# 2024 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2024 Basildon Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 42 members to the council were up for election.

## Background

The council usually elects members in thirds every year except the 4th in a four-year cycle. However, due to a boundary review of the wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, all 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council are up for election. At the previous election, held in 2023, the Conservative Party increased their majority by 1 seat, for a total of 26 seats held by the party, keeping the council under Conservative control.
Pre-Election Composition :
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| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Conservatives | 26 |
| | Labour | 9 |
| | Independents | 6 |
| | Wickford Independent | 1 |

## Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control.
Following the election, the council went under no overall control, with Labour being the largest party. Labour changed its group leader after the election, with Gavin Callaghan replacing Maryam Yaqub. He went on to be appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024. A cabinet comprising seven Labour councillors and one independent was announced at the same meeting.

### Election result

2024 Basildon Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 18 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 18 | 42.9 | 22,783 | 25.5 | –3.6 |
| | Conservative | 13 | 13 | 31.0 | 0 | 13 | 31.0 | 34,614 | 38.7 | –0.1 |
| | Independent | 6 | | 14.3 | 0 | 6 | 14.3 | 10,462 | 11.7 | +4.0 |
| | Wickford Ind. | 5 | 4 | 11.9 | 0 | 5 | 11.9 | 4,839 | 5.4 | –2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9,122 | 10.2 | –3.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,819 | 6.5 | +5.4 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 909 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| | British Democratic | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 475 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 0.5 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Basildon Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.

### Billericay East

Billericay East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader* | 1,713 | 60.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andy Barnes | 1,680 | 58.9 | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Mordecai | 1,523 | 53.4 | |
| | Green | Andrew Brennan | 922 | 32.3 | |
| | Green | Stewart Goshawk | 784 | 27.5 | |
| | Green | Andy Tatman | 737 | 25.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Clark | 447 | 15.7 | |
| | Labour | Sally Bunyan | 424 | 14.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Smith | 333 | 11.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,453 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Billericay West

Billericay West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley* | 1,712 | 63.4 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Turner* | 1,667 | 61.7 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lawrence* | 1,609 | 59.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris May | 964 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lancaster | 691 | 25.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Nicklin | 627 | 23.2 | |
| | Labour | Brian Button | 420 | 15.6 | |
| | Green | Scion Butler | 412 | 15.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,464 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burstead

Burstead (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baggott* | 1,785 | 65.4 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Moore* | 1,716 | 62.9 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Blake* | 1,515 | 55.5 | |
| | Labour | Leslie Banks | 933 | 34.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Daffin | 786 | 28.8 | |
| | Green | Idriss Chraibi | 485 | 17.8 | |
| | Green | Daniel McGarry | 485 | 17.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Fryd | 481 | 17.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castledon & Crouch

Castledon & Crouch (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Myers* | 1,084 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative | Terri Sargent* | 992 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Allen* | 987 | 45.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Mott | 869 | 39.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Hoad | 793 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour | Angela Stanbrook | 498 | 22.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woods | 477 | 21.8 | |
| | British Democratic | Christopher Bateman | 475 | 21.7 | |
| | Green | Gillian Gurney | 399 | 18.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,300 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Fryerns

Fryerns (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adele Brown* | 1,160 | 78.5 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Ansell | 1,142 | 77.3 | |
| | Labour | Allan Davies* | 1,053 | 71.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ola Dawodu | 529 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 329 | 22.3 | |
| | TUSC | Eleanor Donne | 218 | 14.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,594 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victoria Joseph* | 1,013 | 47.8 | |
| | Labour | Jessica Power | 972 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Terry Webb* | 880 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative | Jeff Henry* | 863 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Wingfield* | 845 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative | Samuel Gascoyne* | 761 | 35.9 | |
| | Independent | Iurie Cojocaru | 358 | 16.9 | |
| | Green | Eugene McCarthy | 312 | 14.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen McCarthy | 218 | 10.3 | |
| | TUSC | David Murray | 137 | 6.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,977 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hazel Green* | 1,855 | 65.9 | |
| | Independent | Valerie Robbins* | 1,850 | 65.7 | |
| | Independent | Walter Brown* | 1,842 | 65.4 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Allen | 718 | 25.5 | |
| | Labour | Dean Sharpe | 583 | 20.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sandeep Sandhu | 496 | 17.6 | |
| | Conservative | Stanley Edemakhiota | 439 | 15.6 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Grant | 355 | 12.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 286 | 10.2 | |
| | Independent | X None Of The Above | 26 | 0.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,904 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Harrison* | 1,148 | 76.3 | |
| | Labour | Melissa McGeorge* | 1,005 | 66.8 | |
| | Labour | Aidan McGurran | 900 | 59.8 | |
| | Conservative | Deepak Shukla | 474 | 31.5 | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Wingfield | 472 | 31.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Chandler | 289 | 19.2 | |
| | TUSC | Elaine McDonald | 227 | 15.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,225 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kerry Smith* | 1,490 | 80.8 | |
| | Independent | Mo Larkin* | 1,307 | 70.9 | |
| | Independent | Eddie Murphy | 1,168 | 63.3 | |
| | Labour | Yanik Moyet | 576 | 31.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Blake | 313 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Chambers | 266 | 14.4 | |
| | Conservative | Dave Martin | 251 | 13.6 | |
| | Conservative | Maz Uluhan | 163 | 8.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,185 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Baker | 1,026 | 59.1 | |
| | Labour | Emma Callaghan | 1,012 | 58.3 | |
| | Labour | Pat Reid* | 965 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Burke Terson* | 706 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | Lewis Smith | 605 | 34.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Cottrell | 558 | 32.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 200 | 11.5 | |
| | TUSC | Jack Huggins | 137 | 7.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,285 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Hilleard | 1,093 | 49.1 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Palmer | 1,082 | 48.6 | |
| | Labour | Ben Westwick | 1,001 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Craig Rimmer* | 938 | 42.1 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Canham* | 907 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | Yetunde Adeshile* | 895 | 40.2 | |
| | Independent | Linda Harrison | 301 | 13.5 | |
| | Green | Steven Willis | 272 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Spowart | 193 | 8.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,152 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gavin Callaghan | 990 | 60.9 | |
| | Labour | Jack Ferguson | 965 | 59.3 | |
| | Labour | Maryam Yaqub* | 820 | 50.4 | |
| | Conservative | Davida Ademuyiwa* | 532 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative | Deepak Roy | 514 | 31.6 | |
| | Green | Ellie Matthewman | 319 | 19.6 | |
| | Independent | Simon Breedon | 305 | 18.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Jenkins | 243 | 14.9 | |
| | TUSC | Andrew Buxton | 190 | 11.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,950 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Wickford North

Wickford North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wickford Ind. | Eunice Brockman* | 1,228 | 52.4 | |
| | Wickford Ind. | David Aldridge | 963 | 41.1 | |
| | Wickford Ind. | Trevor Hammond | 936 | 40.0 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Holliman* | 872 | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Morris* | 794 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative | Don Morris* | 720 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour | Joe Nemeth | 493 | 21.1 | |
| | Reform UK | Dave Collins | 447 | 19.1 | |
| | Green | Penny Wright | 337 | 14.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Manterfield | 235 | 10.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,253 | | |
| | Wickford Ind. hold | Wickford Ind. hold | Wickford Ind. hold | Wickford Ind. hold | Wickford Ind. hold |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Wickford Ind. | Alan Ball | 881 | 52.8 | |
| | Conservative | George Jeffery* | 853 | 51.2 | |
| | Wickford Ind. | David Harrison | 831 | 49.8 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Child* | 747 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Tagg | 666 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Peter Bunyan | 629 | 37.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Blake | 395 | 23.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,972 | | |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |