# 2006 Basildon District Council election

The 2006 Basildon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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 27
* Labour 12
* Liberal Democrats 3

## Election result

The results saw the Conservative party increase their majority to 12 seats after gaining 3 seats from Labour. The Conservatives gains came in the wards of Laindon Park, Pitsea North West and Pitsea South East enabling the party to win 11 of the 14 seats contested. Overall turnout in the election was 33.5%.
2006 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 78.6 | 54.4 | 20,654 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 8,684 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 4,944 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2,553 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 553 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 381 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 198 |

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Archer | 2,486 | 72.5 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John James | 638 | 18.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 307 | 8.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,848 | 53.9 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,431 | 38.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 2,172 | 64.1 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 511 | 15.1 | −8.7 |
| | BNP | Michael Bateman | 438 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Wendy Aitken | 265 | 7.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,661 | 49.1 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,386 | 36.2 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Buckenham | 2,305 | 69.8 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Haeger | 648 | 19.6 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Viney | 350 | 10.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,657 | 50.2 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,303 | 40.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terri Sargent | 1,394 | 60.8 | +6.7 |
| | BNP | Geoffrey McCarthy | 310 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Anthony Borlase | 240 | 10.5 | −2.6 |
| | English Democrat | Kim Gandy | 198 | 8.6 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Myall | 152 | 6.6 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 47.3 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | 36.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Payn | 1,258 | 43.7 | +3.5 |
| | BNP | Leonard Heather | 727 | 25.3 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Coker | 548 | 19.0 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lutton | 344 | 12.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 18.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,877 | 31.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dornan | 1,173 | 44.5 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Barbara Croft | 944 | 35.8 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | Matthew Single | 518 | 19.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 8.7 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 31.5 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 1,439 | 62.6 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | William Archibald | 377 | 16.4 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 255 | 11.1 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Annie Humphries | 228 | 9.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 46.2 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 35.1 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Smith | 1,009 | 39.7 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Esther Phillips | 610 | 24.0 | +0.6 |
| | BNP | Philip Howell | 560 | 22.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 212 | 8.3 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Ernest Humphries | 153 | 6.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 15.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,544 | 30.0 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 1,268 | 42.0 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Henry Tucker | 1,027 | 34.0 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Bushell | 726 | 24.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 8.0 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,021 | 35.0 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Livesey | 1,014 | 44.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Bobbin | 882 | 38.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 388 | 17.0 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 5.8 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 25.2 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Abrahall | 1,579 | 59.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Emma Collins | 1,095 | 40.9 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 18.1 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 30.8 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 1,291 | 56.2 | −11.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Ball | 553 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Labour | Leonard Wilkins | 269 | 11.7 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 186 | 8.1 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 32.1 | −19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ball | 2,335 | 76.6 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilson | 712 | 23.4 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,623 | 53.3 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,047 | 34.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,281 | 68.4 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woods | 342 | 18.3 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Blaney | 250 | 13.3 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 50.1 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |