2026 Basildon Borough Council election

2026 Basildon Borough Council election

The 2026 Basildon Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex, England. 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	0		Reform	2
	Independent	6		Independent	7

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

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				1
	Green				0
	Liberal Democrats				0

Incumbents

2026 Basildon Borough Council election

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