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Basildon 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

19 ward races

24 seats

16 elected below the proportional quota

66.7% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 24 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	54,886	51.2%	16	66.7%	14	58.3%	+2
Labour Party	25,243	23.5%	5	20.8%	6	25.0%	-1
Liberal Democrats	10,460	9.8%	0	0.0%	2	8.3%	-2
Independent	8,493	7.9%	3	12.5%	2	8.3%	+1
WICKIND	2,695	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	2,013	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
RES	1,971	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	837	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	507	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	57	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	107,211	100.0%	24	100.0%	24	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

Wards in this council

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

Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns · 2 seats · won at 20.5% · +12.9 pts below quota
Langdon Hills · 2 seats · won at 21.2% · +12.1 pts below quota
Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · +11.0 pts below quota
Basildon Pitsea · 2 seats · won at 22.6% · +10.7 pts below quota
St. Martins · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 41.0% · +9.0 pts below quota
Wickford Crouch · 2 seats · won at 28.2% · +5.1 pts below quota
Vange · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
Billericay & Burstead · 2 seats · won at 28.9% · +4.4 pts below quota
Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · +4.3 pts below quota
Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · 0.0 pts below quota
Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Basildon Westley Heights · 1 seat · won at 60.5% · above quota
Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 69.9% · above quota
Crouch · 1 seat · won at 71.5% · above quota
Burstead · 1 seat · won at 75.9% · above quota

Race results

Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 13,041

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Henry J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,206	24.6%	Elected
2	Brown A.	Labour Party	2,668	20.5%	Elected
3	Schrader A.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,558	19.6%
4	Davies A.R.	Labour Party	2,358	18.1%
5	Low T.M.	Independent	493	3.8%
6	Fripp L.J.	Reform UK	413	3.2%
7	Southgate F.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	369	2.8%
8	Saggers N.V.	Reform UK	331	2.5%
9	Howard V.J.	Liberal Democrats	324	2.5%
10	Chandler M.	Liberal Democrats	321	2.5%

Electorate 30,917 · Ballots cast 13,041 · EC ward code E58000403 · Back to ward index

Langdon Hills · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,477

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robbins V.	Independent	1,023	22.9%	Elected
2	Allen C.J.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	949	21.2%	Elected
3	Sansom C.T.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	840	18.8%
4	Brown W.	Independent	732	16.4%
5	Fellowes D.W.J.	ND	363	8.1%
6	Machipisa Zwengunde C.	Labour Party	276	6.2%
7	Nicklin T.J.	Liberal Democrats	248	5.5%
8	X N.O.T.	ND	46	1.0%

Electorate 7,035 · Ballots cast 4,477 · EC ward code E05004027 · Back to ward index

Lee Chapel North · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,477

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harrison A.	Labour Party	966	39.0%	Elected
2	Shukla D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	921	37.2%
3	Quested K.	RES	354	14.3%
4	Fripp L.J.	Reform UK	123	5.0%
5	Chandler M.	Liberal Democrats	113	4.6%

Electorate 10,253 · Ballots cast 2,477 · EC ward code E05004028 · Back to ward index

Basildon Pitsea · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 14,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mackenzie L.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,573	24.8%	Elected
2	McGurran A.	Labour Party	3,257	22.6%	Elected
3	Reid P.	Labour Party	3,115	21.6%
4	Rimmer C.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,091	21.4%
5	Tooley D.C.R.	Reform UK	501	3.5%
6	Howard M.K.	Liberal Democrats	454	3.1%
7	Jenkins P.E.	Liberal Democrats	422	2.9%

Electorate 32,816 · Ballots cast 14,413 · EC ward code E58000404 · Back to ward index

St. Martins · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,764

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ademuyiwa D.O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	697	39.5%	Elected
2	Burton-Sampson D.	Labour Party	675	38.3%
3	Rackley P.A.	RES	309	17.5%
4	Jenkins P.E.	Liberal Democrats	83	4.7%

Electorate 6,988 · Ballots cast 1,764 · EC ward code E05004032 · Back to ward index

Fryerns · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,373

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown A.	Labour Party	974	41.0%	Elected
2	Sandhu S.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	786	33.1%
3	Howard J.	RES	337	14.2%
4	Woodrow M.D.	Reform UK	210	8.8%
5	Howard V.	Liberal Democrats	66	2.8%

Electorate 10,615 · Ballots cast 2,373 · EC ward code E05004025 · Back to ward index

Wickford Crouch · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 15,848

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ball T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	5,752	36.3%	Elected
2	Buckley M.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	4,472	28.2%	Elected
3	Brockman E.C.	WICKIND	1,660	10.5%
4	Burton-Sampson M.	Labour Party	1,131	7.1%
5	Palmer G.	Labour Party	1,001	6.3%
6	Barlow S.A.W.	Independent	836	5.3%
7	Hoad N.D.	Liberal Democrats	386	2.4%
8	Blake S.A.	Liberal Democrats	376	2.4%
9	Huntley N.T.O.	Reform UK	234	1.5%

Electorate 31,049 · Ballots cast 15,848 · EC ward code E58000468 · Back to ward index

Vange · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adeshile Y.J.O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	749	44.9%	Elected
2	McGurran A.	Labour Party	648	38.9%
3	Rackley P.	RES	220	13.2%
4	Smith P.J.H.	Liberal Democrats	50	3.0%

Electorate 7,109 · Ballots cast 1,667 · EC ward code E05004033 · Back to ward index

Billericay & Burstead · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 18,531

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hedley A.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	6,311	34.1%	Elected
2	Moore R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	5,364	28.9%	Elected
3	Sainsbury E.K.	Liberal Democrats	2,751	14.8%
4	Clark L.N.	Liberal Democrats	1,695	9.1%
5	Hilton T.	Labour Party	1,165	6.3%
6	Reid M.	Labour Party	930	5.0%
7	McCaffery S.P.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	315	1.7%

Electorate 27,789 · Ballots cast 18,531 · EC ward code E58000406 · Back to ward index

Nethermayne · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,167

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Green H.P.	Independent	1,448	45.7%	Elected
2	Cottrell M.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	646	20.4%
3	Baker M.	Labour Party	527	16.6%
4	Whitwell L.F.	RES	394	12.4%
5	Nice S.W.	Liberal Democrats	113	3.6%
6	Saggers N.V.	Reform UK	39	1.2%

Electorate 10,338 · Ballots cast 3,167 · EC ward code E05004029 · Back to ward index

Pitsea North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,364

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Callaghan G.	Labour Party	1,101	46.6%	Elected
2	Burke Terson S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	987	41.8%
3	Hogg J.	RES	213	9.0%
4	Howard M.K.	Liberal Democrats	63	2.7%

Electorate 9,443 · Ballots cast 2,364 · EC ward code E05004030 · Back to ward index

Pitsea South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,772

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Canham G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,305	47.1%	Elected
2	Ansell A.	Labour Party	1,238	44.7%
3	Tooley D.C.R.	Reform UK	95	3.4%
4	Lancaster P.G.	Liberal Democrats	73	2.6%
5	Breedon S.J.	Independent	61	2.2%

Electorate 9,276 · Ballots cast 2,772 · EC ward code E05004031 · Back to ward index

Billericay West · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference 0.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,771

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turner P.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,885	50.0%	Elected
2	Sainsbury E.K.	Liberal Democrats	1,687	44.7%
3	Goddard D.	Labour Party	199	5.3%

Electorate 9,427 · Ballots cast 3,771 · EC ward code E05004022 · Back to ward index

Wickford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,078

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carole M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,611	52.3%	Elected
2	Ball A.R.	WICKIND	1,035	33.6%
3	Palmer G.	Labour Party	328	10.7%
4	Hoad N.D.	Liberal Democrats	104	3.4%

Electorate 10,427 · Ballots cast 3,078 · EC ward code E05004035 · Back to ward index

Laindon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wingfield K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,545	54.6%	Elected
2	Stanbrook A.	Labour Party	765	27.0%
3	Low T.M.	Independent	155	5.5%
4	Dale M.A.S.	RES	144	5.1%
5	McCarthy S.E.	Liberal Democrats	100	3.5%
6	Southgate F.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	65	2.3%
7	Bateman C.D.	FBM	57	2.0%

Electorate 10,049 · Ballots cast 2,831 · EC ward code E05004026 · Back to ward index

Basildon Westley Heights · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.5 pts Valid ballots 6,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith K.J.D.	Independent	3,655	60.5%	Elected
2	Sansom C.T.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,404	23.3%
3	Adekunle Adeniran K.	Labour Party	627	10.4%
4	Nicklin T.J.	Liberal Democrats	205	3.4%
5	X N.o.t.	ND	98	1.6%
6	Murray D.J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49	0.8%

Electorate 17,373 · Ballots cast 6,038 · EC ward code E58000405 · Back to ward index

Billericay East · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.9 pts Valid ballots 3,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sullivan S.B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,412	69.9%	Elected
2	Hilton T.	Labour Party	585	17.0%
3	Manterfield K.T.J.	Liberal Democrats	364	10.6%
4	McCaffery S.P.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	88	2.6%

Electorate 9,507 · Ballots cast 3,449 · EC ward code E05004021 · Back to ward index

Crouch · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.5 pts Valid ballots 1,997

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allen S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,428	71.5%	Elected
2	Burton-Sampson M.	Labour Party	312	15.6%
3	Blake S.A.	Liberal Democrats	100	5.0%
4	Barlow S.A.W.	Independent	90	4.5%
5	Huntley N.T.O.	Reform UK	67	3.4%

Electorate 6,799 · Ballots cast 1,997 · EC ward code E05004024 · Back to ward index

Burstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.9 pts Valid ballots 3,153

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moore R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,394	75.9%	Elected
2	Reid M.	Labour Party	397	12.6%
3	Clark L.N.	Liberal Democrats	362	11.5%

Electorate 8,810 · Ballots cast 3,153 · EC ward code E05004023 · Back to ward index