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Elections 2021: New party in Basildon oppose high-rise plan
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image captionPlans for Basildon town centre would see several high-rise apartment blocks
A new political party has been formed for the local elections to oppose the £600m redevelopment of a town centre.
The Basildon Community Residents Party has candidates in seven borough council wards for the 6 May election.
A new masterplan for the town was approved by the authority, which is run by an alliance between Labour and seven independent councillors.
But with a third of the council s seats up for election, control of the authority could change.
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image captionThe plans would see the redevelopment of the Eastgate shopping centre and the town retail units