2014 Basildon Borough Council election

2014 UK local government election May 2014 May 2014 2014 Basildon District Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view Council compositions by year The Elections Centrehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydcW41TmdEZXRVTFk/view Local Election Summaries 2014 The Elections Centrehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2014/council/html/18uc.stm England council elections BBC NewsSeptember 2025 medicmedic England Parliamentary no yes 2012 Basildon Borough Council election 2012 2015 Basildon Borough Council election 2015 15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 22 May 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 25 24 4 7 17 13,614 35.0% UKIP 0 1 11 11 12 15,163 39.0% Labour Party (UK) 15 11 0 2 9 8,092 20.8% Independent (politician) 0 4 0 1 3 36 0.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2 0 1 1 1,846 4.7% Basildon UK local election 2014 map.svg 300px Map of the results of the 2014 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2014. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party No overall control The 2014 Basildon District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Basildon District Council in England.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/england-council-election-results England council results 23 May 2014 BBC News This was on the same day as other local elections and elections to the European Parliament. This election was to elect one third of the council, plus one additional seat which was vacant. These seats were last up for election in 2010. Results summary 2014 Basildon Borough Council Election UK Independence Party 9 9 0 +9 60.0 39.2 16,087 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 -7 -7 26.7 33.8 13,877 15.8 Labour Party (UK) 2 0 -3 -3 13.3 21.9 9,011 0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 1,937 13.6 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 101 New Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 39 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 36 New The turnout was 32.8%, and there were 160 ballots rejected. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2010 election. Council composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 24 11 4 2 1 Conservative Labour IND L UK After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 17 12 9 3 1 Conservative UKIP Labour IND L UK - UKIP IND - Independent L - Liberal Democrats Ward results Billericay East thumb|150px|Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Schrader 1,724 50.8 -10.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Terry Gandy 987 29.1 +24.5 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Reid 414 12.2 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Horn 266 7.8 -12.5 737 21.7 3,404 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) Billericay West thumb|150px|Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hedley* 1,912 57.7 -5.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan McCaffery 868 26.2 +22.6 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Ansell 344 10.4 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Cole 192 5.8 -12.8 1,044 31.5 3,326 35.2 Conservative Party (UK) Burstead thumb|150px|Location of Burstead ward Burstead Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Baggott 1,798 55.0 -3.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Paul Downes 932 28.5 +19.1 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Aitken 382 11.7 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ben Williams 156 4.8 -11.9 866 26.5 3,284 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Crouch thumb|150px|Location of Crouch ward Crouch Conservative Party (UK) Terri Sargeant* 1,004 46.5 -15.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Clifford Hammans 884 41.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Reid 270 12.5 -3.2 120 5.6 2,166 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) Fryerns thumb|150px|Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns United Kingdom Independence Party David Sheppard 1,199 42.9 +37.5 Labour Party (UK) William Archibald* 983 35.1 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Dwyer 502 17.9 -12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Grant 74 2.6 -13.4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition David Murray 39 1.4 N/A 216 7.7 2,807 28.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Labour Party (UK) Laindon Park thumb|150px|Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park United Kingdom Independence Party Mark Ellis 1,122 41.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Lauren Brown 885 32.3 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Dornan* 599 21.9 -21.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Barnes-Challinor 112 4.1 -12.7 National Front (UK) Anthony Harms 21 0.8 N/A 237 8.7 2,747 30.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Langdon Hills thumb|150px|Location of Langdon Hills ward Langdon Hills United Kingdom Independence Party Linda Allport-Hodge 1,033 40.9 +34.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Hillier* 958 37.9 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Whaley 425 16.8 -1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Richards 111 4.4 -11.6 75 3.0 2,538 36.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Lee Chapel North thumb|150px|Location of Lee Chapel North ward Lee Chapel North (two seats) United Kingdom Independence Party Frank Ferguson 983 39.1 N/A United Kingdom Independence Party Trevor Malsbury 924 36.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alan Bennett* 922 36.7 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Jenefer Taylor 919 36.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Barnes 329 13.1 -20.8 Conservative Party (UK) Nicole Stephens 263 10.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Jenkins 99 3.9 -13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Nice 91 3.6 N/A National Front (UK) Thomas Beaney 80 3.2 N/A 2 0.1 2,530 26.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Labour Party (UK) United Kingdom Independence Party Independent politician The second vacancy was caused by the resignation of an independent councillor who had been elected in 2012 as a Labour candidate. Malsbury will fill this seat, and will thus be up for re-election in May 2016. Ferguson will fill the seat that was ordinarily due for election in 2014, and will face re-election in 2018. Nethermayne thumb|150px|Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne United Kingdom Independence Party Kerry Smith 1,340 43.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Williams* 700 22.7 -13.7 Labour Party (UK) David Kirkman 559 18.1 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Grant 446 14.5 -16.7 Independent politician None of the Above X 36 1.2 N/A 640 20.8 3,085 34.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Liberal Democrats (UK) Pitsea North West thumb|150px|Location of Pitsea North West ward Pitsea North West United Kingdom Independence Party Imelda Clancy 1,156 45.1 +35.8 Labour Party (UK) Melissa McGeorge 906 35.3 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Luke Mackenzie 427 16.7 -17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Howard 73 2.8 -13.1 250 9.8 2,573 27.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Pitsea South East thumb|150px|Location of Pitsea South East ward Pitsea South East United Kingdom Independence Party Stephen Ward 1,061 37.9 +29.4 Labour Party (UK) David Burton-Sampson 966 34.5 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Abrahall* 709 25.3 -14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivien Howard 63 2.3 -9.3 95 3.4 2,815 31.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Wickford Castledon thumb|150px|Location of Wickford Castleton ward Wickford Castledon United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Ball 1,118 48.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Buckley* 909 40.0 -19.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Buxton 269 11.7 -5.6 209 9.1 2,312 36.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Wickford North thumb|150px|Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Holliman 1,487 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Ball* 1,357 40.9 Labour Party (UK) Albert Ede 475 14.3 130 3.9 3,331 33.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Wickford Park thumb|150px|Location of Wickford Park ward Wickford Park United Kingdom Independence Party David Harrison 993 44.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Donald Morris* 940 42.2 -16.5 Labour Party (UK) George Wake 292 13.1 -2.5 53 2.4 2,237 31.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Changes since May 2014 In December 2014, Kerry Smith, the then leader of the UKIP group and newly selected parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock resigned from the party after the release of a tape recording of a private phone call in which he made offensive remarks about fellow UKIP members.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-30492425 Kerry Smith quits UKIP over 'internal backstabbers' 16 December 2014 www.bbc.co.uk Imelda Clancy also left the party later that month, and the two sit as "Independence Group" members on the council, reducing UKIP's strength to ten seats, though they remain the second-largest party ahead of Labour on nine seats.http://www.basildonmeetings.info/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0 Your Councillors 20 June 2021 www.basildonmeetings.info A third independent councilor (originally elected as Labour) joined the Independence Group in January 2015. References Basildon 2014 Category:2010s in Essex