| Election Name: | 2015 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 17 |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 31,401 |
| Percentage1: | 42.6% |
| Party2: | UKIP |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Seats Before2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,987 |
| Percentage2: | 28.4% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 9 |
| Seats Before3: | 9 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 9 |
| Popular Vote3: | 17,721 |
| Percentage3: | 24.0% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election4: | 0 |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 312 |
| Percentage4: | 0.4% |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 1 |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,281 |
| Percentage5: | 4.5% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2015 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, as part of the 2015 United Kingdom local elections, and took place alongside the UK General Election. One third of seats were up for election, with these seats last being contested in 2011. As a result of the election, the council remained in no overall control. The Conservative Party remained as the largest party, and formed a minority administration.
The turnout was 62.9%, and there were 376 ballots rejected. All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.
Following the 2014 election, the composition of the council was:
| 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IND | L |
On the eve on the 2015 election, the composition of the council was:
| 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IND | IG | L |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Conservative | UKIP | Labour | IG | L |
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Note: The ward had been won by the Conservatives at the last regular election in 2011, but gained by UKIP in a by-election in 2013.[1]