Basildon Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 42 seats in 14 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

The Conservatives run Basildon Council as a minority administration. The council has 42 councillors in 14 wards. Seats by party: Reform 12, Labour 12, Conservative 12, Other 6. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Greater Essex on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

42 seats - 22 for a majority

Reform 12Labour 12Conservative 12Other 6

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (14 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform40.8%11

Conservative25.4%3

Labour15.2%0

Green8.3%0

Other6.0%0

Lib Dem4.3%0

2026 election results for Basildon, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

14 of 42 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest parties

Reform and Labour and Conservative 12 each

10 short of the 22 needed for a majority

Closest result

Langdon Hills

Reform won by 141 votes over Independent, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

St Martin's

Reform gain from Labour, 17 July 2025 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

69%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReformIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 14 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Billericay East Andy Barnes, Andrew Schrader, Martyn Mordecai	7 May 2026 Conservative 44.9% lead 13.0 pts
Billericay West Phil Turner, Anthony Hedley, Daniel Lawrence	7 May 2026 Conservative 50.7% lead 22.0 pts
Burstead Kevin Blake, Richard Moore, Andrew Baggott	7 May 2026 Conservative 45.2% lead 8.2 pts
Castledon & Crouch Alex Myers, Zoe Hockton, Terri Sargent	7 May 2026 Reform 50.5% lead 26.2 pts
Fryerns Adele Brown, Eileen Brown, Andrew Ansell	7 May 2026 Reform 44.4% lead 11.4 pts
Laindon Park Jessica Power, Victoria Joseph, Darren Gardner	7 May 2026 Reform 46.5% lead 24.2 pts
Langdon Hills Val Robbins, Hazel Green, Damion Lewis	7 May 2026 Reform 35.0% lead 2.9 pts
Lee Chapel North Melissa Mcgeorge, Alex Harrison, Jose Kattady	7 May 2026 Reform 43.2% lead 10.5 pts
Nethermayne Wayne Lowther, Mo Larkin, Kerry Smith	7 May 2026 Reform 39.0% lead 16.3 pts
Pitsea North West Mike Baker, Jeff Noble, Emma Callaghan	7 May 2026 Reform 47.7% lead 18.7 pts
Pitsea South East Christopher Hilleard, David Abrahall, Gillian Palmer	7 May 2026 Reform 47.2% lead 24.2 pts
St Martin's Jack Ferguson, Gavin Callaghan, Sam Journet	7 May 2026 Reform 40.9% lead 4.7 pts
Wickford North David Aldridge, Eunice Brockman, Staven Swaby	7 May 2026 Reform 45.3% lead 20.0 pts
Wickford Park John Peters, George Jeffery, Alan Ball	7 May 2026 Reform 44.5% lead 13.1 pts

Billericay East

Andrew Schrader ConservativeAndy Barnes ConservativeMartyn Mordecai Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative44.9%

Reform31.9%

Green14.8%

Labour4.8%

Lib Dem3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martyn James Mordecai Elected	Conservative	2,341	44.9%
Denise Martin	Reform	1,662	31.9%
Stewart Goshawk	Green	773	14.8%
Peter Bunyan	Labour	249	4.8%
Laura Clark	Lib Dem	184	3.5%

Billericay West

Anthony Hedley ConservativeDaniel Lawrence ConservativePhil Turner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative50.7%

Reform28.7%

Lib Dem8.2%

Green6.7%

Labour5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel Lawrence Elected	Conservative	2,536	50.7%
Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula	Reform	1,436	28.7%
Chris May	Lib Dem	410	8.2%
Kevin Blackmore	Green	334	6.7%
Tracey Hilton	Labour	285	5.7%

Burstead

Andrew Baggott ConservativeKevin Blake ConservativeRichard Moore Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative45.2%

Reform37.0%

Green6.9%

Labour6.7%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Blake Elected	Conservative	2,654	45.2%
Phillip Raymond Bruce	Reform	2,173	37.0%
Daniel McGarry	Green	408	6.9%
Leslie Banks	Labour	391	6.7%
Peter Lancaster	Lib Dem	252	4.3%

Castledon & Crouch

Alex Myers ConservativeTerri Sargent ConservativeZoe Hockton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform50.5%

Conservative24.3%

Lib Dem14.2%

Labour5.2%

Green4.7%

British Democratic Party1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Tamar Hockton Elected	Reform	2,329	50.5%
Mark Richard Cottrell	Conservative	1,123	24.3%
Stewart Mott	Lib Dem	654	14.2%
Stewart Blackett	Labour	240	5.2%
Maximillian Eric Giddens	Green	217	4.7%
Christopher David Bateman	British Democratic Party	49	1.1%

Fryerns

Adele Brown LabourAndrew Ansell LabourEileen Brown Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform44.4%

Labour33.0%

Conservative9.9%

Green8.4%

Lib Dem2.2%

Independent1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eileen Marilyn Brown Elected	Reform	1,594	44.4%
Chelsea George	Labour	1,185	33.0%
Ann Blake	Conservative	356	9.9%
Rainbow Serina	Green	303	8.4%
Vivien Howard	Lib Dem	78	2.2%
Simon John Breedon	Independent	38	1.1%
Eleanor Mary Donne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33	0.9%

Laindon Park

Darren Gardner ReformJessica Power LabourVictoria Joseph Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform46.5%

Labour22.3%

Conservative19.2%

Green7.7%

Lib Dem3.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darren Gregg Gardner Elected	Reform	1,679	46.5%
Wayne Milne	Labour	806	22.3%
Jeff Henry	Conservative	693	19.2%
Jessica Whitehead	Green	278	7.7%
Stephen Edward McCarthy	Lib Dem	116	3.2%
Dave Murray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	1.1%

Langdon Hills

Damion Lewis ReformHazel Green IndependentVal Robbins Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.0%

Independent32.1%

Conservative11.9%

Labour11.5%

Green6.9%

Lib Dem1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Damion Lewis Elected	Reform	1,720	35.0%
Walter Clarence Brown	Independent	1,579	32.1%
Chris Allen	Conservative	584	11.9%
Brian Button	Labour	567	11.5%
Ian John Murray	Green	338	6.9%
Steve Nice	Lib Dem	93	1.9%
None Of The Above X	Independent	36	0.7%

Lee Chapel North

Alex Harrison LabourJose Kattady ReformMelissa Mcgeorge Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.2%

Labour32.7%

Green10.2%

Conservative9.6%

Lib Dem3.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jose Antony Kattady Elected	Reform	1,420	43.2%
Terry Webb	Labour	1,075	32.7%
Emma Elizabeth Blackmore	Green	334	10.2%
Deepak Shukla	Conservative	315	9.6%
Mike Chandler	Lib Dem	112	3.4%
Elaine McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	0.9%

Nethermayne

Kerry Smith IndependentMo Larkin IndependentWayne Lowther Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.0%

Independent22.7%

Labour19.0%

Green9.7%

Conservative8.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Lowther Elected	Reform	1,290	39.0%
Eddie Murphy	Independent	750	22.7%
Elsa Benn	Labour	629	19.0%
Matthew Hornsby	Green	321	9.7%
Yetunde Adeshile	Conservative	265	8.0%
Chris Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	52	1.6%

Pitsea North West

Emma Callaghan LabourJeff Noble ReformMike Baker Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.7%

Labour29.0%

Conservative12.5%

Green7.3%

Lib Dem2.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeff Noble Elected	Reform	1,468	47.7%
Pat Reid	Labour	893	29.0%
Stuart James Terson	Conservative	384	12.5%
Michelle Savage	Green	223	7.3%
Martin Howard	Lib Dem	85	2.8%
Sine Surridge	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.7%

Pitsea South East

Christopher Hilleard LabourDavid Abrahall ReformGillian Palmer Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.2%

Labour23.0%

Conservative19.2%

Green7.4%

Lib Dem2.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Martin Abrahall Elected	Reform	1,738	47.2%
Ryan McDonald	Labour	847	23.0%
Craig Ronald Rimmer	Conservative	709	19.2%
Steven Willis	Green	271	7.4%
Steven Robert Spowart	Lib Dem	86	2.3%
Jack Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	34	0.9%

St Martin's

Gavin Callaghan LabourJack Ferguson LabourSam Journet Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform40.9%

Labour36.2%

Conservative11.2%

Green10.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam John Journet Elected	Reform	1,280	40.9%
Elizabeth Atkinson	Labour	1,133	36.2%
Deepak Roy	Conservative	351	11.2%
Ellie Matthewman	Green	316	10.1%
Andrew Buxton	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.7%

Last by-election, 17 July 2025

Reform44.6%

Labour35.1%

Conservative13.5%

Green3.5%

Lib Dem1.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam John Journet Elected	Reform	1,057	44.6%
Elizabeth Atkinson	Labour	833	35.1%
Deepak Roy	Conservative	320	13.5%
Ellie Matthewman	Green	82	3.5%
Mike Chandler	Lib Dem	39	1.6%
Andrew Buxton	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	1.1%
Simon John Breedon	Social Democratic Party	13	0.5%

Wickford North

David Aldridge Wickford IndependentsEunice Brockman Wickford IndependentsStaven Swaby Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform45.3%

Conservative25.3%

Wickford Independents11.7%

Green7.7%

Labour5.4%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven Mark Swaby Elected	Reform	2,106	45.3%
Billy Merrin	Conservative	1,175	25.3%
Trevor Terence Hammond	Wickford Independents	545	11.7%
Penny Anne Wright	Green	360	7.7%
Viviane Morris	Labour	252	5.4%
Nicola Hoad	Lib Dem	208	4.5%

Wickford Park

Alan Ball Wickford IndependentsGeorge Jeffery ConservativeJohn Peters Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform44.5%

Conservative31.4%

Green7.6%

Labour6.0%

Wickford Independents4.9%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Alan Peters Elected	Reform	1,640	44.5%
Lewis Aaron Hooper	Conservative	1,155	31.4%
Sam Twigg	Green	279	7.6%
Dean Sharpe	Labour	220	6.0%
Sean Mundy	Wickford Independents	182	4.9%
Mike Woods	Lib Dem	176	4.8%
Sarah-Jane Shields	Independent	30	0.8%

Last by-election, 26 June 2025

Reform40.6%

Conservative37.0%

Lib Dem7.5%

Wickford Independents6.5%

Labour6.4%

Green1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah-Jane Shields Elected	Reform	922	40.6%
Lewis Aaron Hooper	Conservative	840	37.0%
Stewart Mott	Lib Dem	171	7.5%
Andrew John Carter	Wickford Independents	148	6.5%
Wayne Milne	Labour	146	6.4%
Penny Anne Wright	Green	43	1.9%

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

14 of 42 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Labour 6 Conservative 5 Reform 1 Independent 1 Other 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Billericay East	Andy Barnes Conservative
Billericay West	Phil Turner Conservative
Burstead	Richard Moore Conservative
Castledon & Crouch	Terri Sargent Conservative
Fryerns	Andrew Ansell Labour
Laindon Park	Jessica Power Labour
Langdon Hills	Val Robbins Reform
Lee Chapel North	Melissa Mcgeorge Labour
Nethermayne	Mo Larkin Independent
Pitsea North West	Emma Callaghan Labour
Pitsea South East	Gillian Palmer Labour
St Martin's	Jack Ferguson Labour
Wickford North	David Aldridge Wickford Independents
Wickford Park	George Jeffery Conservative

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
17 July 2025	St Martin's	Reform gain from Labour	44.6%
17 July 2025	St Martins	Reform gain from Labour	44.6%
26 June 2025	Wickford Park	Reform gain from Local party	41.0%
4 August 2022	Nethermayne	Independent hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Basildon and Billericay	56%	Conservative	Reform 32%
South Basildon and East Thurrock	27%	Reform	Reform 35%
Rayleigh and Wickford	16%	Conservative	Conservative 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Basildon

187,568 residents in 76,362 households

Voted Leave in 2016

69% 17 above GB

Degree or higher

25% 9 below GB

No qualifications

21% 3 above GB

Own their home

63% 2 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

21% 4 above GB

Rent privately

14% 6 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

31% same as GB

Aged 65 and over

21% 1 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.