14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
29
10
3
Seats won
11
2
1
Seats after
29
10
3
Seat change
Popular vote
36,551
15,766
13,465
Percentage
49.6%
21.4%
18.3%
Map of the results of the 2010 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.
Council control before election
Conservative Party
Council control after election
Conservative Party
The 2010 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council after winning half of the votes cast.[6] This enabled them to win 11 seats, compared to 2 for Labour and 1 for the Liberal Democrats.[6] With the election having taken place at the same time as the general election, turnout was 64%, a rise from the 29% recorded at the 2008 election.[6]
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