| Election Name: | 2018 Basildon Borough Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2018 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,468 |
| Percentage1: | 51.3% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,265 |
| Percentage2: | 23.0% |
| Party3: | UKIP |
| Seats Before3: | 15 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 10 |
| Seats After3: | 5 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,596 |
| Percentage3: | 7.2% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,891 |
| Percentage4: | 10.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 2018 Basildon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Basildon Borough Council in Essex.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. which had previously been under no overall control and run by a coalition between UKIP, Labour and Independents.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was[4]
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.