2016 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2016 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2016 Basildon Borough Council election
5 May 2016
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 18 11 9
Seats before 18 8 9
Seats won 6 3 5
Seats after 18 10 9
Seat change 0 3 1
Popular vote 11,752 8,856 8,772
Percentage 36.9% 27.8% 27.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Wickford Independents Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 2 1
Seats before 3 2 1
Seats won 0 0 0
Seats after 3 2 0
Seat change 0 0 1
Popular vote 0 1,550 789
Percentage 0 4.5% 2.5%
  Seventh party
 
Party Green
Last election 0
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 0
Seat change 1
Popular vote 137
Percentage 0.4%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

Results Summary
2016 Basildon Borough Council election[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 6 0 0 36.9 11,752 1.5
  UKIP 5 3 0 3 0.0 27.8 8,856 10.5
  Labour 3 0 1 1 27.5 8,772 5.1
  Independent 0 0 0 4.5 1,550 1.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 1 2.5 789 5.6
  Green 0 0 1 1 0.4 137 New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2012 election.

Ward Results

Billericay East
Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 1,716 60.1 +2.6
UKIP Susan McCaffery 616 21.6 +5.9
Labour Patricia Reid 523 18.3 +3.6
Majority 1100 38.5 -3.3
Turnout 2855
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West
Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Turner 1,865 65.6 +3.1
Labour Jack Ferguson 538 18.9 +0.8
UKIP Cliff Hammans 442 15.5 -5.8
Majority 1327 46.7 +5.4
Turnout 2845
Conservative hold Swing

Burstead
Location of Burstead ward
Burstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Moore 1,717 62.4 0.0
UKIP Kevin Piper 620 22.5 +4.0
Labour David Kirkman 416 15.1 +1.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Crouch
Crouch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Allen 959 54.3 -6.2
UKIP Richard Petchey 480 27.2 +8.2
Labour Sally Muylders 326 18.5 -1.9
Majority 479 27.1 -13.2
Turnout 1765
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns
Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele Brown 983 44.4 +10.8
UKIP Rhyan Walne 771 34.8 +2.7
Conservative Tony Law 462 20.8 -9.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Laindon Park
Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Hazel Green 902 37.5 +6.1
Conservative Gary Maylin 668 27.8 -7.4
Labour Lewis Blaney 647 26.9 +0.4
Green Philip Rackley 113 4.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Richards 75 3.1 -1.2
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Langdon Hills
Location of Langdon Hills ward
Langdon Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hiler 942 39.4 +1.5
UKIP Philip Gibbs 940 39.3 -1.6
Labour Alex Harrison 344 14.4 -2.4
Liberal Democrats Liz Grant 84 3.5 -0.9
Green John Drummond 83 3.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lee Chapel North
Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Lee Chapel North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Gordon 1,003 45.5 +8.1
UKIP Arthur James 814 36.9 +0.9
Conservative Stephen Yates 363 16.5 -6.2
Independent Clarence Zwengunde 26 1.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Nethermayne
Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Derrick Fellowes 733 27.3 -2.6
Labour Graham Herbing 567 21.1 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Williams 495 18.4 +7.5
Conservative Chris Allen 428 15.9 -13.5
Independent Pauline Kettle 412 15.3 +12.2
Green Dean Hall 54 2.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pitsea North West
Location of Pitsea North West ward
Pitsea North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Callaghan 955 44.3 +11.5
UKIP Michelle Regan 720 33.4 -1.8
Conservative Jacqueline Blake 480 22.3 -6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pitsea South East
Location of Pitsea South East ward
Pitsea South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Jose Carrion 811 35.7 +4.4
Labour Olukayode Adeniran 791 34.8 +4.7
Conservative Ian Dwyer 668 29.4 -5.8
Majority
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

St. Martin's
Location of St Martin's ward
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Burton-Sampson 688 46.5 +5.4
UKIP Leslie Allport 450 30.4 +2.2
Conservative Jeff Henry 341 23.1 -3.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Vange
Location of Vange ward
Vange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kayte Block 616 41.2 +5.2
UKIP Terry Latchford 557 37.3 +5.6
Conservative Tamara Rainford 321 21.5 -6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wickford North
Location of Wickford North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Morris 1,186 41.1 -6.5
Independent Eunice Brockman 1,112 38.6 N/A
Labour Dolores McGurran 375 13.0 -4.5
Liberal Democrats David Radley 210 7.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. http://www.basildonmeetings.info/mgElectionElectionAreaResults.aspx?Page=1&EID=28&RPID=12579318
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