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Basildon 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

14 ward races

14 seats

12 elected below the proportional quota

85.7% of seats below quota

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 14 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
Reform UK	23,535	40.8%	11	78.6%	7	50.0%	+4
Conservative Party	14,641	25.4%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	-1
Labour Party	8,772	15.2%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Green Party	4,755	8.3%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,454	4.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	2,433	4.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Wickford Independents	727	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	262	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
British Democratic Party	49	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	57,628	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Langdon Hills · 1 seat · won at 35.0% · −15.0 pts below quota
Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
St Martin's · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · −5.6 pts below quota
Wickford Park · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
Burstead · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · −2.8 pts below quota
Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · −2.3 pts below quota
Castledon and Crouch · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota

Race results

Langdon Hills · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.0 pts Valid ballots 4,917

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Damion Lewis	Reform UK	1,720	35.0%	−15.0 pts	Elected
2	Walter Clarence Brown	Independent	1,579	32.1%	—
3	Chris Allen	Conservative Party	584	11.9%	—
4	Brian Button	Labour Party	567	11.5%	—
5	Ian John Murray	Green Party	338	6.9%	—
6	Steve Nice	Liberal Democrats	93	1.9%	—
7	None Of The Above X	Independent	36	0.7%	—

Electorate 10,985 · Ballots cast 4,936 · Invalid 19 · EC ward code local.basildon.langdon-hills.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Nethermayne · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.0 pts Valid ballots 3,307

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wayne Lowther	Reform UK	1,290	39.0%	−11.0 pts	Elected
2	Eddie Murphy	Independent	750	22.7%	—
3	Elsa Benn	Labour Party	629	19.0%	—
4	Matthew Hornsby	Green Party	321	9.7%	—
5	Yetunde Adeshile	Conservative Party	265	8.0%	—
6	Chris Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	52	1.6%	—

Electorate 9,925 · Ballots cast 3,316 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.basildon.nethermayne.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Martin's · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.1 pts Valid ballots 3,133

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam John Journet	Reform UK	1,280	40.9%	−9.1 pts	Elected
2	Elizabeth Atkinson	Labour Party	1,133	36.2%	—
3	Deepak Roy	Conservative Party	351	11.2%	—
4	Ellie Matthewman	Green Party	316	10.1%	—
5	Andrew Buxton	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.7%	—

Electorate 9,667 · Ballots cast 3,151 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.basildon.st-martins.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lee Chapel North · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,285

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jose Antony Kattady	Reform UK	1,420	43.2%	−6.8 pts	Elected
2	Terry Webb	Labour Party	1,075	32.7%	—
3	Emma Elizabeth Blackmore	Green Party	334	10.2%	—
4	Deepak Shukla	Conservative Party	315	9.6%	—
5	Mike Chandler	Liberal Democrats	112	3.4%	—
6	Elaine McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	0.9%	—

Electorate 10,082 · Ballots cast 3,297 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.basildon.lee-chapel-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fryerns · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.6 pts Valid ballots 3,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Eileen Marilyn Brown	Reform UK	1,594	44.4%	−5.6 pts	Elected
2	Chelsea George	Labour Party	1,185	33.0%	—
3	Ann Blake	Conservative Party	356	9.9%	—
4	Rainbow Serina	Green Party	303	8.4%	—
5	Vivien Howard	Liberal Democrats	78	2.2%	—
6	Simon John Breedon	Independent	38	1.1%	—
7	Eleanor Mary Donne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33	0.9%	—

Electorate 10,612 · Ballots cast 3,607 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.basildon.fryerns.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wickford Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 3,682

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Alan Peters	Reform UK	1,640	44.5%	−5.5 pts	Elected
2	Lewis Aaron Hooper	Conservative Party	1,155	31.4%	—
3	Sam Twigg	Green Party	279	7.6%	—
4	Dean Sharpe	Labour Party	220	6.0%	—
5	Sean Mundy	Wickford Independents	182	4.9%	—
6	Mike Woods	Liberal Democrats	176	4.8%	—
7	Sarah-Jane Shields	Independent	30	0.8%	—

Electorate 8,976 · Ballots cast 3,698 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.basildon.wickford-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Billericay East · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.1 pts Valid ballots 5,209

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martyn James Mordecai	Conservative Party	2,341	44.9%	−5.1 pts	Elected
2	Denise Lydia Martin	Reform UK	1,662	31.9%	—
3	Stewart Goshawk	Green Party	773	14.8%	—
4	Peter Bunyan	Labour Party	249	4.8%	—
5	Laura Clark	Liberal Democrats	184	3.5%	—

Electorate 9,546 · Ballots cast 5,233 · Invalid 24 · EC ward code local.basildon.billericay-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Burstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.8 pts Valid ballots 5,878

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Blake	Conservative Party	2,654	45.2%	−4.8 pts	Elected
2	Phillip Raymond Bruce	Reform UK	2,173	37.0%	—
3	Daniel McGarry	Green Party	408	6.9%	—
4	Leslie Banks	Labour Party	391	6.7%	—
5	Peter Lancaster	Liberal Democrats	252	4.3%	—

Electorate 11,165 · Ballots cast 5,895 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.basildon.burstead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wickford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 4,646

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steven Mark Swaby	Reform UK	2,106	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Billy Merrin	Conservative Party	1,175	25.3%	—
3	Trevor Terence Hammond	Wickford Independents	545	11.7%	—
4	Penny Anne Wright	Green Party	360	7.7%	—
5	Viviane Morris	Labour Party	252	5.4%	—
6	Nicola Hoad	Liberal Democrats	208	4.5%	—

Electorate 10,351 · Ballots cast 4,674 · Invalid 28 · EC ward code local.basildon.wickford-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Laindon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 3,611

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Darren Gregg Gardner	Reform UK	1,679	46.5%	−3.5 pts	Elected
2	Wayne Milne	Labour Party	806	22.3%	—
3	Jeff Henry	Conservative Party	693	19.2%	—
4	Jessica Whitehead	Green Party	278	7.7%	—
5	Stephen Edward McCarthy	Liberal Democrats	116	3.2%	—
6	Dave Murray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	1.1%	—

Electorate 9,898 · Ballots cast 3,616 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.basildon.laindon-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pitsea South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.8 pts Valid ballots 3,685

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Martin Abrahall	Reform UK	1,738	47.2%	−2.8 pts	Elected
2	Ryan McDonald	Labour Party	847	23.0%	—
3	Craig Ronald Rimmer	Conservative Party	709	19.2%	—
4	Steven Willis	Green Party	271	7.4%	—
5	Steven Robert Spowart	Liberal Democrats	86	2.3%	—
6	Jack Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	34	0.9%	—

Electorate 10,063 · Ballots cast 3,695 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.basildon.pitsea-south-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pitsea North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,075

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeff Noble	Reform UK	1,468	47.7%	−2.3 pts	Elected
2	Pat Reid	Labour Party	893	29.0%	—
3	Stuart James Terson	Conservative Party	384	12.5%	—
4	Michelle Savage	Green Party	223	7.3%	—
5	Martin Howard	Liberal Democrats	85	2.8%	—
6	Sine Surridge	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.7%	—

Electorate 9,281 · Ballots cast 3,087 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.basildon.pitsea-north-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Castledon and Crouch · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.5 pts Valid ballots 4,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Zoe Tamar Hockton	Reform UK	2,329	50.5%	+0.5 pts	Elected
2	Mark Richard Cottrell	Conservative Party	1,123	24.3%	—
3	Stewart Mott	Liberal Democrats	654	14.2%	—
4	Stewart Blackett	Labour Party	240	5.2%	—
5	Maximillian Eric Giddens	Green Party	217	4.7%	—
6	Christopher David Bateman	British Democratic Party	49	1.1%	—

Electorate 9,292 · Ballots cast 4,623 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.basildon.castledon-crouch.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Billericay West · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.7 pts Valid ballots 5,001

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Daniel Lawrence	Conservative Party	2,536	50.7%	+0.7 pts	Elected
2	Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula	Reform UK	1,436	28.7%	—
3	Chris May	Liberal Democrats	410	8.2%	—
4	Kevin Blackmore	Green Party	334	6.7%	—
5	Tracey Hilton	Labour Party	285	5.7%	—

Electorate 9,473 · Ballots cast 5,037 · Invalid 36 · EC ward code local.basildon.billericay-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index