Result: Basildon
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 43.4% |
| Conservative |  | 36.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.4% |
| Swing: 5.8% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Angela Smith | Labour | 18,720 | 43.4 | -9.3 |
| Aaron Powell | Conservative | 15,578 | 36.1 | +2.3 |
| Martin Thompson | Liberal Democrat | 4,473 | 10.4 | +1.4 |
| Emma Colgate | British National Party | 2,055 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Alix Blythe | UK Independence Party | 1,143 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Vikki Copping | Green | 662 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Kim Gandy | English Democrats | 510 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | 3,142 | 7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,141 | 58.4 | +3.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BASILDON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 52.7% |
| Conservative |  | 33.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 9.0% |
| Others |  | 4.5% |
