The 2006 Basildon Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw the Conservative party increase their majority to 12 seats after gaining 3 seats from Labour.[3][4] The Conservatives gains came in the wards of Laindon Park, Pitsea North West and Pitsea South East enabling the party to win 11 of the 14 seats contested.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 33.5%.[5]
| Basildon Local Election Result 2006[6][4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 78.6 | 54.4 | 20,654 | +9.2% | ||
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 8,684 | -0.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 4,944 | -6.0% | ||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2,553 | -1.5% | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 553 | +1.1% | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 381 | -0.5% | ||
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 198 | -0.6% | ||
| Billericay East[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Archer | 2,486 | 72.5 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John James | 638 | 18.6 | -5.3 | |
| Labour | Patricia Reid | 307 | 8.9 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,848 | 53.9 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,431 | 38.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Billericay West[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 2,172 | 64.1 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Taylor | 511 | 15.1 | -8.7 | |
| BNP | Michael Bateman | 438 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | Wendy Aitken | 265 | 7.8 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,661 | 49.1 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,386 | 36.2 | -1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Burstead[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Buckenham | 2,305 | 69.8 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Haeger | 648 | 19.6 | -7.1 | |
| Labour | Margaret Viney | 350 | 10.6 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,657 | 50.2 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,303 | 40.0 | +2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Crouch[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Terri Sargent | 1,394 | 60.8 | +6.7 | |
| BNP | Geoffrey McCarthy | 310 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
| Labour | Anthony Borlase | 240 | 10.5 | -2.6 | |
| English Democrats | Kim Gandy | 198 | 8.6 | -11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Myall | 152 | 6.6 | -6.0 | |
| Majority | 1,084 | 47.3 | +13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,294 | 36.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Fryerns[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Janet Payn | 1,258 | 43.7 | +3.5 | |
| BNP | Leonard Heather | 727 | 25.3 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Coker | 548 | 19.0 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Lutton | 344 | 12.0 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 531 | 18.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,877 | 31.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Laindon Park[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Dornan | 1,173 | 44.5 | +9.6 | |
| Labour | Barbara Croft | 944 | 35.8 | +7.5 | |
| BNP | Matthew Single | 518 | 19.7 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 229 | 8.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,635 | 31.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Langdon Hills[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 1,439 | 62.6 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | William Archibald | 377 | 16.4 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Jenkins | 255 | 11.1 | -3.0 | |
| Green | Annie Humphries | 228 | 9.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,062 | 46.2 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,299 | 35.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Lee Chapel North[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nigel Smith | 1,009 | 39.7 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Esther Phillips | 610 | 24.0 | +0.6 | |
| BNP | Philip Howell | 560 | 22.0 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen Nice | 212 | 8.3 | -1.8 | |
| Green | Ernest Humphries | 153 | 6.0 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 399 | 15.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,544 | 30.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Nethermayne[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Linda Williams | 1,268 | 42.0 | -3.5 | |
| Conservative | Henry Tucker | 1,027 | 34.0 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Bushell | 726 | 24.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 241 | 8.0 | -6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,021 | 35.0 | -2.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Pitsea North West[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ronald Livesey | 1,014 | 44.4 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Keith Bobbin | 882 | 38.6 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Howard | 388 | 17.0 | -5.0 | |
| Majority | 132 | 5.8 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,284 | 25.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Pitsea South East[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Abrahall | 1,579 | 59.1 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | Emma Collins | 1,095 | 40.9 | +14.4 | |
| Majority | 484 | 18.1 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,674 | 30.8 | +0.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Wickford Castledon[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 1,291 | 56.2 | -11.9 | |
| Independent | Alan Ball | 553 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
| Labour | Leonard Wilkins | 269 | 11.7 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vivien Howard | 186 | 8.1 | -7.5 | |
| Majority | 738 | 32.1 | -19.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,299 | 38.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Wickford North[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Ball | 2,335 | 76.6 | +19.9 | |
| Labour | Christopher Wilson | 712 | 23.4 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 1,623 | 53.3 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,047 | 34.0 | -0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Wickford Park[6][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,281 | 68.4 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Woods | 342 | 18.3 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Daniel Blaney | 250 | 13.3 | -10.4 | |
| Majority | 939 | 50.1 | +13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,873 | 27.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Basildon Council election, 2004 |
Basildon local elections | Succeeded by Basildon Council election, 2007 |
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