2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Basildon Borough Council
Basildon Borough Council
Election: Basildon Borough Council local election, Thursday 7 May 2026
Overall control/status: no overall control. After the election, the reported council make-up was Conservatives 12, Labour 12, Reform UK 11, Independents 4 and Wickford Independents 3.
Seats contested: 14
Result summary for seats contested: Reform UK 11, Conservative 3
Billericay East
Result: Conservative HOLD
Elected: Martyn James Mordecai, Conservative and Unionist Party
Electorate: 9,546
Ballot papers issued: 5,233
Turnout: 54%
Spoilt ballots: 24
Majority: 679
Candidates: Martyn James Mordecai, Conservative and Unionist Party, 2,341; Denise Lydia Martin, Reform UK, 1,662; Stewart Goshawk, Green Party, 773; Peter Bunyan, Labour Party, 249; Laura Clark, Liberal Democrats, 184.
Billericay West
Result: Conservative HOLD
Elected: Daniel Lawrence, Conservative and Unionist Party
Electorate: 9,473
Ballot papers issued: 5,043
Turnout: 53%
Spoilt ballots: 36
Majority: 1,100
Candidates: Daniel Lawrence, Conservative and Unionist Party, 2,536; Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula, Reform UK, 1,436; Chris May, Liberal Democrats, 410; Kevin Blackmore, Green Party, 334; Tracey Hilton, Labour Party, 285.
Burstead
Result: Conservative HOLD
Elected: Kevin Blake, Conservative and Unionist Party
Electorate: 11,165
Ballot papers issued: 5,899
Turnout: 52%
Spoilt ballots: 17
Majority: 481
Candidates: Kevin Blake, Conservative and Unionist Party, 2,654; Phillip Raymond Bruce, Reform UK, 2,173; Daniel McGarry, Green Party, 408; Leslie Banks, Labour Party, 391; Peter Lancaster, Liberal Democrats, 252.
Castledon and Crouch
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Zoe Tamar Hockton, Reform UK
Electorate: 9,292
Ballot papers issued: 4,628
Turnout: 49%
Spoilt ballots: 11
Majority: 1,206
Candidates: Zoe Tamar Hockton, Reform UK, 2,329; Mark Richard Cottrell, Conservative and Unionist Party, 1,123; Stewart Mott, Liberal Democrats, 654; Stewart Blackett, Labour Party, 240; Maximillian Eric Giddens, Green Party, 217; Christopher David Bateman, British Democratic Party, 49.
Fryerns
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Eileen Marilyn Brown, Reform UK
Electorate: 10,612
Ballot papers issued: 3,611
Turnout: 34%
Spoilt ballots: 20
Majority: 409
Candidates: Eileen Marilyn Brown, Reform UK, 1,594; Chelsea George, Labour Party, 1,185; Ann Blake, Conservative and Unionist Party, 356; Rainbow Serina, Green Party, 303; Vivien Howard, Liberal Democrats, 78; Simon John Breedon, Independent, 38; Eleanor Mary Donne, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 33.
Laindon Park
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Darren Gregg Gardner, Reform UK
Electorate: 9,898
Ballot papers issued: 3,616
Turnout: 36%
Spoilt ballots: 5
Majority: 873
Candidates: Darren Gregg Gardner, Reform UK, 1,679; Wayne Milne, Labour Party, 806; Jeff Henry, Conservative and Unionist Party, 693; Jessica Whitehead, Green Party, 278; Stephen Edward McCarthy, Liberal Democrats, 116; Dave Murray, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 39.
Langdon Hills
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Damion Lewis, Reform UK
Electorate: 10,985
Ballot papers issued: 4,946
Turnout: 45%
Spoilt ballots: 19
Majority: 141
Candidates: Damion Lewis, Reform UK, 1,720; Walter Clarence Brown, Independent, 1,579; Chris Allen, Conservative and Unionist Party, 584; Brian Button, Labour Party, 567; Ian John Murray, Green Party, 338; Steve Nice, Liberal Democrats, 93; None Of The Above X, Independent, 36.
Lee Chapel North
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Jose Antony Kattady, Reform UK
Electorate: 10,082
Ballot papers issued: 3,302
Turnout: 32%
Spoilt ballots: 12
Majority: 345
Candidates: Jose Antony Kattady, Reform UK, 1,420; Terry Webb, Labour Party, 1,075; Emma Elizabeth Blackmore, Green Party, 334; Deepak Shukla, Conservative and Unionist Party, 315; Mike Chandler, Liberal Democrats, 112; Elaine McDonald, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 29.
Nethermayne
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Wayne Lowther, Reform UK
Electorate: 9,925
Ballot papers issued: 3,314
Turnout: 33%
Spoilt ballots: 9
Majority: 540
Candidates: Wayne Lowther, Reform UK, 1,290; Eddie Murphy, Independent, 750; Elsa Benn, Labour Party, 629; Matthew Hornsby, Green Party, 321; Yetunde Adeshile, Conservative and Unionist Party, 265; Chris Huggins, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 52.
Pitsea North West
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Jeff Noble, Reform UK
Electorate: 9,281
Ballot papers issued: 3,087
Turnout: 33%
Spoilt ballots: 12
Majority: 575
Candidates: Jeff Noble, Reform UK, 1,468; Pat Reid, Labour Party, 893; Stuart James Terson, Conservative and Unionist Party, 384; Michelle Savage, Green Party, 223; Martin Howard, Liberal Democrats, 85; Sine Surridge, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 22.
Pitsea South East
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: David Martin Abrahall, Reform UK
Electorate: 10,063
Ballot papers issued: 3,696
Turnout: 36%
Spoilt ballots: 10
Majority: 891
Candidates: David Martin Abrahall, Reform UK, 1,738; Ryan McDonald, Labour Party, 847; Craig Ronald Rimmer, Conservative and Unionist Party, 709; Steven Willis, Green Party, 271; Steven Robert Spowart, Liberal Democrats, 86; Jack Huggins, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 34.
St Martin’s
Result: Reform UK HOLD
Elected: Sam John Journet, Reform UK
Electorate: 9,667
Ballot papers issued: 3,151
Turnout: 32%
Spoilt ballots: 18
Majority: 147
Candidates: Sam John Journet, Reform UK, 1,280; Elizabeth Atkinson, Labour Party, 1,133; Deepak Roy, Conservative and Unionist Party, 351; Ellie Matthewman, Green Party, 316; Andrew Buxton, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 53.
Wickford North
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: Steven Mark Swaby, Reform UK
Electorate: 10,351
Ballot papers issued: 4,675
Turnout: 45%
Spoilt ballots: 28
Majority: 931
Candidates: Steven Mark Swaby, Reform UK, 2,106; Billy Merrin, Conservative and Unionist Party, 1,175; Trevor Terence Hammond, Wickford Independents, 545; Penny Anne Wright, Green Party, 360; Viviane Morris, Labour Party, 252; Nicola Hoad, Liberal Democrats, 208.
Wickford Park
Result: Reform UK GAIN
Elected: John Alan Peters, Reform UK
Electorate: 8,976
Ballot papers issued: 3,698
Turnout: 41%
Spoilt ballots: 16
Majority: 485
Candidates: John Alan Peters, Reform UK, 1,640; Lewis Aaron Hooper, Conservative and Unionist Party, 1,155; Sam Twigg, Green Party, 279; Dean Sharpe, Labour Party, 220; Sean Mundy, Wickford Independents, 182; Mike Woods, Liberal Democrats, 176; Sarah-Jane Shields, Independent, 30.