807 65.7%
Turnout 2,749 33%
Conservative hold

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward
Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Allan Robert Davies* 1,021 55.3%
Conservative Perry John Ian Taylor 552 29.9%
Liberal Democrats Vivien Jennifer Howard 274 14.8%
Majority 469 25.4%
Turnout 1,847 19%
Labour hold

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward
Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Peter Richard Scarola 810 35.5%
Conservative Christopher Jason Lee Allen 754 33.1%
Independent Tony Low 717 31%
Majority 56 2.5%
Turnout 2,281 23%
Labour gain from Conservative

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Lee Chapel North[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kayode Adeniran 870 52.6%
Conservative Yetunde Juliet Oyebola Adeshile 437 26.4%
Liberal Democrats Michael Chandler 348 21.0%
Majority 433 26.2%
Turnout 1,655 17%
Labour hold

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward
Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Pauline Patricia Kettle 2,149 73.0%
Labour David John Goddard 349 11.9%
Conservative Sandeep Singh Sandhu 210 7.1%
Independent Stephen Michael Hodge* 138 4.7%
Liberal Democrats Stephen William Nice 96 3.3%
Majority 1,800 61.2%
Turnout 2,942 30%
Independent gain from UKIP

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward
Location of Pitsea North West ward
Pitsea North West[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patricia Reid 885 48.4%
Conservative Gary Canham 696 38.1%
Liberal Democrats Martin Keith Howard 246 13.5%
Majority 189 10.3%
Turnout 1,827 20%
Labour gain from UKIP

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward
Location of Pitsea South East ward
Pitsea South East[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Craig Ronald Rimmer 1,190 52.0%
Labour Alexander James Harrison 900 39.3%
Liberal Democrats Clare Louise Nice 199 8.7%
Majority 290 12.7%
Turnout 2,289 26%
Conservative hold

St Martin's

Location of St Martin's ward
Location of St Martin's ward
St Martin's[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Maryam Yaqub 611 47.4%
Conservative Sandra Elizabeth Hillier 448 34.7%
Liberal Democrats Philip Edward Jenkins 231 17.9%
Majority 163 12.6%
Turnout 1,290 21%
Labour hold

Vange

Location of Vange ward
Location of Vange ward
Vange[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Melissa Anne McGeorge* 575 43.8%
Conservative Mark Richard Biddle 428 32.6%
Independent Simon John Breedon 309 23.6%
Majority 147 11.2%
Turnout 1,312 19%
Labour hold

Wickford Castledon

Location of Wickford Castleton ward
Location of Wickford Castleton ward
Wickford Castledon[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Don Morris* 1,060 54.0%
Wickford Independents Alan Ronald Ball 665 33.9%
Labour Louise Rachel Catling 238 12.1%
Majority 395 20.1%
Turnout 1,963 31%
Conservative hold

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward
Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Wickford Independents Eunice Christine Brockman 1,247 44.9%
Conservative Michael Owen Mowe* 1,182 42.6%
Labour Peter James Towler 347 12.5%
Majority 65 2.3%
Turnout 2,776 27%
Wickford Independents gain from Conservative

Wickford Park

Location of Wickford Park ward
Location of Wickford Park ward
Wickford Park[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Wickford Independents David Harrison 1,349 71.1%
Conservative Stephanie Lucinda Hedley-Barnes 548 28.9%
Majority 801 42.2%
Turnout 1,897 27%
Wickford Independents gain from Conservative

References

  1. ^ "Basildon Borough Council". BBC News Online. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Election results for Billericay East, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Billericay West, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Burstead, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Fryerns, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Laindon Park, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Lee Chapel North, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Nethermayne, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Pitsea North West, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Pitsea South East, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for St Martin's, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Vange, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Wickford Castledon, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Wickford North, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Basildon Council – Election results for Wickford Park, 2 May 2019". Basildon Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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