# 2022 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2022 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2022 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 | | 71.4 | 12 | 22 | 53.7 | 16,325 | 49.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 8 | 10 | 24.4 | 7,861 | 23.6 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 5 | 7 | 17.1 | 3,147 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| | Wickford Ind. | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.9 | 2,133 | 6.4 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,528 | 10.6 | +1.6 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| | British Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 2,062 | 67.1 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Clark | 604 | 19.7 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Bunyan | 405 | 13.2 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 2,005 | 56.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Nicklin | 1,329 | 37.5 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Sally Bunyan | 206 | 5.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,540 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baggott | 1,948 | 65.7 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Daffin | 687 | 23.2 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Reid | 332 | 11.2 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,261 | 42.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,967 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.0 | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terri Sargent | 1,311 | 76.3 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Tracey Hilton | 408 | 23.7 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 52.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,719 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Kirkman | 1,074 | 56.3 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandeep Sandhu | 624 | 32.7 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 209 | 11.0 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 18.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Henry | 1,123 | 51.8 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | David Goddard | 763 | 35.2 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen McCarthy | 136 | 6.3 | +2.8 |
| | British Democrats | Christopher Bateman | 100 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | David Murray | 47 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 21.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Walter Brown | 1,201 | 50.3 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Allen | 883 | 37.0 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Clarence Zwengunde | 237 | 9.9 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher May | 68 | 2.8 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,389 | 34.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.6 | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susanna Caira-Neeson | 1,006 | 55.5 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Deepak Shukla | 649 | 35.8 | −1.4 |
| | Reform UK | Norma Saggers | 157 | 8.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 19.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kerry Smith | 1,946 | 69.8 | +24.1 |
| | Labour | Dylan Wright | 402 | 14.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Chima Okorafor | 334 | 12.0 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 106 | 3.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,544 | 55.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,788 | 26.8 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 13.2 | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Gascoyne | 931 | 47.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Jack Ferguson | 911 | 46.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 133 | 6.7 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Luke Mackenzie | 1,327 | 59.7 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Baker | 896 | 40.3 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,223 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Myers | 1,030 | 52.1 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Matthew Wright | 458 | 23.2 | +11.1 |
| | Wickford Ind. | Charles Sansom | 420 | 21.3 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Mott | 68 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 30.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Holliman | 1,224 | 41.6 | −1.0 |
| | Wickford Ind. | Trevor Hammond | 1,115 | 37.9 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Joseph Nemeth | 415 | 14.1 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Hoad | 188 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Jeffrey | 874 | 48.0 | +19.1 |
| | Wickford Ind. | Alan Ball | 598 | 32.9 | −38.2 |
| | Labour | Brenda Webb | 348 | 19.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,820 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 28.7 | |

## By-elections
### Nethermayne

Nethermayne: 20 July 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mo Larkin | 909 | 62.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Cottrell | 233 | 16.1 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Dylan Wright | 169 | 11.7 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 102 | 7.0 | +3.2 |
| | Reform UK | Michael Kinnane | 37 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 46.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |