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General Election results covering the Basildon area 1945 - 2019 |
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General Election results 1945 - 2019
1) Summary of the constituency history from 1945 to 2019
2) Summary of the constituency history from 1660 to 1935
3) General Election results in detail from 1885 to 1935
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12th December 2019 |
| Constituency:
Basildon South and Thurrock East |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Stephen James Metcalfe |
Conservative |
29,973 |
Jack Anthony Ferguson |
Labour |
10,051 |
Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith |
Independent |
3,316 |
Michael Bukola |
Liberal Democrats |
1957 |
Electorate:
74,441
Votes cast:
45,297
Number of ballot papers issued:
45,541
Rejected:
198
Turnout:
60.8%
Majority:
19,922
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Basildon and Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
29,590 |
Andrew Forrest Gordon |
Labour |
9,178 |
Edward Krishan Sainsbury |
Liberal Democrats |
3,741 |
Stewart Goshawk |
Green Party |
1,395 |
Simon John Breedon |
Social Democratic Party |
224 |
Electorate:
69,906
Votes cast:
44,128
Number of ballot papers issued:
44,401
Rejected:
185
Turnout:
63.1%
Majority:
20,412
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
The General Election of December 2019 was won by the Conservative party in what proved to be their
best showing since 1987.
This snap election was dubbed the "Brexit Election" after being called by prime minister Boris Johnson in
October. Parliament had been in a state of 'gridlock' over the Government's legislation programme to take the UK out of
the European Union following the 2016 referendum in which the majority of the country voted to leave. The government, which
did not command a majority in the house, had twice attempted to call a snap election under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011,
but had been defeated on each occasion. To get round this they introduced a Bill called the Early Parliamentary General Election
Act 2019 which required the agreement of two thirds of the house, which was achieved on 29th October. |
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8th June 2017 |
| Constituency:
Basildon South and Thurrock East |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Stephen James Metcalfe |
Conservative |
26,811 |
Byron Kingsley Taylor |
Labour |
15,321 |
Peter Robin Whittle |
Ukip (United Kingdom Independence Party |
3,193 |
Reetendra Nath Banerji |
Liberal Democrats |
732 |
Simeon Richard Philip Harmon |
Green Party |
680 |
Paul Borg |
British National Party |
383 |
Electorate:
73,537
Turnout:
64%
Majority:
11,490
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Basildon and Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
27,381 |
Kayte Reeta Block |
Labour |
13,981 |
Tina Rose Hughes |
Ukip (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
2,008 |
Antonia Michelle Harrison |
Liberal Democrats |
1,548 |
Electorate:
69,149
Turnout:
65%
Majority:
13,400
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
The General Election of June 2017 produced the second hung parliament in the last three elections. The Conservative party
won the most seats - 317 excluding the Speaker - and the popular vote, and formed a minority government with the backing of the Democratic Unionist
Party through a formal confidence and supply deal.
The June 2017 general election was called by conservative prime minister Theresa May on 18th April. As the government was under 2 years into the first five
year fixed term, as introduced in the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, it was first necessary for parliament to hold a debate followed
by a vote, which the government duly won by achieving more than the minimum two thirds majority needed under the Act to be able to call a general election. |
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7th May 2015 |
| Constituency:
Basildon South and Thurrock East |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Stephen James Metcalfe |
Conservative |
19,788 |
Ian David Luder |
Ukip (United Kingdom Independence Party |
12,097 |
Mike Le-Surf |
Labour |
11,493 |
Geoffrey Williams |
Liberal Democrats |
1,356 |
Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith |
Independent |
401 |
None of the Above X* |
Nota (None of the above) |
253 |
Stuart James Hooper |
Independent |
205 |
Electorate:
45,593
Turnout:
62.03%
Majority:
7,691
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Basildon and Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
22,668 |
Gavin Dominic Callaghan |
Labour |
10,186 |
George Konstantinidis |
Ukip (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
8,538 |
Martin Adam Thompson |
Liberal Democrats |
1,636 |
Electorate:
43,028
Turnout:
62.09%
Majority:
12,482
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative
*The candidate None of the Above X was former undefeated IBF (International Boxing
Federation) World Light-Welterweight boxing champion Terry Marsh. Marsh, 57 and from Basildon,
stood as an Independent having changed his name by deed poll in order to use the term 'None of
the Above' on the ballot paper as under the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and
Expressions) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/147), "None of the above" is a prohibited
expression regarding registration as a party name. |
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6th May 2010 |
| Constituency:
Basildon South and Thurrock East |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Stephen James Metcalfe |
Conservative |
19,624 |
Angela Evans Smith |
Labour Co-operative |
13,852 |
Geoffrey Williams |
Liberal Democrats |
5,977 |
Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith |
UK Independence Party (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
2,639 |
Christopher Roberts |
BNP (British National Party) |
2,518 |
None of the Above X* |
Independent |
125 |
Electorate:
44,735
Turnout:
62.03%
Majority:
5,772
Seat Status:
New Seat, Conservative Gain |
| Constituency:
Basildon and Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
21,982 |
Allan Robert Davies |
Labour |
9,584 |
Mike Hibbs |
Liberal Democrats |
6,538 |
Irene Lillian Bateman |
BNP (British National Party) |
1,934 |
Alan David Broad |
UK Independence Party (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
1,591 |
Electorate:
41,629
Turnout:
63.06%
Majority:
12,398
Seat Status:
New Seat, Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
The General Election of May 2010 produced the first
hung parliament in 36 years and only the second since the Second World War. The Conservative
party won the most seats (306 excluding the Speaker) and formed a coalition government with the support of the Liberal
Democrat Party.
*The candidate None of the Above X was former undefeated IBF (International Boxing
Federation) World Light-Welterweight boxing champion Terry Marsh. Marsh, 52 and from Basildon,
stood as an Independent having changed his name by deed poll in order to use the term 'None of
the Above' on the ballot paper as under the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and
Expressions) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/147), "None of the above" is a prohibited
expression regarding registration as a party name. |
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5th May 2005 |
| Constituency:
Basildon and East Thurrock |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Angela Evans Smith |
Labour Co-operative |
18,720 |
Aaron Powell |
Conservative |
15,578 |
Martin Thompson |
Liberal Democrats |
4,473 |
Emma Colgate |
BNP (British National Party) |
2,055 |
Alix Blythe |
UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
1,143 |
Vikki Copping |
Green |
662 |
Kim Gandy |
English Democrats |
510 |
Electorate:
43,141
Turnout:
58.04%
Majority:
3,142
Seat Status:
Labour Hold |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Pitsea and parts of Laindon) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
25,487 |
Anneliese Dodds |
Labour |
14,281 |
Mike Hibbs |
Liberal Democrats |
6,471 |
Bryn Robinson |
BNP (British National Party) |
1,435 |
Seantino Callaghan |
UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
1,184 |
Electorate:
48,858
Turnout:
61.04%
Majority:
11,206
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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7th June 2001 |
| Constituency:
Basildon and East Thurrock |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Angela Evans Smith |
Labour Co-operative |
21,551 |
Dominic Schofield |
Conservative |
13,813 |
Jane Smithard |
Liberal Democrats |
3,691 |
Frank Mallon |
UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
1,397 |
Richard Duane |
Socialist Alliance |
423 |
Electorate:
74,121
Turnout:
55.02%
Majority:
7,738
Seat Status:
Labour Hold |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Pitsea and parts of Laindon) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
21,608 |
Amanda Campbell |
Labour |
16,595 |
Francis Bellard |
Liberal Democrats |
6,323 |
Nick Yeomans |
UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) |
1,072 |
Electorate:
45,598
Turnout:
68.01%
Majority:
5,013
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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1st May 1997 |
| Constituency:
Basildon and East Thurrock |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Angela Evans Smith |
Labour Co-operative |
29,646 |
John Charles Baron |
Conservative |
16,366 |
Lindsay Granshaw |
Liberal Democrats |
4,608 |
Craig Robinson |
The Referendum Party |
2,462 |
Electorate:
73,714
Turnout:
72.01%
Majority:
13,280
Seat Status:
New Seat |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Pitsea and parts of Laindon) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Teresa Ellen Gorman |
Conservative |
22,033 |
Paul Richards |
Labour |
20,677 |
Geoffrey Williams |
Liberal Democrats |
8,763 |
Brian Hughes |
Independent (Loyal Conservative) |
3,377 |
John Buchanan |
ProLife Alliance |
570 |
Electorate:
55,420
Turnout:
72.63%
Majority:
1,356
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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9th April 1992 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
David Anthony Andrew Amess |
Conservative |
24,159 |
John Russell Potter |
Labour |
22,679 |
Geoffrey Williams |
Liberal Democrats |
6,967 |
Electorate:
67,585
Turnout:
79.61%
Majority:
1,480
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Laindon Ward) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Teresa Ellen Gorman |
Conservative |
37,406 |
Francis Bellard |
Liberal Democrats |
14,912 |
Ms Alison Frances Miller |
Labour |
13,880 |
Electorate:
80,388
Turnout:
82.35%
Majority:
22,494
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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11th June 1987 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
David Anthony Andrew Amess |
Conservative |
21,858 |
Julian George Holder Fulbrook |
Labour |
19,209 |
Raymond Michael Auvray |
Liberal/Social Democrat Party Alliance |
9,139 |
Electorate:
67,985
Turnout:
73.8%
Majority:
2,649
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Laindon Ward) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Teresa Ellen Gorman |
Conservative |
33,741 |
Michael Birch |
Liberal/Social Democrat Party Alliance |
15,755 |
Richard Stuart Howitt |
Labour |
11,942 |
Electorate:
79,535
Turnout:
77.25%
Majority:
17,986
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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9th June 1983 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
David Anthony Andrew Amess |
Conservative |
17,516 |
Julian George Holder Fulbrook |
Labour |
16,137 |
(Miss) Susan Slipman |
SDP (Social Democratic Party) |
11,634 |
Electorate:
65,604
Turnout:
69.0%
Majority:
1,379
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold |
| Constituency:
Billericay (including Laindon Ward) |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Keith Harvey Proctor |
Conservative |
29,635 |
Patrick Michael Anthony Eric Bonner |
Liberal/Social Democrat Party Alliance |
15,020 |
Christopher William Sewell |
Labour |
10,528 |
Electorate:
74,779
Turnout:
73.79%
Majority:
14,615
Seat Status:
New Seat
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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3rd May 1979 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Keith Harvey Proctor |
Conservative |
37,919 |
Eric Moonman |
Labour |
32,739 |
Raymond Michael Auvray |
Liberal |
9,280 |
George Sawyer |
National Front |
880 |
Electorate:
103,595
Turnout:
78.01%
Majority:
5,180
Seat Status:
Conservative gain from Labour
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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10th October 1974 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Eric Moonman |
Labour |
32,298 |
David Atkinson |
Conservative |
21,747 |
Edward Fortune |
Liberal |
12,816 |
Robert Chaplin |
Independent Labour |
599 |
Electorate:
91,416
Turnout:
73.79%
Majority:
10,551
Seat Status:
Labour Hold
General Election Winners:
Labour. Following the February 1974 General Election, which resulted
in a hung parliament, this election produced an overall majority for the Labour party of 3 seats (319 total),
enabling them to form the next government. |
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28th February 1974 |
| Constituency:
Basildon |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Eric Moonman |
Labour |
33,499 |
Dr. Ronald Colin Denney |
Conservative |
22,832 |
Edward Fortune |
Liberal |
17,794 |
Electorate:
90,357
Turnout:
82.4%
Majority:
10,667
Seat Status:
New Seat
General Election Winners:
The General Election of February 1974 produced the first hung
parliament since the Second World War. The Labour party won the most seats (301), though not the popular vote,
and their leader Harold Wilson became Prime Minister in a minority government when the Conservative leader,
Edward Heath, resigned as Prime Minister having been unable to form a coalition with the
Liberal Party. Later in the year Mr Wilson called another General Election to establish
a majority government. This was held on 10th October 1974. |
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18th June 1970 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Robert Arthur McCrindle |
Conservative |
47,719 |
Eric Moonman |
Labour |
43,765 |
Electorate:
123,297
Turnout:
74.20%
Majority:
3,954
Seat Status:
Conservative gain from Labour
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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31st March 1966 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Eric Moonman |
Labour |
40,013 |
Edward Lucas Gardner |
Conservative |
38,371 |
Lionel Rufus Wernick |
Liberal |
7,587 |
Electorate:
102,198
Turnout:
84.12%
Majority:
1,642
Seat Status:
Labour gain from Conservative
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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15th October 1964 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Edward Lucas Gardner |
Conservative |
35,347 |
Rita Alison Smythe |
Labour |
33,755 |
Peter Myles Trelawney Sheldon-Williams |
Liberal |
10,706 |
Electorate:
96,762
Turnout:
82.48%
Majority:
1,592
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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8th October 1959 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Edward Lucas Gardner |
Conservative |
29,224 |
Rita Alison Smythe |
Labour |
24,402 |
Peter Myles Trelawney Sheldon-Williams |
Liberal |
9,347 |
Electorate:
78,628
Turnout:
80.77%
Majority:
4,822
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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26th May 1955 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body |
Conservative |
24,327 |
Brian Ralph Clapham |
Labour |
20,121 |
Electorate:
58,872
Turnout:
Majority:
4,206
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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25th October 1951 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Bernard Richard Braine |
Conservative |
26,936 |
Brian Ralph Clapham |
Labour Co-operative |
20,613 |
Electorate:
61,652
Turnout:
77.12%
Majority:
6,323
Seat Status:
Conservative Hold
General Election Winners:
Conservative |
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23rd February 1950 |
| Constituency:
Billericay |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Bernard Richard Braine |
Conservative |
23,803 |
Albert Edward Oram |
Labour Co-operative |
19,437 |
Sidney Hayden |
Liberal |
3,872 |
Electorate:
59,209
Turnout:
79.57%
Majority:
4,366
Seat Status:
New Seat
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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5th July 1945 |
| Constituency:
South-East Essex |
Candidate | Party |
Votes |
Raymond Jones Gunter |
Labour |
25,581 |
Arthur Jones |
Conservative |
21,990 |
Electorate:
72,292
Turnout:
65.80%
Majority:
3,591
Seat Status:
Labour Win.
General Election Winners:
Labour |
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Results compiled and written by William Cox, 2001 with revisions and additions 2002-2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019.
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