# 2000 Basildon District Council election

The 2000 Basildon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was the following:
* Labour 20
* Conservative 18
* Liberal Democrats 4

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives make gains from both Labour and Liberal Democrats to go from 11 to 18 seats on the council. This deprived Labour of a majority on the council after 5 years and reduced Labour's lead over the Conservatives to just 2 seats. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost half their seats to fall to have just 4 councillors, but were left with the balance of power.
The Conservatives gained marginal seats in Basildon from Labour including Laindon, Langdon Hills and Pitsea East. They also took all the seats the Liberal Democrats had been defending in Billericay and Wickford.
Following the election, the Liberal Democrat leader Geoff Williams said "issues will be decided on their merit and not on party politics".
2000 Basildon Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 53.3 | 52.8 | 16,705 | 22.5 |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40.0 | 29.5 | 9,333 | 16.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 16.2 | 5,120 | 6.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 447 | New |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 37 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1996 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Alabaster | 1,675 | 66.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. Bellard | 583 | 23.1% |
| | Labour | P. Reid | 269 | 10.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 2,022 | 66.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Taylor | 800 | 26.4% |
| | Labour | L. Howard | 210 | 6.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jackman | 1,551 | 64.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Bellard | 542 | 22.5% |
| | Labour | M. Viney | 319 | 13.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fryerns Central

Fryerns Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julia Palmer | 946 | 53.8% |
| | Conservative | W. Marck | 558 | 31.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Dickinson | 255 | 14.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fryerns East

Fryerns East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Payn | 737 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Borlase | 703 | |
| | Conservative | D. Allen | 519 | |
| | Conservative | R. Hyland | 410 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Laindon

Laindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Allen | 1,299 | 48.9% |
| | Conservative | W. Aitken | 1,003 | 37.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Howard | 276 | 10.4% |
| | Independent | A. Viccary | 76 | 2.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.7% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 1,609 | 60.6% |
| | Labour | P. Garrad | 725 | 27.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hersom | 218 | 8.2% |
| | Independent | J. Richardson | 67 | 2.5% |
| | Socialist Alternative | D. Murray | 37 | 1.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Keefe | 820 | 45.3% |
| | Conservative | S. Cleasby | 632 | 34.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Williams | 171 | 9.4% |
| | Independent | S. Chaney | 123 | 6.8% |
| | Independent | M. Dale | 64 | 3.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Williams | 1,067 | 45.5% |
| | Conservative | D. Walsh | 647 | 27.6% |
| | Labour | A. Manning | 631 | 26.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Pitsea East

Pitsea East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Blake | 1,225 | 51.8% |
| | Labour | K. Woods | 1,024 | 43.3% |
| | Independent | N. Richardson | 117 | 4.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Pitsea West

Pitsea West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Llewellyn | 919 | 57.6% |
| | Conservative | B. Larwood | 677 | 42.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phil Rackley | 645 | 48.1% |
| | Conservative | G. Johnson | 528 | 39.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 169 | 12.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carole Morris | 1,669 | 64.1% |
| | Labour | C. Wilson | 515 | 19.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Robertson | 419 | 16.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Wickford South

Wickford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 2,094 | 67.8% |
| | Labour | A. Ede | 570 | 18.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Fane | 426 | 13.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |