# 2019 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2019 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party lost control of the council. which fell under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 20
* Labour 15
* Independent 6
* UKIP 1

## Result summary

2019 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 | 5 | 3 | 35.7 | 15 | 20 | 47.6 | 13,356 | 43.1 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | 6 | 2 | 42.9 | 9 | 15 | 35.7 | 7,567 | 24.4 | 3.1 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 9.5 | 3,313 | 10.7 | 6.2 |
| | Wickford Ind. | 2 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 3,261 | 10.5 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,900 | 9.4 | 6.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 589 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2016 election.

## Ward Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Dadds* | 1,881 | 64.1 |
| | Green | Sarah Anne Read | 589 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Taurina Joy Manterfield | 236 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Gillian Mary Palmer | 230 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,292 | 44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,936 | 32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lawrence* | 1,692 | 52.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Krishan Sainsbury | 1,270 | 39.4 |
| | Labour | Tracey Jane Hilton | 260 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,222 | 35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Blake* | 2,278 | 82.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Charles Buxton | 471 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,807 | 65.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allan Robert Davies* | 1,021 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Perry John Ian Taylor | 552 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Jennifer Howard | 274 | 14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,847 | 19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Peter Richard Scarola | 810 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jason Lee Allen | 754 | 33.1 |
| | Independent | Tony Low | 717 | 31.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 23 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kayode Adeniran | 870 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | Yetunde Juliet Oyebola Adeshile | 437 | 26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Chandler | 348 | 21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,655 | 17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pauline Patricia Kettle | 2,149 | 73.0 |
| | Labour | David John Goddard | 349 | 11.9 |
| | Conservative | Sandeep Singh Sandhu | 210 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | Stephen Michael Hodge* | 138 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen William Nice | 96 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,800 | 61.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 30 |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 885 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary Canham | 696 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Keith Howard | 246 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 20 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Craig Ronald Rimmer | 1,190 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Alexander James Harrison | 900 | 39.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Louise Nice | 199 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Martin's

St Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maryam Yaqub | 611 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Elizabeth Hillier | 448 | 34.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Edward Jenkins | 231 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Melissa Anne McGeorge* | 575 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Richard Biddle | 428 | 32.6 |
| | Independent | Simon John Breedon | 309 | 23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312 | 19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Don Morris* | 1,060 | 54.0 |
| | Wickford Ind. | Alan Ronald Ball | 665 | 33.9 |
| | Labour | Louise Rachel Catling | 238 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Wickford Ind. | Eunice Christine Brockman | 1,247 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Owen Mowe* | 1,182 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | Peter James Towler | 347 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 27 |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Wickford Ind. | David Harrison | 1,349 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Lucinda Hedley-Barnes | 548 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 27 |
| | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative | Wickford Ind. gain from Conservative |