2006_Basildon_Council_election
2006 Basildon District Council election
2006 UK local government election
The 2006 Basildon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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]
Quick Facts 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map of the results of the 2006 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 27
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrats 3[5]
The results saw the Conservative party increase their majority to 12 seats after gaining 3 seats from Labour.[6][7] 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.[7] Overall turnout in the election was 33.5%.[8]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 78.6 | 54.4 | 20,654 | ||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 8,684 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 4,944 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 2,553 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 553 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 381 | ||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 198 | ||
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Billericay East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Archer | 2,486 | 72.5 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Billericay West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Hedley | 2,172 | 64.1 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Burstead
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Buckenham | 2,305 | 69.8 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Crouch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrat | Kim Gandy | 198 | 8.6 | -11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Myall | 152 | 6.6 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 1,084 | 47.3 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,294 | 36.5 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Fryerns
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | John Lutton | 344 | 12.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 531 | 18.5 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,877 | 31.6 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Laindon Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Langdon Hills
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sandra Hillier | 1,439 | 62.6 | +8.1 | |
Labour | William Archibald | 377 | 16.4 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Lee Chapel North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Nethermayne
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Pitsea North West
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ronald Livesey | 1,014 | 44.4 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Keith Bobbin | 882 | 38.6 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Pitsea South East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Wickford Castledon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | Vivien Howard | 186 | 8.1 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 738 | 32.1 | -19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,299 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Wickford North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Wickford Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Morris | 1,281 | 68.4 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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