|
2008 Basildon District Council Election
The 2008 Basildon District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Basildon (district), Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Conservative Party (UK), Conservative 29 *Labour Party (UK), Labour 10 *Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats 3 Candidates The Conservative, Labour Party (UK), Labour and British National Party, British National parties stood in all 14 seats contested, which was an increase from 11 at the 2007 Basildon Council election, 2007 election for the British National Party. The Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats stood in 13 Wards of the United Kingdom, wards, just not contesting Pitsea North West, while there were 4 United Kingdom Independence Party, 3 Green Party of England and Wales, Green and 3 Independent (politician), independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basildon District Council
The Borough of Basildon is a local government district with borough status in Essex, England. It is named after its largest town, Basildon, where the council is based. The borough also includes the towns of Billericay and Wickford and surrounding rural areas. The borough borders the City of Chelmsford to the north, the Borough of Brentwood to the west, the Thurrock unitary authority area to the south, the Borough of Castle Point to the south-east, and Rochford District to the north-east. History Billericay Urban District was created in 1934. In 1955 it was renamed Basildon Urban District to reflect the growth of Basildon, which had been designated a new town in 1949. Urban districts were abolished on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. On this date, a new non-metropolitan district called Basildon was created, covering the whole area of the former Basildon Urban District plus the small part of the neighbouring Thurrock Urban District which fell within the design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
