# 2004 Basildon District Council election

The 2004 Basildon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Basildon District 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 25
* Labour 14
* Liberal Democrats 3

## Election result

2004 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64.3 | 45.2 | 16,536 |
| Labour | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 28.6 | 23.2 | 8,483 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 7.1 | 19.0 | 6,960 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 8.2 | 2,983 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.5 | 566 |
| Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.2 | 430 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.1 | 420 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 0.4 | 147 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.2 | 57 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2000 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Sullivan | 2,150 | 65.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John James | 780 | 23.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 333 | 10.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 42.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,263 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Turner | 2,345 | 67.9 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Bellard | 821 | 23.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | William Archibald | 287 | 8.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,524 | 44.1 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,453 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Moore | 1,935 | 61.7 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 837 | 26.7 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Viney | 365 | 11.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 35.0 | +21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,137 | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Allen | 1,121 | 54.1 |
| | English Democrat | Kim Gandy | 420 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Wendy Aitken | 272 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 261 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 33.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Kirkman | 1,117 | 40.2 | −3.2 |
| | BNP | David King | 601 | 21.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Evens | 584 | 21.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lutton | 296 | 10.6 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Adam Ellis | 183 | 6.6 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 18.6 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,781 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Tomlin | 881 | 34.9 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Borlase | 716 | 28.3 | −12.0 |
| | BNP | Steven Watts | 509 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Myall | 273 | 10.8 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Alfred Viccary | 147 | 5.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 6.5 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,526 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 1,195 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Mitchell | 448 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 310 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Annie Humphries | 238 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 34.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynda Gordon | 996 | 38.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Terry Fleet | 604 | 23.4 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | Sidney Chaney | 519 | 20.1 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Martin | 261 | 10.1 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Ernest Humphries | 145 | 5.6 | −0.4 |
| | Respect | Richard Duane | 57 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 15.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,582 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Williams | 1,459 | 45.5 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Tucker | 982 | 30.6 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Manning | 766 | 23.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 14.9 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,207 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baggott | 838 | 40.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Allan Davies | 789 | 37.8 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 458 | 22.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,085 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Blake | 1,199 | 44.0 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Plant | 722 | 26.5 | −7.1 |
| | BNP | Leonard Heather | 526 | 19.3 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Melanaphy | 275 | 10.1 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 17.5 | +15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Llewellyn | 592 | 36.6 | −10.4 |
| | BNP | Philip Howell | 434 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Allen | 378 | 23.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 213 | 13.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 9.8 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilary Dyer | 612 | 35.3 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Johnson | 502 | 29.0 | −8.4 |
| | BNP | L Stone | 394 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 224 | 12.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 6.4 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | 26.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Morris | 1,822 | 56.7 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fane Cummings | 492 | 15.3 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 468 | 14.6 | −5.9 |
| | Senior Citizens | David Harrison | 430 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,330 | 41.4 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,212 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |