2021 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2021 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party regained control of the council from no overall control.

2021 Basildon Borough Council election
6 May 2021
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats before 18 14 7
Seats won 4 0 0
Seats after 22 12 6
Seat change Increase4 Decrease2 Decrease1
  Fourth party
 
Party UKIP
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 0
Seat change Decrease1
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2021 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

Results summary
2021 Basildon Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Increase 4 66.7 12 22 52.4 19,155 48.7 +5.6
  Labour 3 Decrease 2 20.0 9 12 28.6 8,991 22.9 -1.5
  Independent 2 Decrease 1 13.3 4 6 14.3 3,918 10.0 -0.7
  Wickford Independents 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 4.8 1,035 2.6 -7.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,526 9.0 -0.4
  BCRP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,971 5.0 New
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 534 1.4 New
  UKIP 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 153 0.4 New
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 57 0.1 ±0.0

Ward results

BCRP = Basildon Community Residents Party

Billericay East
Billericay East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 2,412 69.9 +5.8
Labour Tracey Hilton 585 17.0 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Karen Manterfield 364 10.6 +2.6
UKIP Susan McCaffery 88 2.6 N/A
Majority 1,827 52.9 +8.9
Turnout 3,449 36.3 +4.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.7

Billericay West
Billericay West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Turner 1,885 50.0 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Sainsbury 1,687 44.7 +5.3
Labour David Goddard 199 5.3 -2.8
Majority 198 5.3 -7.8
Turnout 3,771 39.8 +4.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.9

Burstead
Burstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Moore 2,394 75.9 -7.0
Labour Malcolm Reid 397 12.6 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Laura Clark 362 11.5 N/A
Majority 1,997 63.3 -2.4
Turnout 3,153 35.8 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.8

Crouch
Crouch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Allen 1,428 71.5 -2.7
Labour Mark Burton-Sampson 312 15.6 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Blake 100 5.0 N/A
Independent Sean Barlow 90 4.5 N/A
Reform UK Neil Huntley 67 3.4 N/A
Majority 1,116 55.9 +0.5
Turnout 1,997 29.4 -0.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.2

Fryerns
Fryerns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele Brown 974 41.0 -14.3
Conservative Sandeep Sandhu 786 33.1 +3.2
BCRP Jim Howard 337 14.2 N/A
Reform UK Max Woodrow 210 8.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Viv Howard 66 2.8 -12.0
Majority 188 7.9 -17.5
Turnout 2,373 22.4 +3.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.6

Laindon Park
Laindon Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Wingfield 1,545 54.6 +21.5
Labour Angela Stanbrook 765 27.0 -8.5
Independent Tony Low 155 5.5 -25.5
BCRP Mark Dale 144 5.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen McCarthy 100 3.5 N/A
UKIP Fred Southgate 65 2.3 N/A
For Britain Christopher Bateman 57 2.0 N/A
Majority 780 27.6 +25.1
Turnout 2,831 28.2 +5.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Increase15.0

Langdon Hills
Langdon Hills
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Val Robbins 1,023 37.9
Conservative Christopher Allen 949 35.2
Conservative Charles Sansom 840 31.1
Independent Walt Brown 732 27.1
Independent Derrick Fellowes 363 13.4
Labour Clarence Zwengunde 276 10.2
Liberal Democrats Timothy Nicklin 248 9.2
Independent None of the Above X 46 1.7
Turnout 2,699 38.4
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Lee Chapel North
Lee Chapel North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Harrison 966 39.0 -13.6
Conservative Deepak Shukla 921 37.2 +10.8
BCRP Kay Quested 354 14.3 N/A
Reform UK Lewis Fripp 123 5.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Chandler 113 4.6 -16.4
Majority 45 1.8 -24.4
Turnout 2,477 24.2 +7.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease12.2

Nethermayne
Nethermayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hazel Green 1,448 45.7 N/A
Conservative Mark Cottrell 646 20.4 +13.3
Labour Michael Baker 527 16.6 +4.7
BCRP Lauren Whitwell 394 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Nice 113 3.6 +0.3
Reform UK Norma Saggers 39 1.2 N/A
Majority 802 25.3 -35.9
Turnout 3,167 30.6 +0.6
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Pitsea North West
Pitsea North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Callaghan 1,101 46.6 -1.8
Conservative Stuart Terson 987 41.8 +3.7
BCRP Jake Hogg 213 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard 63 2.7 -10.8
Majority 114 4.8 -5.5
Turnout 2,364 25.0 +5.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.8

Pitsea South East
Pitsea South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Canham 1,305 47.1 -4.9
Labour Andrew Ansell 1,238 44.7 +5.4
Reform UK Daniel Tooley 95 3.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Lancaster 73 2.6 -6.1
Independent Simon Breedon 61 2.2 N/A
Majority 67 2.4 -10.3
Turnout 2,772 29.9 +3.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Decrease5.2

St. Martin's
St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Davida Ademuyiwa 697 39.5 +4.8
Labour David Burton-Sampson 675 38.3 -9.1
BCRP Patricia Rackley 309 17.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Jenkins 83 4.7 -13.2
Majority 22 1.2 —
Turnout 1,764 25.2 +4.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase7.0

Vange
Vange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yetunde Adeshile 749 44.9 +12.3
Labour Aidan McGurran 648 38.9 -4.9
BCRP Phil Rackley 220 13.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Smith 50 3.0 N/A
Majority 101 6.0 —
Turnout 1,667 23.5 +4.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase8.6

Wickford North
Wickford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Morris 1,611 52.3 +9.7
Wickford Ind. Alan Ball 1,035 33.6 -11.3
Labour Gillian Palmer 328 10.7 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Nicola Hoad 104 3.4 N/A
Majority 576 18.7 —
Turnout 3,078 29.5 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.5

By-elections

Pitsea North West

By-election caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour councillor Gavin Callaghan.

Pitsea North West: 29 July 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Terson 794 56.5 +14.7
Labour Aidan McGurran 430 30.6 -16.0
BCRP Jake Hogg 82 5.8 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard 57 4.1 +1.4
Reform UK Daniel Tooley 23 1.6 New
For Britain Christopher Bateman 19 1.4 New
Majority 364 25.9 N/A
Turnout 1,405 14.8 -10.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase15.4

Lee Chapel North
Lee Chapel North: 25 November 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Webb 451 39.8 +0.8
Conservative Deepak Shukla 395 34.8 -2.4
BCRP Kay Quested 135 11.9 -2.4
Reform UK Frank Ferguson 98 8.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Chandler 55 4.8 +0.3
Majority 56 5.0 +3.2
Turnout 1,136 11.2 -13.0
Labour hold Swing Increase1.6

References
  1. "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". www.basildonmeetings.info. 6 May 2021.
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