# 2011 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2011 Basildon Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 29
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrats 2

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after retaining all of the seats they had been defending. This left the Conservatives with 29 seats, compared to 11 for Labour. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 2 councillors and the party lost vote share across the council. Overall turnout in the election was 35%.
The only change in the election saw Labour gain 1 seat from the Liberal Democrats in Nethermayne, with the winning Labour candidate, Andrew Gordon, becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 18. Among the other winners was Daniel Munyambu for Labour in Vange, who became the second Kenyan to be elected as a councillor in the United Kingdom, and the former council leader Nigel Smith who returned to the council in Lee Chapel North.
2011 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 53.3 | 46.0 | 19,430 | 2.8 |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 | 32.1 | 13,532 | 9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 3,766 | 4.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 3,475 | 7.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1,336 | 4.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 356 | 11.2 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 244 | New |
| None of The Above | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 63 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2007 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Dadds | 2,626 | 64.6 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 567 | 13.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Horn | 528 | 13.0 | −7.3 |
| | UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 346 | 8.5 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,059 | 50.6 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,067 | 44.2 | −30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Horgan | 2,416 | 59.3 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Terry Gandy | 665 | 16.3 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Bores | 584 | 14.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John James | 407 | 10.0 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,751 | 43.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,072 | 43.5 | −30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Blake | 2,330 | 62.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Sandra Bennett | 615 | 16.6 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Goshawk | 393 | 10.6 | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | Cherry Young | 367 | 9.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,715 | 46.3 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,705 | 43.6 | −29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fryerns (2 seats)

Fryerns (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan Davies | 1,365 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour | David Kirkman | 1,190 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative | Gwen Ball | 806 | 16.3 | |
| | Conservative | James Paton | 588 | 11.9 | |
| | UKIP | David Sheppard | 365 | 7.4 | |
| | BNP | Len Heather | 356 | 7.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Lutton | 269 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,939 | 30.1 | −26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jilly Hyde | 1,318 | 49.1 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | John McCrea | 1,166 | 43.4 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Grant | 201 | 7.5 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 5.7 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,685 | 32.3 | −27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Smith | 1,408 | 54.9 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Christine Hedley | 740 | 28.8 | −5.1 |
| | National Front | Thomas Beaney | 244 | 9.5 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Peall | 173 | 6.7 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 26.0 | +22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 29.2 | −26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Gordon | 926 | 30.2 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Jenkins | 752 | 24.5 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Foster | 709 | 23.1 | −8.1 |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 619 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Independent | None of the Above X | 63 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,069 | 34.9 | −28 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Bobbin | 1,111 | 47.3 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Danny Lawrence | 702 | 29.9 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Terry McBride | 391 | 16.7 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 143 | 6.1 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 25.5 | −27 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mo Larkin | 1,197 | 43.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Walker | 1,056 | 38.4 | +6.6 |
| | UKIP | Imelda Clancy | 384 | 14.0 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 110 | 4.0 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 5.1 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,747 | 32.3 | −26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Rackley | 1,004 | 57.8 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 557 | 32.0 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Dickinson | 177 | 10.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 25.7 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,738 | 29.5 | +6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel Munyambu | 1,089 | 52.3 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Morris | 554 | 26.6 | −9.2 |
| | UKIP | Kim Gandy | 338 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grant | 102 | 4.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 30.6 | +7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Buckley | 1,434 | 59.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Alan Ball | 446 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Davies | 397 | 16.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Morris | 127 | 5.3 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 41.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 38.9 | −30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Mowe | 1,925 | 54.1 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Dave Harrison | 890 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Kirkman | 590 | 16.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Spriggs | 155 | 4.4 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 29.1 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,560 | 37.3 | −29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Jackman | 1,528 | 68.8 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Buxton | 464 | 20.9 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McGarrigle | 229 | 10.3 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | 47.9 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,221 | 32.1 | −32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |