| Election Name: | 2010 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] [3] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2011 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 2010 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 29 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 29 |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,551 |
| Percentage1: | 49.6% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,766 |
| Percentage2: | 21.4% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,465 |
| Percentage3: | 18.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative Party |
| 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]
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2006 election.