2015 Basildon Borough Council election

2015 UK local government election

2015 Basildon Borough Council election

7 May 2015
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative UKIP Labour Last election 17 12 9 Seats before 17 10 9 Seats won 8 2 4 Seats after 18 11 9 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 31,401 20,987 17,721 Percentage 42.6% 28.4% 24.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 0 1 Seats before 2 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 312 3,281 Percentage 0.4% 4.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2015 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 2015 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections, and took place alongside the UK General Election. One third of seats were up for election, with these seats last being contested in 2011. As a result of the election, the council remained in no overall control. The Conservative Party remained as the largest party, and formed a minority administration.

Results summary

2015 Basildon Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	1	0	1	57.1	42.6	31,401	3.4
	Labour	4	0	2	2	28.6	24.0	17,721	8.1
	UKIP	2	2	1	1	14.3	28.4	20,987	20.2
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	4.5	3,281	4.4
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	312	2.8
	TUSC	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	97	New

The turnout was 62.9%, and there were 376 ballots rejected. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.

Council composition

Following the 2014 election, the composition of the council was:

↓

17	12	9	3	1
Conservative	UKIP	Labour	IND	L

On the eve of the 2015 election, the composition of the council was:

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17	10	9	3	2	1
Conservative	UKIP	Labour	IND	IG	L

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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18	11	9	2	1
Conservative	UKIP	Labour	IG	L

IND - Independent
IG - Independence Group
L - Liberal Democrats

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David John Dadds*	4,085	60.6	−4.0
	UKIP	Herbert John Webb	1,076	16.0	+7.5
	Labour	Patricia Reid	878	13.0	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel John Horn	704	10.4	−2.6
Majority			3,009	44.6
Turnout			6,743	74.0	+29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Lawrence	4,419	64.2	+4.9
	UKIP	Susan Patricia McCaffery	1,066	15.5	−0.8
	Labour	Andrew James Ansell	978	14.2	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Henry Richards	421	6.1	−3.9
Majority			3,353	48.7
Turnout			6,884	74.0	+30.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Blake*	3,898	62.4	−0.5
	UKIP	Paul John Downes	1,156	18.5	+8.6
	Labour	David Thomas Kirkman	828	13.3	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Williams	362	5.8	−4.8
Majority			43.9	2,742
Turnout			6,244	73.0	+29.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward

Fryerns^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Robert Davies*	1,832	33.6	6.0
	UKIP	Cliff Hammans	1,749	32.1	+24.7
	Conservative	Sandra Elizabeth Hillier	1,638	30.1	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Stanley Grant	169	3.1	+2.3
	TUSC	David James John Murray	58	1.1	N/A
Majority			83	1.5
Turnout			5,446	57.0	+26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward

Laindon Park^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew James Barnes	1,871	35.2	−13.9
	UKIP	Anne Marie Waters	1,668	31.4	N/A
	Labour	Stephen Gillan	1,408	26.5	−16.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Francis Barnes-Challinor	226	4.3	−3.2
	Independent	Patricia Ann Rackley	136	2.6	N/A
Majority			203	3.8
Turnout			5,309	60.0	+27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Bennett	1,895	37.4	−17.5
	UKIP	Arthur John James	1,825	36.0	N/A
	Conservative	Nicole Carrie Schrader	1,131	22.3	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Nice	215	4.3	−2.4
Majority			70	1.4
Turnout			5,066	55.0	+25.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Stephen Michael Hodge	1,700	29.9	+9.7
	Conservative	Mark Anthony Coker	1,674	29.4	+6.3
	Labour	Andrew Forrest Gordon*	1,518	26.7	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Jenkins	618	10.9	−13.6
	Independent	Pauline Patricia Kettle	176	3.1	N/A
Majority			26	0.5
Turnout			5,686	64.0	+29.1
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward

Pitsea North West^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Gary Canham	1,731	35.2	+18.5
	Labour	Keith Bobbin*	1,611	32.8	−14.5
	Conservative	Ian David Dwyer	1,424	29.0	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Keith Howard	149	3.0	−3.1
Majority			120	2.4
Turnout			4,915	54.0	+28.5
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward

Pitsea South East^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Louise Arnold	1,841	35.2	−8.4
	UKIP	Jose Carrion	1,637	31.3	+17.3
	Labour	David Edmund Burton-Sampson	1,572	30.1	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Vivien Jennifer Howard	177	3.4	−0.6
Majority			204	3.9
Turnout			5,227	60.0	+27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Martin's

Location of St Martin's ward

St Martin's^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Charles Buxton	1,393	41.1	−16.7
	UKIP	Andrew Robert Morris	955	28.2	N/A
	Conservative	Stephanie Lucinda Hedley-Barnes	910	26.9	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Grant	130	3.8	−6.4
Majority			438	12.9
Turnout			3,388	56.0	+26.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Melissa Anne McGeorge	1,289	36.0	−16.3
	UKIP	Michel May	1,136	31.7	+15.5
	Conservative	Tony Ball	1,009	28.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Mary Williams	110	3.0	−1.9
	TUSC	Samuel James Bennett	39	1.1	N/A
Majority			153	4.3
Turnout			3,583	53.0	+27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Wickford Castledon

Location of Wickford Castleton ward

Wickford Castledon^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Don Morris	2,018	48.2	−11.5
	UKIP	Nigel de Lecq Le Gresley	1,529	36.5	N/A
	Labour	Jenefer Anne Taylor	641	15.3	−1.2
Majority			489	11.7
Turnout			4,188	68.0	29.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Note: The ward had been won by the Conservatives at the last regular election in 2011, but gained by UKIP in a by-election in 2013.^[13]

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Owen Mowe*	3,128	47.7	−6.4
	UKIP	Eunice Christine Brockman	2,285	34.8	N/A
	Labour	Albert Edward Ede	1,147	17.5	+0.9
Majority			843	12.7
Turnout			6,560	67.0	+29.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wickford Park

Location of Wickford Park ward

Wickford Park^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Jackman*	2,355	51.7	−17.1
	UKIP	Derek Harrison	1,474	32.3	N/A
	Labour	Matthew Martin Whaley	731	16.0	−4.9
Majority			881	19.4
Turnout			4,560	55.0	+22.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Basildon Council - Election results for Billericay East, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
2. "Basildon Council - Election results for Billericay West, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
3. "Basildon Council - Election results for Burstead, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
4. "Basildon Council - Election results for Fryerns, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
5. "Basildon Council - Election results for Laindon Park, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
6. "Basildon Council - Election results for Lee Chapel North, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
7. "Basildon Council - Election results for Nethermayne, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
8. "Basildon Council - Election results for Pitsea North West, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
9. "Basildon Council - Election results for Pitsea South East, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
10. "Basildon Council - Election results for St Martin's, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
11. "Basildon Council - Election results for Vange, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
12. "Basildon Council - Election results for Wickford Castledon, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
13. "Election results for Wickford Castledon, 2 May 2013". www.basildonmeetings.info. 2 May 2013.
14. "Basildon Council - Election results for Wickford North, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
15. "Basildon Council - Election results for Wickford Park, 7 May 2015". basildonmeetings.info. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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