2011 Basildon Borough Council election
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Map of the results of the 2011 Basildon council election.
Conservatives
in blue,
Labour
in red and
Liberal Democrats
in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011.
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The 2011 Basildon Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex , England . One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 29
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrats 2 [5]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council after retaining all of the seats they had been defending. [6] This left the Conservatives with 29 seats, compared to 11 for Labour . [7] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 2 councillors and the party lost vote share across the council. [8] Overall turnout in the election was 35%. [9]
The only change in the election saw Labour gain 1 seat from the Liberal Democrats in Nethermayne, with the winning Labour candidate, Andrew Gordon, becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 18. [8] Among the other winners was Daniel Munyambu for Labour in Vange , who became the second Kenyan to be elected as a councillor in the United Kingdom , [10] and the former council leader Nigel Smith who returned to the council in Lee Chapel North. [8]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 46.0 | 19,430 | 2.8 | ||
Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 | 32.1 | 13,532 | 9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 3,766 | 4.0 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 3,475 | 7.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1,336 | 4.6 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 356 | 11.2 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 244 | New | |
None of The Above | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 63 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2007 election .
Ward results
Billericay East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Dadds | 2,626 | 64.6 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Patricia Reid | 567 | 13.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Horn | 528 | 13.0 | -7.3 | |
UKIP | Susan McCaffery | 346 | 8.5 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 2,059 | 50.6 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,067 | 44.2 | -30 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Billericay West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Horgan | 2,416 | 59.3 | -3.9 | |
UKIP | Terry Gandy | 665 | 16.3 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Bores | 584 | 14.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John James | 407 | 10.0 | -8.6 | |
Majority | 1,751 | 43.0 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,072 | 43.5 | -30 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Burstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Blake | 2,330 | 62.9 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Sandra Bennett | 615 | 16.6 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Goshawk | 393 | 10.6 | -6.1 | |
UKIP | Cherry Young | 367 | 9.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,715 | 46.3 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,705 | 43.6 | -29 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Fryerns (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Davies | 1,365 | 27.6 | ||
Labour | David Kirkman | 1,190 | 24.1 | ||
Conservative | Gwen Ball | 806 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | James Paton | 588 | 11.9 | ||
UKIP | David Sheppard | 365 | 7.4 | ||
BNP | Len Heather | 356 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Arnold Lutton | 269 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,939 | 30.1 | -26 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Laindon Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jilly Hyde | 1,318 | 49.1 | +6.0 | |
Labour | John McCrea | 1,166 | 43.4 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Grant | 201 | 7.5 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 152 | 5.7 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,685 | 32.3 | -27 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lee Chapel North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Smith | 1,408 | 54.9 | +17.5 | |
Conservative | Christine Hedley | 740 | 28.8 | -5.1 | |
National Front | Thomas Beaney | 244 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emma Peall | 173 | 6.7 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 668 | 26.0 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,565 | 29.2 | -26 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Nethermayne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Gordon | 926 | 30.2 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Jenkins | 752 | 24.5 | -11.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Foster | 709 | 23.1 | -8.1 | |
UKIP | Kerry Smith | 619 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Independent | None of the Above X | 63 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 174 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,069 | 34.9 | -28 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Pitsea North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bobbin | 1,111 | 47.3 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Danny Lawrence | 702 | 29.9 | -4.2 | |
UKIP | Terry McBride | 391 | 16.7 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Howard | 143 | 6.1 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 409 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,347 | 25.5 | -27 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Pitsea South East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mo Larkin | 1,197 | 43.6 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Mark Walker | 1,056 | 38.4 | +6.6 | |
UKIP | Imelda Clancy | 384 | 14.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivien Howard | 110 | 4.0 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 141 | 5.1 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,747 | 32.3 | -26 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Martin's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Rackley | 1,004 | 57.8 | +19.7 | |
Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 557 | 32.0 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Dickinson | 177 | 10.2 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 447 | 25.7 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,738 | 29.5 | +6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Vange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Munyambu | 1,089 | 52.3 | +21.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Morris | 554 | 26.6 | -9.2 | |
UKIP | Kim Gandy | 338 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grant | 102 | 4.9 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 535 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,083 | 30.6 | +7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wickford Castledon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sylvia Buckley | 1,434 | 59.7 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Alan Ball | 446 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Sarah Davies | 397 | 16.5 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Morris | 127 | 5.3 | -11.6 | |
Majority | 988 | 41.1 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 38.9 | -30 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wickford North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mowe | 1,925 | 54.1 | -4.0 | |
Independent | Dave Harrison | 890 | 25.0 | +25.0 | |
Labour | Thomas Kirkman | 590 | 16.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Spriggs | 155 | 4.4 | -13.0 | |
Majority | 1,035 | 29.1 | -11.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,560 | 37.3 | -29 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wickford Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Jackman | 1,528 | 68.8 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Buxton | 464 | 20.9 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John McGarrigle | 229 | 10.3 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 1,064 | 47.9 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,221 | 32.1 | -32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions by year" . The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Local Election Summaries 2011" . The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "England council elections" . BBC News .
- ↑ "England council elections" . BBC News Online . Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- ↑ "Election results 2011: English council summary results" . guardian.co.uk. 6 May 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- ↑ "Tories maintain grip on Basildon" . Southend Standard . 6 May 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- ↑ "Liberal Democrats lose 11 seats in Chelmsford" . BBC News Online . 6 May 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Tories maintain control" . Yellow Advertiser . 12 May 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election results at a glance" . Basildon Borough Council . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .
- ↑ Njenga, Felix (19 June 2011). "Breaking barriers to seek the political kingdom" . The Standard . Retrieved 3 July 2011 .