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2004 Basildon District Council election[1][2][3]
← 2003 10 June 2004 2006 →
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 23 14 3
Seats won 9 4 2
Seats after 25 14 3
Seat change Increase2 Steady Steady
Popular vote 16,536 8,483 6,960
Percentage 45.2% 23.2% 19.0%
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.
Council control before election

Conservative Party

 Council control after election

Conservative Party

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.[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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2004 Basildon Local Election Result[6][7][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 2 0 Increase2 64.3 45.2 16,536
  Labour 4 2 2 Steady 28.6 23.2 8,483
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 Steady 7.1 19.0 6,960
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0 8.2 2,983
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0 1.5 566
  Senior Citizens 0 0 0 Steady 0 1.2 430
  English Democrat 0 0 0 Steady 0 1.1 420
  Independent 0 0 2 Decrease2 Steady 0.4 147
  Respect 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.2 57

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2000 election.

Ward results

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Billericay East

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Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Sullivan 2,150 65.9 −0.3
Liberal Democrats John James 780 23.9 +1.6
Labour Patricia Reid 333 10.2 −1.3
Majority 1,370 42.0 −1.9
Turnout 3,263 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Billericay West

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Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Turner 2,345 67.9 −1.6
Liberal Democrats 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

Burstead

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Location of Burstead ward
Burstead[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Moore 1,935 61.7 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Taylor 837 26.7 −11.7
Labour Margaret Viney 365 11.6 +1.6
Majority 1,098 35.0 +21.8
Turnout 3,137 37.2
Conservative hold Swing

Crouch

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Location of Crouch ward
Crouch[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Allen 1,121 54.1
English Democrat Kim Gandy 420 20.3
Labour Wendy Aitken 272 13.1
Liberal Democrats Vivien Howard 261 12.6
Majority 701 33.8
Turnout 2,074 34.1
Conservative hold Swing

Fryerns

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Location of Fryerns ward
Fryerns[6][7]
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 Democrats 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

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Location of Laindon Park ward
Laindon Park[6][7]
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 Democrats 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

Langdon Hills

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Location of Langdon Hills ward
Langdon Hills[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hillier 1,195 54.5
Labour Paul Mitchell 448 20.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Williams 310 14.1
Green Annie Humphries 238 10.9
Majority 747 34.1
Turnout 2,191 33.8
Conservative hold Swing

Lee Chapel North

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Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002
Lee Chapel North[6][7]
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 Democrats 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

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Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing

Pitsea North West

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Location of Pitsea North West ward
Pitsea North West[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Baggott 838 40.2 +4.8
Labour Allan Davies 789 37.8 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Howard 458 22.0 +5.8
Majority 49 2.4
Turnout 2,085 23.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pitsea South East

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Location of Pitsea South East ward
Pitsea South East[6][7]
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 Democrats Christopher Melanaphy 275 10.1 +2.2
Majority 477 17.5 +15.0
Turnout 2,722 30.8
Conservative hold Swing

St Martin's

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Location of St Martin's ward
St Martin's[6][7]
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 Democrats Stephen Nice 213 13.2 −1.6
Majority 158 9.8 −7.9
Turnout 1,617 27.9
Labour hold Swing

Vange

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Location of Vange ward
Vange[6][7]
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 Democrats Philip Jenkins 224 12.9 −0.6
Majority 110 6.4 +1.9
Turnout 1,732 26.5
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Wickford North

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Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Morris 1,822 56.7 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Fane Cummings 492 15.3 −0.8
Labour Christopher Wilson 468 14.6 −5.9
Senior Citizens David Harrison 430 13.4 +13.4
Majority 1,330 41.4 −1.5
Turnout 3,212 34.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2004". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ "Vote 2004". BBC News.
  4. ^ "Basildon council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Basildon: Council election results, June 10". Southend Standard. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "29.1 Basildon". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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