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
 25 May 2017 (Municipal year 2017/2018)
Leadership
Mayor
David Harrison
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.

At an extraordinary meeting on 25 May 2017, the council resolved to change from operating a Leader and Cabinet form of governance to a Committee System form of governance.[1]

The council is currently composed of the following councillors:[2]

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 23
Labour Party 12
UKIP 5
Independents 2

The council is run by a loose coalition of Labour, UKIP, Independence from the EU and Wickford independents[3]

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. ↑ http://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/2083/Political-Structure-and-Decision-Making
  2. ↑ "Your Councillors". Basildon Borough Council. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-essex-39973480
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