# 2015 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2015 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections, and took place alongside the UK General Election. One third of seats were up for election, with these seats last being contested in 2011. As a result of the election, the council remained in no overall control. The Conservative Party remained as the largest party, and formed a minority administration.

## Results

2015 Basildon Borough Council Election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 42.6 | 31,401 | 3.4 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 17,721 | 8.1 |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14.3 | 28.4 | 20,987 | 20.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 3,281 | 4.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 312 | 2.8 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 97 | New |
The turnout was 62.9%, and there were 376 ballots rejected. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.

## Council Composition

Following the 2014 election, the composition of the council was:
| 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IND | L |
On the eve on the 2015 election, the composition of the council was:
| 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IND | IG | L |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IG | L |
IND - Independent IG - Independence Group L - Liberal Democrats

## Ward Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Dadds* | 4,085 | 60.6 | −4.0 |
| | UKIP | Herbert John Webb | 1,076 | 16.0 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 878 | 13.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Horn | 704 | 10.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,009 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,743 | 74.0 | +29.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lawrence | 4,419 | 64.2 | +4.9 |
| | UKIP | Susan Patricia McCaffery | 1,066 | 15.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew James Ansell | 978 | 14.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Henry Richards | 421 | 6.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,353 | 48.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,884 | 74.0 | +30.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Blake* | 3,898 | 62.4 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Paul John Downes | 1,156 | 18.5 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | David Thomas Kirkman | 828 | 13.3 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Williams | 362 | 5.8 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43.9 | 2,742 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,244 | 73.0 | +29.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan Robert Davies* | 1,832 | 33.6 | 6.0 |
| | UKIP | Cliff Hammans | 1,749 | 32.1 | +24.7 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Elizabeth Hillier | 1,638 | 30.1 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Stanley Grant | 169 | 3.1 | +2.3 |
| | TUSC | David James John Murray | 58 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,446 | 57.0 | +26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Barnes | 1,871 | 35.2 | −13.9 |
| | UKIP | Anne Marie Waters | 1,668 | 31.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Stephen Gillan | 1,408 | 26.5 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Francis Barnes-Challinor | 226 | 4.3 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Patricia Ann Rackley | 136 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,309 | 60.0 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Bennett | 1,895 | 37.4 | −17.5 |
| | UKIP | Arthur John James | 1,825 | 36.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nicole Carrie Schrader | 1,131 | 22.3 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Nice | 215 | 4.3 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,066 | 55.0 | +25.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Stephen Michael Hodge | 1,700 | 29.9 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Coker | 1,674 | 29.4 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Forrest Gordon* | 1,518 | 26.7 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Jenkins | 618 | 10.9 | −13.6 |
| | Independent | Pauline Patricia Kettle | 176 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,686 | 64.0 | +29.1 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Gary Canham | 1,731 | 35.2 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Bobbin* | 1,611 | 32.8 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian David Dwyer | 1,424 | 29.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Keith Howard | 149 | 3.0 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,915 | 54.0 | +28.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Louise Arnold | 1,841 | 35.2 | −8.4 |
| | UKIP | Jose Carrion | 1,637 | 31.3 | +17.3 |
| | Labour | David Edmund Burton-Sampson | 1,572 | 30.1 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Jennifer Howard | 177 | 3.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,227 | 60.0 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Charles Buxton | 1,393 | 41.1 | −16.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Robert Morris | 955 | 28.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Lucinda Hedley-Barnes | 910 | 26.9 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Grant | 130 | 3.8 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,388 | 56.0 | +26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Melissa Anne McGeorge | 1,289 | 36.0 | −16.3 |
| | UKIP | Michel May | 1,136 | 31.7 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ball | 1,009 | 28.2 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Mary Williams | 110 | 3.0 | −1.9 |
| | TUSC | Samuel James Bennett | 39 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 53.0 | +27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don Morris | 2,018 | 48.2 | −11.5 |
| | UKIP | Nigel de Lecq Le Gresley | 1,529 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jenefer Anne Taylor | 641 | 15.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,188 | 68.0 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Note: The ward had been won by the Conservatives at the last regular election in 2011, but gained by UKIP in a by-election in 2013.

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Owen Mowe* | 3,128 | 47.7 | −6.4 |
| | UKIP | Eunice Christine Brockman | 2,285 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Albert Edward Ede | 1,147 | 17.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,560 | 67.0 | +29.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Jackman* | 2,355 | 51.7 | −17.1 |
| | UKIP | Derek Harrison | 1,474 | 32.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Martin Whaley | 731 | 16.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 881 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,560 | 55.0 | +22.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |