2012 UK local government election
The 2012 Basildon Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council seats was to be elected.
Overall results 2012 Basildon Local Election Result Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 7 0 4 4 46.7 38.4 11,354 7.1 Labour 7 4 0 4 46.7 32.6 9,614 11.8 Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 6.7 8.1 2,401 3.4 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 17.3 5,121 15.3 British Freedom 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 87 13.8 English Democrat 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 94 New National Front 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 107 New Independent 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 756 0.7 Total 15 35,967
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2008 election .
Ward results Billericay East Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stuart Bryan 1,502 57.5 -6.6 UKIP Susan McCaffery 409 15.7 +7.5 Labour Patricia Reid 383 14.7 +1.1 Liberal Democrats Nigel Horn 316 12.1 -1 Rejected ballots 10 Majority 1093 41.8 -8.82 Turnout 2610 29 -15.2 Conservative hold Swing -7.05
Billericay West Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Daniel Lawrence 1,688 62.5 -8.6 Conservative Philip Turner 1648 UKIP Terrence Gandy 574 21.3 +18.0 Labour Santa Bennet 380 18.1 +10.2 Labour Andrew Buxton 257 Liberal Democrats John James 321 11.9 +0.9 Rejected ballots 18 Majority 1114 41.3 -18.3 Turnout 2701 29 -14.5 Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Burstead Location of Burstead ward Burstead Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Moore 1,517 62.5 -2.4 UKIP Cherry Young 396 16.3 +16.3 Labour Elaine McDonald 359 14.8 +5.7 Liberal Democrats Benjamin Williams 155 6.4 -6.1 Rejected ballots 13 Majority 1121 46.2 -5.2 Turnout 2427 28 -15.6 Conservative hold Swing -3.1
Crouch Location of Crouch ward Crouch Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stuart Allen 888 61 -1 Labour Sarah Davies 299 20 -4 UKIP Graham Starling 279 19 19 Rejected ballots 7 Majority 589 40.2 -6.5 Turnout 1466 23 -44 Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Fryerns Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Adele Brown 1,097 55 +11.8 Conservative Tina Arnold 399 20 -5.5 UKIP David Sheppard 366 18 +6.5 Liberal Democrats Arnold Lutton 137 7 -1.5 Rejected ballots 11 Majority 698 Turnout 2012 21 -9.1 Labour hold Swing
Laindon Park Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Scarola 867 41 2.4 Conservative Frank Tomlin 691 33 -16.1 UKIP Mark Ellis 388 19 19 British Freedom Tony Harris 87 4 4 Liberal Democrats Colin Grant 61 3 -4.5 Rejected ballots 6 Majority 176 Turnout 2094 25 -7.3 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Langdon Hills Location of Langdon Hills ward Langdon Hills Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stephen Hillier 879 43 -11 Labour Jenefer Taylor 651 32 14 UKIP Andy Ager 377 18 12 Liberal Democrats Liz Grant 108 5 -11 Independent Matthew Ing 44 2 2 Rejected ballots 3 Majority 228 11 -24.8 Turnout 2062 30 -40 Conservative hold Swing -12.5
Lee Chapel North Location of Lee Chapel North ward Lee Chapel North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Lynda Gordon 1,048 54 -0.9 UKIP Frank Ferguson 359 18 18 Conservative Craig Rimmer 343 18 -10.8 National Front Thomas Beaney 107 6 -3.5 Liberal Democrats Steve Nice 85 4 -2.7 Rejected ballots 11 Majority 689 Turnout 1942 22 -7.2 Labour hold Swing
Nethermayne Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Geoff Williams 899 36 11.5 Labour Co-op Swatantra Nandanwar 578 23 -7.2 UKIP Kerry Smith 573 23 2.8 Conservative Andrew Schrader 427 17 -6.1 X None of the Above 36 1 -1.1 Rejected ballots 2517 Majority 321 Turnout 2517 28 -6.9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pitsea North West Location of Pitsea North West ward Pitsea North West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gavin Callaghan 932 49 1.7 Conservative Andrew Baggott 564 29 -0.9 UKIP Terry McBride 323 17 0.3 Liberal Democrats Martin Howard 97 5 -1.1 Rejected ballots 7 Majority 368 Turnout 1923 21 -4.5 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Pitsea South East Location of Pitsea South East ward Pitsea South East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Aidan McGurran 933 41 2.6 Conservative Ann Blake 876 39 -4.6 UKIP Imelda Clancy 375 16 2 Liberal Democrats Viv Howard 91 4 0 Rejected ballots 9 Majority 9 Turnout 2284 27 -6.3 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St. Martin's Location of St Martin's ward St Martin's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Phillip William 759 58 -0.2 Conservative Tony Low 248 19 -13 UKIP Peter Wood 229 17 17 Liberal Democrats Clare Nice 80 6 -4.2 Rejected ballots 5 Majority 511 Turnout 1322 22 -7.5 Labour hold Swing
Vange Location of Vange ward Vange Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Byron Taylor 919 59 6.7 Conservative Luke MacKenzie 320 20 -6.6 UKIP Becky Ager 274 18 1.8 Liberal Democrats Phillip Jenkins 51 3 -1.9 Rejected ballots 11 Majority 599 Turnout 1564 23 -7.6 Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wickford North Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Carole Morris 1,012 42 -12.1 Independent Dave Harrison 676 28 3 Labour Albert Ede 409 17 0.4 UKIP Trevor Malsbury 199 8 8 English Democrat Stephen Smith 94 4 4 Rejected ballots 9 Majority 336 Turnout 2399 25 -12.3 Conservative hold Swing
Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20120411150856/http://www.basildon.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3946&p=0 Statement of Persons Nominated
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2012". The Elections Centre. ^ "England council elections". BBC News .