# 2012 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2012 Basildon Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council seats was to be elected.

## Overall results

2012 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46.7 | 38.4 | 11,354 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46.7 | 32.6 | 9,614 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 6.7 | 8.1 | 2,401 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 17.3 | 5,121 | 15.3 |
| | British Freedom | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 87 | 13.8 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 94 | New |
| | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 107 | New |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.6 | 756 | 0.7 |
| Total | Total | 15 | | | | | | 35,967 | |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2008 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Bryan | 1,502 | 57.5 | −6.6 |
| | UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 409 | 15.7 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 383 | 14.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Horn | 316 | 12.1 | −1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1093 | 41.8 | −8.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2610 | 29 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.05 | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lawrence | 1,688 | 62.5 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Philip Turner | 1648 | | |
| | UKIP | Terrence Gandy | 574 | 21.3 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | Santa Bennet | 380 | 18.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Buxton | 257 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John James | 321 | 11.9 | +0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1114 | 41.3 | −18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2701 | 29 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Moore | 1,517 | 62.5 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Cherry Young | 396 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Elaine McDonald | 359 | 14.8 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Williams | 155 | 6.4 | −6.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1121 | 46.2 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2427 | 28 | −15.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Allen | 888 | 61 | −1 |
| | Labour | Sarah Davies | 299 | 20 | −4 |
| | UKIP | Graham Starling | 279 | 19 | 19 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 40.2 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1466 | 23 | −44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adele Brown | 1,097 | 55 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Tina Arnold | 399 | 20 | −5.5 |
| | UKIP | David Sheppard | 366 | 18 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Lutton | 137 | 7 | −1.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2012 | 21 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Scarola | 867 | 41 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Frank Tomlin | 691 | 33 | −16.1 |
| | UKIP | Mark Ellis | 388 | 19 | 19 |
| | British Freedom | Tony Harris | 87 | 4 | 4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Grant | 61 | 3 | −4.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2094 | 25 | −7.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 879 | 43 | −11 |
| | Labour | Jenefer Taylor | 651 | 32 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Andy Ager | 377 | 18 | 12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Grant | 108 | 5 | −11 |
| | Independent | Matthew Ing | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 11 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2062 | 30 | −40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.5 | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynda Gordon | 1,048 | 54 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Frank Ferguson | 359 | 18 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Craig Rimmer | 343 | 18 | −10.8 |
| | National Front | Thomas Beaney | 107 | 6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Nice | 85 | 4 | −2.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1942 | 22 | −7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Williams | 899 | 36 | 11.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Swatantra Nandanwar | 578 | 23 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 573 | 23 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 427 | 17 | −6.1 |
| | | X None of the Above | 36 | 1 | −1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2517 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2517 | 28 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gavin Callaghan | 932 | 49 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baggott | 564 | 29 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Terry McBride | 323 | 17 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 97 | 5 | −1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1923 | 21 | −4.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aidan McGurran | 933 | 41 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | Ann Blake | 876 | 39 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Imelda Clancy | 375 | 16 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Viv Howard | 91 | 4 | 0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2284 | 27 | −6.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Martin's

St Martin's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip William | 759 | 58 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Tony Low | 248 | 19 | −13 |
| | UKIP | Peter Wood | 229 | 17 | 17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Nice | 80 | 6 | −4.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1322 | 22 | −7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Byron Taylor | 919 | 59 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Luke MacKenzie | 320 | 20 | −6.6 |
| | UKIP | Becky Ager | 274 | 18 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Jenkins | 51 | 3 | −1.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1564 | 23 | −7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Morris | 1,012 | 42 | −12.1 |
| | Independent | Dave Harrison | 676 | 28 | 3 |
| | Labour | Albert Ede | 409 | 17 | 0.4 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Malsbury | 199 | 8 | 8 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Smith | 94 | 4 | 4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2399 | 25 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20120411150856/http://www.basildon.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3946&p=0 Statement of Persons Nominated