# 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. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party regained control of the council from no overall control.

## Results summary

2021 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 4 | 66.7 | 12 | 22 | 52.4 | 19,155 | 48.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 9 | 12 | 28.6 | 8,991 | 22.9 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 13.3 | 4 | 6 | 14.3 | 3,918 | 10.0 | -0.7 |
| | Wickford Independents | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 1,035 | 2.6 | -7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,526 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| | BCRP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,971 | 5.0 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 534 | 1.4 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 0.4 | New |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results

BCRP = Basildon Community Residents Party

### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 52.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,449 | 36.3 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 198 | 5.3 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | 39.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,997 | 63.3 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | 35.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,116 | 55.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 29.4 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 188 | 7.9 | −17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 22.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 780 | 27.6 | +25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,831 | 28.2 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 15.0 | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,699 | 38.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.8 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | 24.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.2 | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 802 | 25.3 | −35.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,167 | 30.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 114 | 4.8 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,364 | 25.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 67 | 2.4 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,772 | 29.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 5.2 | |

### St. Martin's

St. Martin's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 25.2 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 101 | 6.0 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 23.5 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 576 | 18.7 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,078 | 29.5 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

## By-elections
### Pitsea North West

By-election caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour councillor Gavin Callaghan.
Pitsea North West: 29 July 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 364 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 14.8 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.4 | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North: 25 November 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 56 | 5.0 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 11.2 | −13.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |