Basildon District Council election, 2004
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Map of the results of the 2004 Basildon council election.
Conservatives in blue,
Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.
The 2004 Basildon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Basildon Local Election Result 2004[3][4][2] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
9 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
64.3 |
45.2 |
16,536 |
-0.1% |
|
Labour |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
28.6 |
23.2 |
8,483 |
-4.7% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
19.0 |
6,960 |
-0.7% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.2 |
2,983 |
+4.1% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
566 |
+0.4% |
|
Senior Citizens Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
430 |
+1.2% |
|
English Democrats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
420 |
+1.1% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
0.4 |
147 |
-1.5% |
|
Respect |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
57 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Billericay West[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Philip Turner |
2,345 |
67.9 |
-1.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank Bellard |
821 |
23.8 |
+2.9 |
|
Labour |
William Archibald |
287 |
8.3 |
-1.4 |
Majority |
1,524 |
44.1 |
-4.5 |
Turnout |
3,453 |
37.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Crouch[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Allen |
1,121 |
54.1 |
|
|
English Democrats |
Kim Gandy |
420 |
20.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Wendy Aitken |
272 |
13.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vivien Howard |
261 |
12.6 |
|
Majority |
701 |
33.8 |
|
Turnout |
2,074 |
34.1 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fryerns[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Kirkman |
1,117 |
40.2 |
-3.2 |
|
BNP |
David King |
601 |
21.6 |
-0.3 |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Evens |
584 |
21.0 |
+1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Lutton |
296 |
10.6 |
+0.6 |
|
Green |
Adam Ellis |
183 |
6.6 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
516 |
18.6 |
-2.9 |
Turnout |
2,781 |
30.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Laindon Park[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Frank Tomlin |
881 |
34.9 |
-8.7 |
|
Labour |
Anthony Borlase |
716 |
28.3 |
-12.0 |
|
BNP |
Steven Watts |
509 |
20.2 |
+20.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jonathan Myall |
273 |
10.8 |
+2.4 |
|
Independent |
Alfred Viccary |
147 |
5.8 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
165 |
6.5 |
+3.2 |
Turnout |
2,526 |
30.0 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Lee Chapel North[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lynda Gordon |
996 |
38.6 |
-2.0 |
|
Conservative |
Terry Fleet |
604 |
23.4 |
+0.4 |
|
BNP |
Sidney Chaney |
519 |
20.1 |
+5.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Martin |
261 |
10.1 |
-0.9 |
|
Green |
Ernest Humphries |
145 |
5.6 |
-0.4 |
|
Respect |
Richard Duane |
57 |
2.2 |
+2.2 |
Majority |
392 |
15.2 |
-2.4 |
Turnout |
2,582 |
29.8 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Nethermayne[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey Williams |
1,459 |
45.5 |
-2.6 |
|
Conservative |
Harry Tucker |
982 |
30.6 |
+6.4 |
|
Labour |
Andrew Manning |
766 |
23.9 |
-3.8 |
Majority |
477 |
14.9 |
-5.5 |
Turnout |
3,207 |
37.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pitsea South East[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jacqueline Blake |
1,199 |
44.0 |
+7.9 |
|
Labour |
Michael Plant |
722 |
26.5 |
-7.1 |
|
BNP |
Leonard Heather |
526 |
19.3 |
+3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Melanaphy |
275 |
10.1 |
+2.2 |
Majority |
477 |
17.5 |
+15.0 |
Turnout |
2,722 |
30.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Martin's[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Richard Llewellyn |
592 |
36.6 |
-10.4 |
|
BNP |
Philip Howell |
434 |
26.8 |
+26.8 |
|
Conservative |
Deborah Allen |
378 |
23.4 |
-5.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Nice |
213 |
13.2 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
158 |
9.8 |
-7.9 |
Turnout |
1,617 |
27.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Vange[3][4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Hilary Dyer |
612 |
35.3 |
-6.6 |
|
Conservative |
Philip Johnson |
502 |
29.0 |
-8.4 |
|
BNP |
L Stone |
394 |
22.7 |
+22.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Jenkins |
224 |
12.9 |
-0.6 |
Majority |
110 |
6.4 |
+1.9 |
Turnout |
1,732 |
26.5 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
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