Borough of Basildon

Borough of Basildon
Non-metropolitan district and borough
Basildon, the administrative centre of the borough
Basildon shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°34′14″N 0°27′16″E / 51.5705°N 0.4545°E / 51.5705; 0.4545
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Admin HQ	Basildon
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Basildon Borough Council
• Leadership	Committee (Conservative)
• MPs	John Baron Stephen Metcalfe Mark Francois
Area
• Total	42.48 sq mi (110.02 km2)
• Rank	187th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	188,848
• Rank	105th (of 296)
• Density	4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 87.5% White 4.8% Black 4.3% Asian 2.6% Mixed 0.9% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 46.5% Christianity 44.1% no religion 7.6% other 1.8% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	E07000066
OS grid reference	TQ735895

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.