2018 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2018 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex.^[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. which had previously been under no overall control and run by a coalition between UKIP, Labour and Independents.^[3]

2018 Basildon Borough Council election^[1]

← 2016 3 May 2018 2019 →
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour UKIP Seats before 18 9 15 Seats won 10 3 0 Seats after 23 12 5 Seat change 5 3 10 Popular vote 18,468 8,265 2,596 Percentage 51.3% 23.0% 7.2%   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats before 0 Seats won 2 Seats after 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 3,891 Percentage 10.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was^[4]

• Conservative 23
• Labour 12
• UKIP 5
• Independent 2

Results summary

2018 Basildon Borough Council election^[5][6][7]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	10	5	0	5	66.7	51.3	18,468	17.5
	Labour	3	2	0	3	20.0	23.0	8,265	1.1
	Independent	2	0	0	0	13.3	7.2	3,891	7.1
	UKIP	0	0	10	8	0.0	7.2	2,596	32.0

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Schrader	2,584	77.7
	Labour	Thomas Scanlan	555	16.7
	UKIP	Susan McCaffery	186	5.6
Majority			2,029	61.0
Turnout			3,325	36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Hedley	2,677	80.5
	Labour	Malcolm Reid	528	15.9
	UKIP	Philip Gibbs	120	3.6
Majority			2,149	64.6
Turnout			3,325	35
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Baggott	2,881	83.0
	Labour	Santa Bennett	476	13.7
	UKIP	David Houghton	114	3.3
Majority			2,405	69.2
Turnout			3,471	40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crouch

Location of Crouch ward

Crouch ward^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terri Sargent	1,474	74.2
	Labour	Sally Muylders	372	18.7
	UKIP	Kevin Piper	141	7.1
Majority			1,102	55.4
Turnout			1,987	30
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fryerns

Location of Fryerns ward

Fryerns^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Kirkman	1,016	48.6
	Conservative	Christopher Allen	704	33.7
	UKIP	David Sheppard	370	17.7
Majority			312	14.9
Turnout			2,090	20
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Laindon Park

Location of Laindon Park ward

Laindon Park^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Henry	1,013	43.7
	Labour	Clarence Zwengunde	857	37.0
	UKIP	Mark Conroy	448	19.3
Majority			156	6.7
Turnout			2,318	24
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Imelda Clancy	1,349	52.6
	Conservative	Kevin Wingfield	721	28.1
	Labour	Alexander Harrison	356	13.9
	UKIP	Norma Saggers	139	5.4
Majority			628	24.4
Turnout			2565	37
	Independent gain from UKIP		Swing

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elaine McDonald	1,160	55.7
	Conservative	Spencer Warner	552	26.5
	UKIP	Frank Ferguson	369	17.7
Majority			608	29.2
Turnout			2,081	21
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kerry Smith	2,542	77.3
	Labour	Naomi Wallace	433	13.2
	Conservative	Sandeep Singh Sandhu	228	6.9
	UKIP	Simon Breedon	84	2.6
Majority			2,189	64.1
Turnout			3287	34
	Independent gain from UKIP		Swing

Pitsea North West

Location of Pitsea North West ward

Pitsea North West^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Ferguson	956	47.2
	Conservative	Yetunde Adeshile	655	32.3
	UKIP	Loren Hannon	342	16.9
	Democrats and Veterans Party	Steve Harvey	74	3.7
Majority			301	14.9
Turnout			2,027	22
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Pitsea South East

Location of Pitsea South East ward

Pitsea South East^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Luke Mackenzie	1,165
	Conservative	Craig Rimmer	1,132
	Labour	Andrew Ansell	1,008
	Labour	Olukayode Adeniran	952
	UKIP	Richard Morris	283
	UKIP	Lorna Riches	243
	Democrats and Veterans Party	John Eacersall	101
Turnout			4,884	28
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Wickford Castledon

Location of Wickford Castleton ward

Wickford Castledon^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Buckley	1,191	58.5
	Wickford Independents	Alan Ball	566	27.8
	Labour	Louise Catling	278	13.7
Majority			625	30.7
Turnout			2,035	32
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Holliman	1,682	57.2
	Wickford Independents	Eunice Brockman	1,256	42.8
Majority			426	14.4
Turnout			2,938	29
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Wickford Park

Location of Wickford Park ward

Wickford Park^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Jeffery	941	48.0
	Wickford Independents	David Harrison	750	38.2
	Labour	Patricia Reid	270	13.8
Majority			191	9.8
Turnout			2,237	27
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing