2010 Basildon District Council election
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![]() Map of the results of the 2010 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 29
- Labour 10
- Liberal Democrats 3[5]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning half of the votes cast.[6] This enabled them to win 11 seats, compared to 2 for Labour and 1 for the Liberal Democrats.[6] 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.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
78.6 | 49.6 | 36,551 | ![]() | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14.3 | 21.4 | 15,766 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7.1 | 18.3 | 13,465 | ![]() | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 7.2 | 5,308 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 3.5 | 2,587 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2006 election.
Ward results
[edit]Billericay East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2,724 | 40.7 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,685 | 74 | +42 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Billericay West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3,025 | 44.6 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,782 | 73 | +41 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burstead
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2,551 | 41.5 | −9.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,140 | 73 | +37 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Crouch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1,991 | 46.7 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,263 | 67 | +37 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fryerns
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 295 | 5.7 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,142 | 56 | +29 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Laindon Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 638 | 12.9 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,950 | 59 | +32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Langdon Hills
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1,719 | 35.9 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,793 | 70 | +40 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lee Chapel North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 169 | 3.5 | −13.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,858 | 56 | +31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Nethermayne
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 290 | 5.2 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,543 | 63 | +30 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Pitsea North West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 146 | 3.0 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,845 | 53 | +28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitsea South East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 396 | 8.0 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,965 | 58 | +31 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wickford Castledon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1,767 | 42.0 | +25.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,207 | 69 | +32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wickford North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 2,507 | 40.7 | +31.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,163 | 66 | +35 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wickford Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 1,747 | 40.2 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,341 | 64 | +39 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 2010". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Election 2010". BBC News.
- ^ "Basildon". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Crerar, Pippa (10 May 2010). "Labour takes control of eight more London town halls". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Tories hold their grip in Basildon local elections". Echo. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Basildon District Council Election - Thursday, 6th May, 2010". Basildon Borough Council. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Local elections 2010". Basildon Recorder. Retrieved 2 July 2011.