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Basildon 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 19,600 | 51.2% | 10 | 66.7% | 8 | 53.3% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 9,217 | 24.1% | 3 | 20.0% | 4 | 26.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 3,891 | 10.2% | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 6.7% | +1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,839 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Wickford | 2,572 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| DVP | 175 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 38,294 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · −2.8 pts below quota
- Wickford Park · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · −2.0 pts below quota
- Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
- Langdon Hills · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
- Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
- Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 57.2% · above quota
- Wickford Castledon · 1 seat · won at 58.5% · above quota
- Pitsea South East · 2 seats · won at 46.4% · above quota
- Crouch · 1 seat · won at 74.2% · above quota
- Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 77.3% · above quota
- Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 77.7% · above quota
- Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 80.5% · above quota
- Burstead · 1 seat · won at 83.0% · above quota
Race results
Laindon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,318
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Henry | Conservative Party | 1,013 | 43.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clarence Zwengunde | Labour Party | 857 | 37.0% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Conroy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 448 | 19.3% | — |
Pitsea North West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,027
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Ferguson | Labour Party | 956 | 47.2% | −2.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yetunde Adeshile | Conservative Party | 655 | 32.3% | — | |
| 3 | Loren Hannon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 342 | 16.9% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Harvey | DVP | 74 | 3.7% | — |
Wickford Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,961
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Jeffery | Conservative Party | 941 | 48.0% | −2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Harrison | Wickford | 750 | 38.2% | — | |
| 3 | Patricia Reid | Labour Party | 270 | 13.8% | — |
Fryerns · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,090
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Kirkman | Labour Party | 1,016 | 48.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Allen | Conservative Party | 704 | 33.7% | — | |
| 3 | David Sheppard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 370 | 17.7% | — |
Langdon Hills · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,565
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imelda Clancy | Independent | 1,349 | 52.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Wingfield | Conservative Party | 721 | 28.1% | — | |
| 3 | Alexander Harrison | Labour Party | 356 | 13.9% | — | |
| 4 | Norma Saggers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 139 | 5.4% | — |
Lee Chapel North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,081
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine McDonald | Labour Party | 1,160 | 55.7% | +5.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Spencer Warner | Conservative Party | 552 | 26.5% | — | |
| 3 | Frank Ferguson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 369 | 17.7% | — |
Wickford North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,938
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Holliman | Conservative Party | 1,682 | 57.2% | +7.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Eunice Brockman | Wickford | 1,256 | 42.8% | — |
Wickford Castledon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,035
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm Buckley | Conservative Party | 1,191 | 58.5% | +8.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Ball | Wickford | 566 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Louise Catling | Labour Party | 278 | 13.7% | — |
Pitsea South East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 46.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,442
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Mackenzie | Conservative Party | 1,165 | 23.9% | 47.7% | +14.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Craig Rimmer | Conservative Party | 1,132 | 23.2% | 46.4% | +13.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Ansell | Labour Party | 1,008 | 20.6% | 41.3% | — | |
| 4 | Olukayode Adeniran | Labour Party | 952 | 19.5% | 39.0% | — | |
| 5 | Richard Morris | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 283 | 5.8% | 11.6% | — | |
| 6 | Lorna Riches | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 243 | 5.0% | 10.0% | — | |
| 7 | John Eacersall | DVP | 101 | 2.1% | 4.1% | — |
Crouch · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,987
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terri Sargent | Conservative Party | 1,474 | 74.2% | +24.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sally Muylders | Labour Party | 372 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Piper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 141 | 7.1% | — |
Nethermayne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,287
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry Smith | Independent | 2,542 | 77.3% | +27.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Naomi Wallace | Labour Party | 433 | 13.2% | — | |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh Sandhu | Conservative Party | 228 | 6.9% | — | |
| 4 | Simon Breedon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 84 | 2.6% | — |
Billericay East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,325
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Schrader | Conservative Party | 2,584 | 77.7% | +27.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Thomas Scanlan | Labour Party | 555 | 16.7% | — | |
| 3 | Susan McCaffery | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 186 | 5.6% | — |
Billericay West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,325
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Hedley | Conservative Party | 2,677 | 80.5% | +30.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Malcolm Reid | Labour Party | 528 | 15.9% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Gibbs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 120 | 3.6% | — |
Burstead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,471
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Baggott | Conservative Party | 2,881 | 83.0% | +33.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Santa Bennett | Labour Party | 476 | 13.7% | — | |
| 3 | David Houghton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 114 | 3.3% | — |