Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council of the Borough of Basildon
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	10
	Labour Party	9
	Independent	5
	Liberal Democrats	1

The council is run as a Conservative minority administration^[2]

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

References

1. "Your Councillors". Basildon Borough Council. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11237685.Basildon_Council_to_be_run_by_minority_rule/?ref=var_0

External links

• Official website