Basildon council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 14 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
15
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 +4 19,600 51.2% +13.8
Labour Party 3 -2 9,217 24.1% -3.0
Independent 2 +2 3,891 10.2% +8.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -3 2,839 7.4% -19.9
Wickford Independents 0 +0 2,572 6.7% +3.3
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 175 0.5% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Labour Party 14
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 12
Wickford Independents 3
Independent 2
Independents for Direct Democracy 2

A party standing a full slate could field 15 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Billericay East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Peter Schrader Elected 2,584 77.7% +17.1
Labour Party Thomas James Scanlan 555 16.7% -1.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Susan Patricia McCaffery 186 5.6% -16.2
Majority2,029
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,325

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Billericay West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Michael Hedley Elected 2,677 80.5% +14.5
Labour Party Malcolm Reid 528 15.9% -3.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip Edward Gibbs 120 3.6% -12.0
Majority2,149
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,325

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Burstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Simon Baggott Elected 2,881 83.0% +20.1
Labour Party Santa Nina Bennett 476 13.7% -1.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Richard Houghton 114 3.3% -19.4
Majority2,405
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,471

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Crouch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terri Lilian Joan Sargent Elected 1,474 74.2% +19.6
Labour Party Sally Jane Muylders 372 18.7% +0.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kevin John Piper 141 7.1% -20.2
Majority1,102
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,987

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fryerns

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party David Kirkman Elected 1,016 48.6% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Allen 704 33.7% +12.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David John Sheppard 370 17.7% -17.3
Majority312
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,090

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Laindon Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Henry Elected 1,013 43.7% +15.8
Labour Party Clarence Machipisa Zwengunde 857 37.0% +10.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Dawson Conroy 448 19.3% -18.3
Majority156
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,318

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Langdon Hills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Imelda Clancy Elected 1,349 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Wingfield 721 28.1% -11.4
Labour Party Alex Harrison 356 13.9% -0.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Norma Vivien Saggers 139 5.4% -34.0
Majority628
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,565

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lee Chapel North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elaine McDonald Elected 1,160 55.7% +10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Spencer John Warner 552 26.5% +10.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Frank Ferguson 369 17.7% -19.4
Majority608
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,081

Labour Party hold

Nethermayne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith Elected 2,542 77.3% +62.0
Labour Party Naomi Wallace 433 13.2% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandeep Singh Sandhu 228 6.9% -9.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Simon John Breedon 84 2.6% -24.8
Majority2,109
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,287

Independent gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Pitsea North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jack Ferguson Elected 956 47.2% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Yetunde Adeshile 655 32.3% +9.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Loren Hannon 342 16.9% -16.7
Independents for Direct Democracy Steve Harvey 74 3.7% —
Majority301
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,027

Labour Party hold

Pitsea South East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Mackenzie Elected 1,165 47.7% +18.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Ronald Rimmer Elected 1,132 46.4% —
Labour Party Andrew Ansell 1,008 41.3% +6.3
Labour Party Kayode Adeniran 952 39.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Gerrard Morris 283 11.6% -24.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lorna Jane Riches 243 10.0% —
Independents for Direct Democracy John Charles Eacersall 101 4.1% —
Majority124
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,442

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP) · Conservative and Unionist Party gain

Wickford Castledon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Buckley Elected 1,191 58.5% —
Wickford Independents Alan Ronald Ball 566 27.8% —
Labour Party Louise Rachel Catling 278 13.7% —
Majority625
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,035

Wickford North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Holliman Elected 1,682 57.2% +15.9
Wickford Independents Eunice Christine Brockman 1,256 42.8% +4.0
Majority426
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,938

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wickford Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party George Elliot Jeffery Elected 941 48.0% —
Wickford Independents David Harrison 750 38.2% —
Labour Party Pat Reid 270 13.8% —
Majority191
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,961

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