Basildon council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
11
Reform UK
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
41.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 11 +11 23,535 40.8% +40.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -10 14,641 25.4% -13.3
Labour Party 0 -18 8,772 15.2% -10.2
Green Party 0 +0 4,755 8.3% +1.8
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 2,454 4.3% -5.9
Independent 0 -6 2,433 4.2% -7.5
Wickford Independents 0 -5 727 1.3% -4.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 262 0.5% -0.6
British Democratic Party 0 +0 49 0.1% -0.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Labour Party 14
Reform UK 14
Liberal Democrats 12
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 7
Independent 5
Wickford Independents 2
British Democratic Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 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 Martyn James Mordecai Elected 2,341 44.9% -15.1
Reform UK Denise Martin 1,662 31.9% —
Green Party Stewart Goshawk 773 14.8% -17.5
Labour Party Peter Bunyan 249 4.8% -10.1
Liberal Democrats Laura Clark 184 3.5% -12.1
Majority679
Turnout54.8%
Registered electors9,546
Ballots cast5,209

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Billericay West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Lawrence Elected 2,536 50.6% -12.7
Reform UK Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula 1,436 28.7% —
Liberal Democrats Chris May 410 8.2% -27.5
Green Party Kevin Blackmore 334 6.7% -8.6
Labour Party Tracey Hilton 285 5.7% -9.9
Majority1,100
Turnout53.2%
Registered electors9,473
Ballots cast5,007

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Burstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Blake Elected 2,654 45.1% -20.3
Reform UK Phillip Raymond Bruce 2,173 36.9% —
Green Party Daniel McGarry 408 6.9% -10.8
Labour Party Leslie Banks 391 6.6% -27.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Lancaster 252 4.3% -24.5
Majority481
Turnout52.8%
Registered electors11,165
Ballots cast5,882

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castledon & Crouch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Zoe Tamar Hockton Elected 2,329 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Richard Cottrell 1,123 24.3% -25.2
Liberal Democrats Stewart Mott 654 14.2% -25.5
Labour Party Stewart Blackett 240 5.2% -17.5
Green Party Maximillian Eric Giddens 217 4.7% -13.5
British Democratic Party Christopher David Bateman 49 1.1% -20.6
Majority1,206
Turnout49.8%
Registered electors9,292
Ballots cast4,617

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Fryerns

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Eileen Marilyn Brown Elected 1,594 44.4% —
Labour Party Chelsea George 1,185 33.0% -45.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Blake 356 9.9% -25.9
Green Party Rainbow Serina 303 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard 78 2.2% -20.1
Independent Simon John Breedon 38 1.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Eleanor Mary Donne 33 0.9% -13.8
Majority409
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,612
Ballots cast3,591

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Laindon Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Darren Gregg Gardner Elected 1,679 46.5% —
Labour Party Wayne Milne 806 22.3% -25.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Henry 693 19.2% -21.5
Green Party Jessica Whitehead 278 7.7% -7.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Edward McCarthy 116 3.2% -7.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dave Murray 39 1.1% -5.4
Majority873
Turnout36.5%
Registered electors9,898
Ballots cast3,611

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Langdon Hills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Damion Lewis Elected 1,720 34.9% —
Independent Walter Clarence Brown 1,579 32.0% -33.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Allen 584 11.9% -13.6
Labour Party Brian Button 567 11.5% -9.2
Green Party Ian John Murray 338 6.9% -5.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Nice 93 1.9% -8.3
Independent None Of The Above X 36 0.7% —
Majority141
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors10,985
Ballots cast4,927

Reform UK gain from Independent

Lee Chapel North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jose Antony Kattady Elected 1,420 43.2% —
Labour Party Terry Webb 1,075 32.7% -43.6
Green Party Emma Elizabeth Blackmore 334 10.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Deepak Shukla 315 9.6% -21.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Chandler 112 3.4% -15.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Elaine McDonald 29 0.9% -14.2
Majority345
Turnout32.8%
Registered electors10,082
Ballots cast3,290

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Nethermayne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Wayne Lowther Elected 1,290 39.0% —
Independent Eddie Murphy 750 22.7% -58.1
Labour Party Elsa Benn 629 19.0% -12.2
Green Party Matthew Hornsby 321 9.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Yetunde Adeshile 265 8.0% -8.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chris Huggins 52 1.6% —
Majority540
Turnout33.4%
Registered electors9,925
Ballots cast3,305

Reform UK gain from Independent

Pitsea North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jeff Noble Elected 1,468 47.7% —
Labour Party Pat Reid 893 29.0% -30.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart James Terson 384 12.5% -28.2
Green Party Michelle Savage 223 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard 85 2.8% -8.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sine Surridge 22 0.7% -7.2
Majority575
Turnout33.3%
Registered electors9,281
Ballots cast3,075

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Pitsea South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Martin Abrahall Elected 1,738 47.2% —
Labour Party Ryan McDonald 847 23.0% -26.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Ronald Rimmer 709 19.2% -22.9
Green Party Steven Willis 271 7.4% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Robert Spowart 86 2.3% -6.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jack Huggins 34 0.9% —
Majority891
Turnout36.7%
Registered electors10,063
Ballots cast3,686

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St Martin's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sam John Journet Elected 1,280 40.9% -3.7
Labour Party Elizabeth Atkinson 1,133 36.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Deepak Roy 351 11.2% -2.3
Green Party Ellie Matthewman 316 10.1% +6.6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Andrew Buxton 53 1.7% +0.6
Majority147
Turnout32.6%
Registered electors9,667
Ballots cast3,133

Reform UK hold

Wickford North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steven Mark Swaby Elected 2,106 45.3% +26.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Billy Merrin 1,175 25.3% -11.9
Wickford Independents Trevor Terence Hammond 545 11.7% -40.7
Green Party Penny Anne Wright 360 7.7% -6.6
Labour Party Viviane Morris 252 5.4% -15.6
Liberal Democrats Nicola Hoad 208 4.5% -5.6
Majority931
Turnout45.2%
Registered electors10,351
Ballots cast4,647

Reform UK gain from Wickford Independents

Wickford Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK John Alan Peters Elected 1,640 44.5% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Aaron Hooper 1,155 31.4% -5.6
Green Party Sam Twigg 279 7.6% +5.7
Labour Party Dean Sharpe 220 6.0% -0.5
Wickford Independents Sean Mundy 182 4.9% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Mike Woods 176 4.8% -2.8
Independent Sarah-Jane Shields 30 0.8% —
Majority485
Turnout41.2%
Registered electors8,976
Ballots cast3,682

Reform UK hold

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