2026 Basildon Borough Council election

Main article: Basildon Borough Council elections
2026 Basildon Borough Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
14 out of 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Gavin Callaghan Andy Barnes Kerry Smith
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 18 seats, 25.5% 13 seats, 38.7% 6 seats, 11.7%
Current seats 16[1] 13 7[a]
 
Leader Eunice Brockman Sam Journet
Party Wickford Ind. Reform UK
Last election 5 seats, 5.4% 0 seats, 0.5%
Current seats 4 2
Incumbent Leader

Gavin Callaghan
Labour
No overall control[b]



The 2026 Basildon Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Council composition

After 2024 election Before 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 18 Labour 16
Conservative 13 Conservative 13
Wickford Ind. 5 Wickford Ind. 4
Reform UK 0 Reform UK 2
Independent 6 Independent 7

Changes 2024–2026:

  • April 2025: David Harrison (Wickford Independents) dies – by-election held June 2025[3]
  • June 2025:
    • Sarah-Jane Shields (Reform) gains by-election from Wickford Independents
    • Maryam Yaqub (Labour) resigns – by-election held July 2025[4]
    • Ben Westwick (Labour) suspended from party[5]
  • July 2025: Sam Journet (Reform) gains by-election from Labour[6]

Election result

2026 Basildon Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11
  Conservative 9
  Independent 4
  Wickford Ind. 3
  Reform UK 1
  Green 0
  Liberal Democrats 0

Incumbents

Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Billericay East Martyn Mordecai Conservative
Billericay West Daniel Lawrence Conservative
Burstead Kevin Blake Conservative
Castledon & Crouch Stuart Allen Conservative
Fryerns Allan Davies Labour
Laindon Park Terry Webb Labour
Langdon Hills Walter Brown Independent
Lee Chapel North Aidan McGurran Labour
Nethermayne Eddit Murphy Independent
Pitsea North West Pat Reid Labour
Pitsea South East Ben Westwick Independent
St Martins Sam Journet Reform UK
Wickford North Travor Hammond Wickford Ind.
Wickford Park Sarah-Janes Shields Reform UK

Candidates

References

  1. ^ The 7 Independent councillors sat in the Independent and Non-Aligned Group.
  2. ^ Labour minority.
  1. ^ "Basildon Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry Housing, Communities and Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ^ Fidler, Laura (6 April 2025). "Tributes paid to former Basildon Mayor, Councillor David Harrison". Essex Live. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ Spriggs, Peter (16 June 2025). "By-election for Basildon ward announced after Labour councillor resigns". Echo. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ Dedman, Simon (20 June 2025). "Councillor loses Labour whip over 'offensive' social media posts". BBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Martin's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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