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
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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 Steady0 Increase3 Decrease1
Popular vote 11,752 8,856 8,772
Percentage 36.9% 27.8% 27.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Wickford Ind. 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 Steady0 Steady0 Decrease1
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 Decrease1
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

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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

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Billericay East

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Election results by wards, 5 May 2016". basildonmeetings.info. 5 May 2016.