Category: HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
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Local Elections 2019
10th April 2019BASILDON LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019 Well, here we are once again. The wheel has turned and I am sitting down to write my annual ‘Runners & Riders’ blog for our seemingly ceaseless cycle of elections. Normally the main problem is ‘voter fatigue’ and apathy but this year’s local elections will be like none we have witnessed…
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ADESHILE, Yetunde (Tory candidate)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon (New Town)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BIDDLE, Cllr Mark (Shotgate parish cllr)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BLOCK, Kayte (fmr. Lab cllr for Vange)
- BREEDON, Simon (fmr. UKIP candidate, now Ind)
- Brexit
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- Burstead (ward)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's & Mayor of Basildon)
- BUXTON, Andrew (fmr. Lab cllr for St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- CARRION, Jose (fmr UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- CATLING, Louise (Labour candidate)
- CHANDLER, Michael (Lib Dem candidate)
- CLEGG, Rt Hon Sir Nick (fmr. Lib Dem leader)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- FELLOWES, Cllr Derrick (N'Mayne Ind, Nethermayne)
- Fryerns (ward)
- GODDARD, David (Labour candidate)
- Government
- Green Party
- GREEN, Cllr Hazel (Ind, Laindon Park)
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY-BARNES, Stephanie (Tory candidate)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HILTON, Tracey (Labour candidate)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HOWARD, Martin (Lib Dem candidate)
- HOWARD, Vivien (Lib Dem candidate)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JENKINS, Phil (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- Labour Party
- Laindon (town)
- Laindon Park (ward)
- Laindon Park & Fryerns (county division)
- Langdon Hills (ward)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- LOW, Tony (fmr. Tory candidate, now Ind)
- MANTERFIELD, Karen (Lib Dem candidate)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- Momentum (Corbynistas)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- Nethermayne Independents
- NICE, Clare (Lib Dem candidate)
- NICE, Steve (Lib Dem candidate)
- PALMER, Gillian (Labour candidate)
- Pitsea (county division)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- READ, Sarah (Green candidate)
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- REID, Malcolm (Labour candidate/agent)
- RIMMER, Cllr Craig (Con, Pitsea SE)
- Runners & Riders
- SAINSBURY, Edward (Lib Dem candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SCAROLA, Cllr John (Lab, Laindon Park)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- St Martin's (ward)
- TAYLOR, Perry (Tory candidate)
- TOWLER, Peter (Labour candidate)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Vange (ward)
- Westley Heights (county division)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- WILLIAMS, Ben, OBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Linda (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- YAQUB, Cllr Maryam (Lab, St Martin's)
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THE RESULTS – Basildon Borough Council Elections 2018
8th May 2018Thursday was an exceptionally good night for the Conservatives (much better than 2016). We held the five seats we were defending (Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch and Wickford North) and, in addition, won five more (Laindon Park, two seats in Pitsea South-East, Wickford Castledon and Wickford Park). UKIP, who were the second largest party…
- ABRAHALL, David (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ADESHILE, Yetunde (Tory candidate)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ANSELL, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Pitsea SE)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BENNETT, Santa (Labour candidate)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Ann (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BREEDON, Simon (fmr. UKIP candidate, now Ind)
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- BUCKLEY, Cllr Malcolm (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- Burstead (ward)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CATLING, Louise (Labour candidate)
- CLANCY, Cllr Imelda (Ind, Langdon Hills)
- CONROY, Mark (UKIP candidate)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Ind, Islington North & fmr Leader of the Opposition)
- Crouch (ward)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- Democrats and Veterans Party
- EACERSALL, David (DVP candidate, formerly UKIP)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- FERGUSON, Cllr Jack (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- FERGUSON, Frank (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Fryerns (ward)
- GIBBS, Dr Phillip (UKIP candidate)
- GORDON, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- Green Belt
- GREEN, Cllr Hazel (Ind, Laindon Park)
- HANNON, Loren (UKIP candidate)
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HARRISON, Derek (Wickford Independents candidate)
- HARVEY, Steve (DVP candidate)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Ab Ind, Wickford North)
- HOUGHTON, David (UKIP candidate)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JEFFERY, Cllr George (Con, Wickford Park)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- KIRKMAN, Cllr David (Lab, Fryerns)
- KIRKMAN, Paul (fmr. Labour Leader of Basildon Council)
- Labour Party
- Laindon (town)
- Laindon Park (ward)
- Laindon Park & Fryerns (county division)
- Langdon Hills (ward)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- Liberal Democrats
- MACKENZIE, Cllr Luke (Con, Pitsea SE)
- MAYLIN, Gary (Tory candidate)
- McCAFFERY, Susan (UKIP candidate)
- McDONALD, Cllr Elaine (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- Momentum (Corbynistas)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MORRIS, Richard (UKIP candidate)
- MUYLDERS, Sally (Labour candidate)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- PETCHEY, Richard (UKIP candidate)
- PIPER, Kevin (UKIP candidate)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- Post-election analysis
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- REID, Malcolm (Labour candidate/agent)
- RICHES, Lorna (UKIP candidate)
- RIMMER, Cllr Craig (Con, Pitsea SE)
- SAGGERS, Norma (UKIP candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SCANLAN, Thomas (Labour candidate)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Uncategorised
- Vange (ward)
- WALLACE, Naomi (Labour candidate)
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WARNER, Spencer (Tory candidate)
- Westley Heights (county division)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Crouch (county division)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- WINGFIELD, Kevin (Tory candidate)
- ZWENGUNDE, Clarence (Labour candidate)
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Local Elections 2018: Runners & Riders
9th April 2018BASILDON LOCAL ELECTIONS 2018 It’s that time of the year again and local elections are upon us. We have fifteen seats on Basildon Borough Council up for grabs to determine who will take charge of the Council, which has been in No Overall Control since 2014. The Council is presently led by a coalition of…
- ABRAHALL, David (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ANSELL, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Pitsea SE)
- ARCHIBALD, William (late Labour cllr for Fryerns)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BALL, Cllr Tony (Cty Cllr for Wickford Crouch and fmr. Leader of Basildon Council)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- BROWN, Cllr Adele (Lab, Fryerns)
- BUCKLEY, Cllr Malcolm (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- Burstead (ward)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CAMPBELL, Alistair
- CLANCY, Cllr Imelda (Ind, Langdon Hills)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Crouch (ward)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- DORNAN, John (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- FERGUSON, Cllr Jack (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- FERGUSON, Frank (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Fryerns (ward)
- GIBBS, Dr Phillip (UKIP candidate)
- GREEN, Cllr Hazel (Ind, Laindon Park)
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Ab Ind, Wickford North)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- JEFFERY, Cllr George (Con, Wickford Park)
- KIRKMAN, Cllr David (Lab, Fryerns)
- KIRKMAN, Paul (fmr. Labour Leader of Basildon Council)
- Labour Party
- Laindon (town)
- Laindon Park (ward)
- Langdon Hills (ward)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- Liberal Democrats
- Local Plan
- MACKENZIE, Cllr Luke (Con, Pitsea SE)
- McDONALD, Cllr Elaine (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- MUYLDERS, Sally (Labour candidate)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- PIPER, Kevin (UKIP candidate)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- REID, Malcolm (Labour candidate/agent)
- RICHES, Lorna (UKIP candidate)
- RIMMER, Cllr Craig (Con, Pitsea SE)
- Runners & Riders
- SAGGERS, Norma (UKIP candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SCANLAN, Thomas (Labour candidate)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- WALLACE, Naomi (Labour candidate)
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- Wickford UKIP (now defunct)
- WILLIAMS, Ben, OBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WINGFIELD, Kevin (Tory candidate)
- ZWENGUNDE, Clarence (Labour candidate)
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Illegal Encampments
7th February 2018Once again, we find our community blighted by illegal encampments. On Monday 29th January a group of caravans pitched up at the car park on Hannakins Farm Community Centre in West Billericay. Billericay West councillors were immediately in touch with Basildon Council officers and the Essex Countywide Traveller Unit (ECTU) and kicked off the whole…
- ACPO (Assoc. of Chief Police Officers)
- BARON, John, MP (Con, Basildon & Billericay)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Criminal Justice & Public Order Act (1994)
- Dale Farm
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- Essex Countywide Traveller Unit
- Essex Police
- FRANCOIS, Rt Hon Mark, MP (Con, Rayleigh & Wickford)
- Government
- Gypsies & Trevellers
- Hannakins Farm
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- Hovefields (Wickford)
- Illegal Encampments
- Labour Party
- METCALFE, Stephen, MP (Con, South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- Planning Committee
- Policy & Resources Committee
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Basildon Borough Budget 2016
22nd February 2016Apologies that is has taken me over a week to pen this blog about the budget-setting meeting of Full Council on Thursday 11th February but I have had a lot on. The meeting was preceded by an extraordinary meeting of the Council to vote on a proposal from the Deputy Mayor – Cllr Danny Lawrence…
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon Heritage & Museum Group
- Basildon Sporting Village
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay Town Council
- BINGHAM, Stuart (snooker player, Freeman of Basildon)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BROWN, Cllr Adele (Lab, Fryerns)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- Citizens' Advice Bureau
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Council Tax
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- Daily Mirror
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- Employment & General Purposes Cttee (now disbanded)
- Essex County Council
- Freedom of the Borough
- GIBBS, Dr Phillip (UKIP candidate)
- GORDON, Lynda (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Government
- Grammar Schools
- Gypsies & Trevellers
- Hannakins Farm
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- Housing Revenue Account
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- Joint Standards Committee
- Labour Party
- LAKE, Desmond
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Local Budget
- MALSBURY, Trevor (fmr. UKIP cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Marketing & Communications
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- Members' Question Time
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- OSBORNE, Rt Hon George, CH (fmr. Tory Chancellor)
- Part-Night Lighting
- Public Question Time
- Range, The
- Royal Anglian Regiment
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- Sempra Homes
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- WHITLOCK, Max, MBE (Freeman of the Borough)
- Wickford Independents
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Annual Meeting 28.05.15
31st May 2015So, thought I’d write-up the Basildon Council Annual Meeting held on Thursday. These are normally quite civil, set-piece affairs, where we elect our Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the municipal year and also pass the winning party’s Order Paper, enabling them to form an Administration. The Order Paper confirms the Leader and Deputy Leader of…
- ALLEN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Crouch)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead & fmr Leader of Basildon Council)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- ELIZABETH II, HM The Queen
- Green Party
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Ab Ind, Wickford North)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- Labour Party
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Liberal Democrat and Green Group (now defunct)
- Liberal Democrats
- Local Elections
- MAHENDRAN, Bala (fmr Chf. Exec., Basildon Council)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- PETRE, John, 18th Lord, KCVO (fmr. Lord-Lieutenant of Essex)
- RACKLEY, Pat (fmr. Ind Labour cllr for St Martin's)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
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Elections 2015: The Aftermath
14th May 2015Believe it or not, it has taken me about a week to recover from Polling Day. I have never fought a General Election campaign before – in 2010, I stayed up with a friend and watched the result coming in on the telly – so to do so as an agent, running an MP’s re-election campaign,…
- AKER, Tim (fmr UKIP Thurrock cllr & MEP)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BALL, Cllr Tony (Cty Cllr for Wickford Crouch and fmr. Leader of Basildon Council)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- BARON, John, MP (Con, Basildon & Billericay)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon Sporting Village
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BOBBIN, Ald. Keith (fmr. Labour cllr for Pitsea NW)
- BUCKLEY, Christopher
- BUCKLEY, Cllr Malcolm (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- BUCKLEY, Sylvia (late Tory cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's & Mayor of Basildon)
- BUXTON, Andrew (fmr. Lab cllr for St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CAMERON, Rt Hon David (fmr. Tory PM)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- CARRION, Jose (fmr UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- COKER, Mark (Tory candidate)
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- DOYLE-PRICE, Jackie, MP (Tory MP for Thurrock)
- DWYER, Ian (Tory candidate)
- FRANCOIS, Rt Hon Mark, MP (Con, Rayleigh & Wickford)
- GORDON, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- GORDON, Lynda (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- HARRIS, Rebecca, MP (Con, Castle Point)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HORGAN, Stephen (late Tory cllr for Billericay West)
- HYDE, Jilly (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JENKINS, Phil (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- LUDER, Ian, CBE (UKIP PPC for South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- MAJOR, Rt Hon Sir John, KG CH (fmr. Tory PM)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- METCALFE, Stephen, MP (Con, South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- MUNYAMBU, Daniel (fmr. Ind cllr for Vange)
- Post-election analysis
- QUINCE, Will, MP (Con, Colchester)
- RACKLEY, Pat (fmr. Ind Labour cllr for St Martin's)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- RUSSELL, Sir Bob (fmr. Lib Dem MP for Colchester)
- SMITH, Ald. Nigel, JP (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- STEPHENS, Nicole (Tory candidate)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- WATERS, Anne Marie (UKIP candidate)
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Elections 2015
7th May 2015It is now officially Polling Day and chronic insomnia allows me this opportunity to make some election night predictions and speak briefly about the elections before us – not just the General Election to Parliament but also our own local borough council elections. Every politician says at every election that it is “the most important…
- ABRAHALL, David (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ANSELL, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Pitsea SE)
- ARCHIBALD, William (late Labour cllr for Fryerns)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BALL, Cllr Tony (Cty Cllr for Wickford Crouch and fmr. Leader of Basildon Council)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- BARON, John, MP (Con, Basildon & Billericay)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BLAKE, Ann (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BOBBIN, Ald. Keith (fmr. Labour cllr for Pitsea NW)
- BUCKLEY, Sylvia (late Tory cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's & Mayor of Basildon)
- BUXTON, Andrew (fmr. Lab cllr for St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW & Leader of Basildon Council)
- CLANCY, Cllr Imelda (Ind, Langdon Hills)
- CLEGG, Rt Hon Sir Nick (fmr. Lib Dem leader)
- COKER, Mark (Tory candidate)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- DORNAN, John (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- DOWNES, Paul (UKIP candidate)
- DWYER, Ian (Tory candidate)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- FRANCOIS, Rt Hon Mark, MP (Con, Rayleigh & Wickford)
- GANDY, Kim
- GANDY, Terry (UKIP candidate)
- General Election
- GILLAN, Stephen (Labour candidate)
- GORDON, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- GRANT, Colin (Lib Dem candidate)
- GRANT, Liz (Lib Dem candidate)
- HAMILTON, Neil, AM (UKIP member of the Welsh Assembly)
- HEDLEY-BARNES, Stephanie (Tory candidate)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HORN, Nigel (Lib Dem candidate)
- HOWARD, Martin (Lib Dem candidate)
- HOWARD, Vivien (Lib Dem candidate)
- HYDE, Jilly (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JAMES, John (UKIP candidate)
- JENKINS, Phil (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- KIRKMAN, Cllr David (Lab, Fryerns)
- KIRKMAN, Paul (fmr. Labour Leader of Basildon Council)
- KONSTANTINIDIS, George (UKIP PPC for Basildon & Billericay)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- LE-SURF, Mike (Labour PPC for South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- LIVESEY, Ron (late Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- Local Elections
- LOW, Tony (fmr. Tory candidate, now Ind)
- LUDER, Ian, CBE (UKIP PPC for South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- MAY, Michael (UKIP candidate)
- McCAFFERY, Susan (UKIP candidate)
- McCREA, John
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- METCALFE, Stephen, MP (Con, South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- MUNYAMBU, Daniel (fmr. Ind cllr for Vange)
- NICE, Steve (Lib Dem candidate)
- RACKLEY, Pat (fmr. Ind Labour cllr for St Martin's)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- RICHARDS, Alan
- Runners & Riders
- SCAROLA, Cllr John (Lab, Laindon Park)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH of BASILDON, Angela, Baroness (Labour peer)
- SMITH, Ald. Nigel, JP (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- STEPHENS, Nicole (Tory candidate)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TAYLOR, Jenefer (Labour candidate)
- THOMPSON, Martin
- TOMLIN, Cllr Frank (Billericay town cllr)
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WATERS, Anne Marie (UKIP candidate)
- WEBB, John (UKIP candidate)
- WILLIAMS, Ben, OBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Linda (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
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Full Council 18.12.14
22nd December 2014The events at last week’s meeting of Full Council were fairly hum-drum, considering the backdrop and the huge changes to the Council’s composition over the past few weeks, and I therefore anticipate this blog will be more ‘gossipy’ than usual. So, if political gossip and intrigue does not interest you then read no further. First,…
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- AUSTIN, Ron
- Basildon Borough Council
- BIRD, Roger
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- BOLTER, Natasha
- CARSWELL, Douglas (fmr. UKIP MP)
- CLANCY, Cllr Imelda (Ind, Langdon Hills)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Council Tax
- Crime
- DOVE, Alf, MBE (late Labour cllr)
- Essex County Council
- Essex Fire Authority
- GORDON, Cllr Andrew (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- GORDON, Lynda (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- GROGAN, Pat
- HAMILTON, Neil, AM (UKIP member of the Welsh Assembly)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HUNTMAN, Jamie (fmr. UKIP Cty cllr)
- Independent Group (Smithites)
- Independent Labour Group (now defunct)
- Labour Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Local Elections
- LORD, Roger
- METCALFE, Stephen, MP (Con, South Basildon & East Thurrock)
- MUNYAMBU, Daniel (fmr. Ind cllr for Vange)
- O'FLYNN, Patrick (SDP, formerly UKIP MEP)
- RACKLEY, Pat (fmr. Ind Labour cllr for St Martin's)
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- RECKLESS, Mark, AM (UKIP member of the Welsh Assembly)
- SMITH, Ald. Nigel, JP (fmr. Labour cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- WATERS, Anne Marie (UKIP candidate)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
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Council AGM 2014
15th June 2014I just wanted to record some thoughts on last Thursday
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- BALL, Cllr Tony (Cty Cllr for Wickford Crouch and fmr. Leader of Basildon Council)
- Basildon Borough Council
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Ab Ind, Burstead)
- Citizens' Advice Bureau
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- Independent Labour Group (now defunct)
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- Labour Party
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE & fmr Mayor of Basildon)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Le GRESLEY, Nigel, JP (fmr. UKIP cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- Local Plan Core Strategy
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- Planning Committee
- RACKLEY, Phil (fmr. Green cllr for St Martin's)
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- TAYLOR, Byron (fmr. Labour cllr for Vange)
- TURNER, Cllr Phil (Con, Billericay West)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)