Journet: councillor for St Martin's, Basildon Borough Council

Journet is a Reform UK councillor for the St Martin's ward on Basildon Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Journet is also Mayor of Basildon and Leader of the Reform UK Group. Their current term began on 18 July 2025.

Council: Basildon Borough Council
Ward: St Martin's
Party: Reform UK
Posts: Mayor of Basildon and Leader of the Reform UK Group
Term began: 18 July 2025
Official profile: basildonmeetings.info
Source: Basildon Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

Journet also has a page for the other posts they hold.

How to contact Journet

These are the details Basildon Borough Council publishes for Journet, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: Sam.Journet@members.basildon.gov.uk
Post: c/o Basildon Council, St Martins Square, Basildon, SS14 1DL
Official profile: basildonmeetings.info

Who else represents St Martin's

G Callaghan Labour Leader of the Labour Group
Ferguson Labour

Reform UK on Basildon Borough Council

Reform UK holds 12 of the 42 seats on Basildon Borough Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 12. Seats by party: Conservative 12, Reform UK 12, Labour 12, Independent 3, Wickford Independents 3.

Leaders and post holders on Basildon Borough Council

Barnes Leader of Basildon Council/ Cabinet Member for Finance & Strategy
Blake Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Service Improvement
A Brown Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Lewis Deputy Mayor
Smith Leader of the Independent Group
G Callaghan Leader of the Labour Group
Brockman Leader of the Wickford Independents Group
Ball Deputy Leader of the Wickford Independents Group

All 42 councillors of Basildon Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over St Martin's

Journet sits on Basildon Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Basildon, each with its own page:

Essex County Council
Essex Police led by Roger Hirst, BJ Harrington
Basildon and Billericay: Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) MP
Castle Point: Rebecca Harris (Conservative) MP
Rayleigh and Wickford: Mr Mark Francois (Conservative) MP
South Basildon and East Thurrock: James McMurdock (Independent) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Basildon, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Basildon Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Basildon Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.