# 2010 Basildon District Council election

The 2010 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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 29
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrats 3

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning half of the votes cast. This enabled them to win 11 seats, compared to 2 for Labour and 1 for the Liberal Democrats. With the election having taken place at the same time as the general election, turnout was 64%, a rise from the 29% recorded at the 2008 election.
2010 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | 78.6 | 49.6 | 36,551 | 4.8 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 21.4 | 15,766 | 1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 18.3 | 13,465 | 5.3 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5,308 | 0.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2,587 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2006 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Archer | 4,084 | 61.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Horn | 1,360 | 20.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Patricia Reid | 737 | 11.0 | +4.0 |
| | UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 308 | 4.6 | −0.6 |
| | BNP | Geoffrey McCarthy | 196 | 2.9 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,724 | 40.7 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,685 | 74 | +42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 4,287 | 63.2 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fisher | 1,262 | 18.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Wendy Aitken | 768 | 11.3 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | Cherry Young | 246 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Michael Bateman | 219 | 3.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,025 | 44.6 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,782 | 73 | +41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Arnold | 3,579 | 58.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Goshawk | 1,028 | 16.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Margaret Viney | 707 | 11.5 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Terry Gandy | 575 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | BNP | Irene Bateman | 251 | 4.1 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,551 | 41.5 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,140 | 73 | +37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crouch

Crouch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terri Sargent | 2,660 | 62.4 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Sarah Davies | 669 | 15.7 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Taylor | 590 | 13.8 | +6.8 |
| | BNP | Anthony Gladwin | 344 | 8.1 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,991 | 46.7 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,263 | 67 | +37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fryerns

Fryerns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Archibald | 1,880 | 36.6 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Hayley Rogers | 1,585 | 30.8 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Lutton | 822 | 16.0 | +6.1 |
| | BNP | Leonard Heather | 579 | 11.3 | −13.6 |
| | UKIP | David Sheppard | 276 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 5.7 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,142 | 56 | +29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Laindon Park

Laindon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dornan | 2,135 | 43.1 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Trevor Wahlen | 1,497 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 830 | 16.8 | +8.3 |
| | BNP | Tony Parry | 488 | 9.9 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 12.9 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | 59 | +32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 2,594 | 54.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Kirkman | 875 | 18.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grant | 769 | 16.0 | +9.6 |
| | UKIP | Imelda Clancy | 307 | 6.4 | −1.0 |
| | BNP | Thomas Beaney | 248 | 5.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,719 | 35.9 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,793 | 70 | +40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Bennett | 1,818 | 37.4 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Sam Browne | 1,649 | 33.9 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nice | 855 | 17.6 | +10.4 |
| | BNP | Philip Howell | 536 | 11.0 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 3.5 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,858 | 56 | +31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Williams | 2,017 | 36.4 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Foster | 1,727 | 31.2 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Hyman Witzer | 1,312 | 23.7 | +6.6 |
| | BNP | Carolyn Rossiter | 487 | 8.8 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 5.2 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,543 | 63 | +30 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea North West

Pitsea North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Livesey | 1,654 | 34.1 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | David Kirkman | 1,508 | 31.1 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 770 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | BNP | Raymond Pearce | 460 | 9.5 | −6.4 |
| | UKIP | Terry McBride | 453 | 9.3 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 3.0 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,845 | 53 | +28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pitsea South East

Pitsea South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Abrahall | 1,973 | 39.7 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel Blaney | 1,577 | 31.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 576 | 11.6 | +4.5 |
| | UKIP | Kerry Smith | 422 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| | BNP | Kevin Swaby | 417 | 8.4 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 8.0 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,965 | 58 | +31 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Castledon

Wickford Castledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 2,495 | 59.3 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Alwyn Birch | 728 | 17.3 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Peall | 711 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | BNP | Michael Keeble | 273 | 6.5 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | 42.0 | +25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,207 | 69 | +32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Ball | 3,580 | 58.1 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stokkereit | 1,073 | 17.4 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Santa Bennett | 1,013 | 16.4 | +8.5 |
| | BNP | David King | 497 | 8.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,507 | 40.7 | +31.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,163 | 66 | +35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wickford Park

Wickford Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Morris | 2,549 | 58.7 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woods | 802 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Colin Payn | 677 | 15.6 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Paul Maylin | 313 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,747 | 40.2 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,341 | 64 | +39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |