| Election Name: | 2024 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Basildon Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | All 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Leader1: | Maryam Yaqub |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 10 seats, 29.1% |
| Seats Before1: | 9 |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,783 |
| Percentage1: | 25.5% |
| Swing1: | 3.6% |
| Leader2: | Andrew Baggott |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 26 seats, 38.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 26 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,614 |
| Percentage2: | 38.7% |
| Swing2: | 0.1% |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Last Election4: | 5 seats, 7.7% |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,462 |
| Percentage4: | 11.7% |
| Swing4: | 4.0% |
| Party5: | Wickford Independents |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 7.7% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,839 |
| Percentage5: | 5.4% |
| Swing5: | 2.3% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Andrew Baggott |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Gavin Callaghan Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2024 Basildon Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] All 42 members to the council were up for election.
The council usually elects members in thirds every year except the 4th in a four-year cycle.[2] However, due to a boundary review of the wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, all 42 seats to Basildon Borough Council are up for election.[3] At the previous election, held in 2023, the Conservative Party increased their majority by 1 seat, for a total of 26 seats held by the party, keeping the council under Conservative control.[4]
| Party | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | 26 | ||
| Labour | 9 | ||
| Independents | 6 | ||
| Wickford Independent | 1 | ||
Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control.
Following the election, the council went under no overall control, with Labour being the largest party. Labour changed its group leader after the election, with Gavin Callaghan replacing Maryam Yaqub.[5] He went on to be appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2024. A cabinet comprising seven Labour councillors and one independent was announced at the same meeting.[6]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Basildon Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[7]