Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0Basildon and Billericay was decided by 20 votes in 2024
Basildon is run by Basildon Borough Council and Essex County Council. No party holds a majority on Basildon Borough Council. The Conservatives have a majority on Essex County Council. Most of Basildon is in Basildon and Billericay (MP Mr Richard Holden, Conservative); 40% of residents are in South Basildon and East Thurrock (MP James McMurdock, Independent).
£2,316
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Basildon’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Basildon Borough Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 12 of its 42 seats as elected, 10 short of the 22 needed (it held 17 before the May 2026 election). Reform UK holds 12, the Conservatives 11, independents 4 and Wickford Independents 3. Who’s in charge ↓
Essex in 2021
Essex County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has a Conservative majority at the May 2021 election: the Conservatives won 52 of 75 seats. Essex ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Basildon’s wards, Reform UK took 42.7%, Labour took 19.9% and the Conservatives took 19% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Basildon has voted ↓
A close seat
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) won Basildon and Billericay by 20 votes in July 2024, 0.05% of votes cast: the 3rd-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Basildon’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of Basildon’s 42 or 38 of Essex’s 75 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour12−5
- Reform UK12+10
- Conservative11−2
- Independent4−2
- Wickford Independents3−1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
- Conservative52
- Liberal Democrat8
- Labour5
- Independent4
- Canvey Island Independent Party2
- Residents for Uttlesford2
- Green1
- Rochford District Residents1
Latest election: May 2021.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Basildon has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
The parish council for the part of Basildon inside Noak Bridge parish.
2% of Basildon’s residents · Band D precept £41
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
97% of Basildon’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Basildon, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierNoak Bridge parish council
- 2Basildon Borough Council10 wards · 30 councillorsLabour 18 · Reform UK 9 · Independent 6 · Conservative 6 · all 39
- 3Essex County Council4 divisions · 7 councillorsPat ReidJeff HenryAdele BrownEmma CallaghanLuke MackenzieAidan McGurranKerry James Daryl Luke SmithTony BallMalcolm Buckley
- 4Police and crime commissionerEssex Police · elected May 2024Roger Charles Hirst
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
30 councillors for 10 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jose Antony KattadyReform UK · May 2026
- Alex HarrisonLabour · May 2024
- Melissa Anne McGeorgeLabour · May 2024
- Aidan McGurranLabour · May 2024
- Eileen Marilyn BrownReform UK · May 2026
- Adele BrownLabour · May 2024
- Andrew AnsellLabour · May 2024
- Allan Robert DaviesLabour · May 2024
- Wayne LowtherReform UK · May 2026
- Kerry James Daryl Luke SmithIndependent · May 2024
- Mo LarkinIndependent · May 2024
- Eddie MurphyIndependent · May 2024
- Sam John JournetReform UK · May 2026
- Gavin Dominic CallaghanLabour · May 2024
- Jack FergusonLabour · May 2024
- Maryam YaqubLabour · May 2024
- Darren Gregg GardnerReform UK · May 2026
- Victoria JosephLabour · May 2024
- Jessica Louise PowerLabour · May 2024
- Terry WebbLabour · May 2024
- Damion LewisReform UK · May 2026
- Hazel Patricia GreenIndependent · May 2024
- Valerie Jane RobbinsIndependent · May 2024
- Walter Clarence BrownIndependent · May 2024
- Jeff NobleReform UK · May 2026
- Michael BakerLabour · May 2024
- Emma CallaghanLabour · May 2024
- Pat ReidLabour · May 2024
- David Martin AbrahallReform UK · May 2026
- Christopher Paul HilleardLabour · May 2024
- Gillian Mary PalmerLabour · May 2024
- Ben Lewis WestwickLabour · May 2024
- Kevin BlakeConservative · May 2026
- Andrew Simon BaggottConservative · May 2024
- Richard Andrew MooreConservative · May 2024
- Zoe Tamar HocktonReform UK · May 2026
- Alex MyersConservative · May 2024
- Terri Lilian Joan SargentConservative · May 2024
- Stuart Johns AllenConservative · May 2024
Show as a table, with Essex County Council’s 4 divisions (7 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Chapel Northall in Basildon · 15,063 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Jose Antony KattadyAlex HarrisonMelissa Anne McGeorgeAidan McGurran | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Fryernsall in Basildon · 14,850 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Eileen Marilyn BrownAdele BrownAndrew AnsellAllan Robert Davies | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Nethermayneall in Basildon · 14,754 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Wayne LowtherKerry James Daryl Luke SmithMo LarkinEddie Murphy | May 2026, May 2024 |
| St Martin'sall in Basildon · 13,860 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Sam John JournetGavin Dominic CallaghanJack FergusonMaryam Yaqub | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Laindon Parkall in Basildon · 13,401 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Darren Gregg GardnerVictoria JosephJessica Louise PowerTerry Webb | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Langdon Hillsall in Basildon · 13,370 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Damion LewisHazel Patricia GreenValerie Jane RobbinsWalter Clarence Brown | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Pitsea North Westall in Basildon · 12,961 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Jeff NobleMichael BakerEmma CallaghanPat Reid | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Pitsea South Eastmostly in Basildon · 11,723 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | David Martin AbrahallChristopher Paul HilleardGillian Mary PalmerBen Lewis Westwick | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Burstead22% in Basildon · 3,140 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Kevin BlakeAndrew Simon BaggottRichard Andrew Moore | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Castledon & Crouch24% in Basildon · 2,813 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Zoe Tamar HocktonAlex MyersTerri Lilian Joan SargentStuart Johns Allen | May 2026, May 2024 |
Essex County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon Laindon Park and Fryerns EDall in Basildon · 43,314 residents2 seats · May 2023, May 2021 | 2 | Pat Reidby-electionJeff HenryAdele Brown | May 2023, May 2021 |
| Basildon Pitsea EDall in Basildon · 38,544 residents2 seats · July 2024, May 2021 | 2 | Emma Callaghanby-electionLuke MackenzieAidan McGurran | July 2024, May 2021 |
| Basildon Westley Heights EDall in Basildon · 28,124 residents1 seat · May 2021 | 1 | Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith | May 2021 |
| Wickford Crouch ED12% in Basildon · 5,953 residents2 seats · May 2021 | 2 | Tony BallMalcolm Buckley | May 2021 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Basildon Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Basildon’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 4.3% | 7.7% |
| Labour | 34.2% | 19.9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 8.9% | 3.8% |
| Independent | 17.3% | 6.1% |
| Conservative | 33% | 19% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 42.7% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 9 and the Conservatives won 1 of the 10 seats up in Basildon’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Basildon council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Basildon, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
10 wards voted. Basildon elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Basildon’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,285 votes for candidates
3,587 votes for candidates
3,307 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (7 more)
3,133 votes for candidates
3,611 votes for candidates
4,917 votes for candidates
3,075 votes for candidates
3,685 votes for candidates
5,878 votes for candidates
4,612 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Basildon is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019
60% of Basildon’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 55% (England 60%).
Majority 20 of 42,124 votes (0.05%): the 3rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
Independent, MP since 4 July 2024
40% of Basildon’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 54% (England 60%).
Majority 98 of 39,549 votes (0.25%): the 8th-narrowest of 543 in England.
42,124 votes for candidates · majority 20
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 42,124 votes from 76,873 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 20 of 42,124 votes (0.05%): the 3rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
South Basildon and East Thurrock
39,549 votes for candidates · majority 98
Independent, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 39,549 votes from 72,673 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 98 of 39,549 votes (0.25%): the 8th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Basildon’s Band D council tax is £2,314 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Basildon Borough Council keeps £304.56 of a Band D bill (13%); the rest goes to Essex County Council, the Essex Police and the Essex PCC-Fire.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,316 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Basildon’s Band D bill has risen 44% in ten years, from £1,614.23 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £657.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Basildon, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Essex’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 14. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Essex
| Basildon + Essex | Basildon’s councils | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £487 | £473 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £187 | £217 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £60 | £51 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £60 | £45 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £130 | £127 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £52 | £47 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £24 | £19 | £26 |
| Public health | £62 | £67 | £78 |
| Running the council | £65 | £69 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £4 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,127 | £1,118 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Basildon per its residents plus Essex per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Essex and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Basildon is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
basildon.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
basildon.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Basildon is run
Which council runs Basildon?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Basildon have a town council?
Parts of it do: Noak Bridge parish council.
Who is the MP for Basildon?
Basildon is split between 2 constituencies: Basildon and Billericay (Mr Richard Holden, Conservative) and South Basildon and East Thurrock (James McMurdock, Independent). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Basildon have?
30 ward councillors represent Basildon’s 10 wards, and 7 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Basildon?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Basildon’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Basildon?
Band D council tax in Basildon is £2,316 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Basildon Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 12 · Reform UK 12 · Conservative 11 · Independent 4 · Wickford Independents 3 of 42 seats; a majority needs 22. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Essex County Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 52 of 75 seats as elected.
Who won the 2026 council election in Basildon?
In Basildon’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 9 · Conservative 1 of the 10 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 42.7%.
Is Basildon and Billericay a marginal seat?
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) won it by 20 votes in July 2024, 0.05% of votes cast: the 3rd-narrowest result of 543 in England.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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