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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] |
2004 Basildon District Council Election
The 2004 Basildon District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 25 * Labour 14 * Liberal Democrats 3 Election result All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2000 election. Ward results Billericay East Billericay West Burstead Crouch Fryerns Laindon Park Langdon Hills Lee Chapel North Nethermayne Pitsea North West Pitsea South East St Martin's Vange Wickford North References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2004 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wickford North Ward In Basildon 2002
Wickford is a town and civil parish in the south of the English county of Essex, with a population of 33,486. Located approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of London, it is within the Borough of Basildon along with the original town of Basildon, Billericay, Laindon and Pitsea. Wickford has a main high street which includes a wide range of shops. It also has a swimming pool, library, open-air market and a community centre within the vicinity of the town centre. History Wickford has a history going back over two thousand years. There is evidence that the area itself was inhabited in prehistoric times probably by a tribe of Britons called Trinovantes. There was a Roman military marching camp on the Beauchamps Farm site, which was succeeded by a Roman villa. This is now the site of Beauchamps High School. This area on higher ground was the historic core of Wickford, the site of the manor house and the parish church of St Catherine's. Over time, the commercial centre of Wickfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitsea South East Ward In Basildon 2002
Pitsea is a town and former civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in south Essex, England. It comprises five sub-districts: Eversley, Northlands Park Neighbourhood (previously known as Felmores), Chalvedon, Pitsea Mount and Burnt Mills. It is part of the new town of Basildon. During the creation of the new town of Basildon in the late 1940s and early 1950s, "Pitsea", "Vange" and "Laindon" were considered as possible names for the new town. As Basildon village was central to the district, the town was eventually named "Basildon". Before the new town regeneration, Pitsea itself was made up of unbuilt plot lands and was regarded as underdeveloped and run down. The Cinema Museum in London holds extensive home movies from the Jefree family of Pitsea in the 50's. Ref HMO353 History There is little known history about Pitsea but its earliest recorded name is Piceseia which was in 1086 and probably recorded as this in the Domesday Book. This has changed over the centuries to many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chapel North Ward In Basildon 2002
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Langdon Hills Ward In Basildon 2002
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Laindon Park Ward In Basildon 2002
Laindon is a town and civil parish, which now forms part of the town of Basildon, in the Basildon district, in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and West Horndon. It was also an ancient parish. It was based on the manor of the same name. As of 2020, Laindon's population was 37,175. History The ancient Laindon parish included the chapelry of Basildon that became a civil parish in its own right in 1866. The parish included two detached pieces of coastal grazing land, one of which was on Canvey Island. It included a long finger of land north into the neighbouring parish of Great Burstead to include Laindon Common and the once larger and adjacent Frith Wood which the lord of the manor, the Bishop of London, emparked around 1260. This finger of land may have been the territory of Well Street Manor, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book. On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Billericay. It incorporated 412 residents around , in 1831. Three detachments of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crouch Ward In Basildon 2002
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