Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type
Houses Unicameral
Term limits
None
History
Founded 1 April 1974
Preceded by Basildon Urban District Council
Thurrock Urban District Council
New session started
23 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014)
Leadership
Mayor
Mo Larkin
Since 23 May 2013
Website
www.basildon.gov.uk

Basildon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England.

Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 42 seats on the council being elected at each election. Both the Conservative and Labour parties have controlled the council at different times, as well as periods when no party has had a majority. The Conservative party has controlled the council since winning a majority at the 2003 election. The council is currently composed of the following councillors:[1]

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 17
UKIP 11[2][3][4]
Labour Party 8
Independent 5
Liberal Democrats 1

The council is run as a Conservative minority administration[5]

For election results, see Basildon Borough Council elections

By-elections

Billericay East by-election, 27th June 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Schrader 790 50.8 6.7
UKIP Terry Gandy 464 29.8 +14.1
Labour Lauren Brown 170 10.9 3.8
Liberal Democrat Nigel Horn 128 8.2 3.9
National Front Thomas Beaney 3 0.2 N/A
Majority 326 21.0
Turnout 1,564 16.7
Conservative hold Swing

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