2018 Basildon Borough Council election

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The 2018 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex.^[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. which had previously been under no overall control and run by a coalition between UKIP, Labour and Independents.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was^[4]

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Results summary[edit]

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.

Ward results[edit]

Billericay East[edit]

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Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Schrader	2,584	77.7
	Labour	Thomas Scanlan	555	16.7
	UKIP	Susan McCaffery	186	5.6
Majority			2,029	61.0
Turnout			3,325	36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billericay West[edit]

Location of Billericay West ward

Burstead[edit]

Location of Burstead ward

Crouch[edit]

Fryerns[edit]

Laindon Park[edit]

Location of Laindon Park ward

Langdon Hills[edit]

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Lee Chapel North[edit]

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Nethermayne[edit]

Location of Nethermayne ward

Pitsea North West[edit]

Location of Pitsea North West ward

Pitsea North West^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jack Ferguson	956	47.2
	Conservative	Yetunde Adeshile	655	32.3
	UKIP	Loren Hannon	342	16.9
	Democrats and Veterans Party	Steve Harvey	74	3.7
Majority			301	14.9
Turnout			2,027	22
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Pitsea South East[edit]

Location of Pitsea South East ward

Wickford Castledon[edit]

Location of Wickford Castleton ward

Wickford North[edit]

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford Park[edit]

Location of Wickford Park ward

References[edit]

^

Andrew Teale. “Local Election Results 2018”. Local Elections Archive Project.
^ “Election Notices – Basildon Borough Council Election – Thursday 3rd May 2018”. Basildon Council. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ “Local election 2018: Conservatives celebrate a majority at Basildon Council”. Basildon Echo. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ “Basildon District Council”. BBC News Online. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ “Election results by wards, 5 May 2016”. Basildon Council. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ @britainelects (4 May 2018). “Basildon, vote share” (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ “Local Election Results 2018: Basildon”. Local Elections Archive Project.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m “Election results by wards, 3 May 2018”. www.basildonmeetings.info. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.

[1] 

Andrew Teale. “Local Election Results 2018”. Local Elections Archive Project.

[notices-2] “Election Notices – Basildon Borough Council Election – Thursday 3rd May 2018”. Basildon Council. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[Echo-3] “Local election 2018: Conservatives celebrate a majority at Basildon Council”. Basildon Echo. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[BBC-4] “Basildon District Council”. BBC News Online. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[5] “Election results by wards, 5 May 2016”. Basildon Council. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[6] @britainelects (4 May 2018). “Basildon, vote share” (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 – via Twitter.

[7] “Local Election Results 2018: Basildon”. Local Elections Archive Project.

[results-by-ward-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m “Election results by wards, 3 May 2018”. www.basildonmeetings.info. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.