1988 Basildon District Council election
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1984. The council remained under no overall control.
Overall results[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57.1 | 37.8 | 18,116 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 19,283 | 5.7 | |
SLD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 10,531 | 1.1 | |
Total | 14 | 47,930 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.
Ward results[]
Billericay East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Patrick | 2,106 | 64.0% | |
Labour | J. Morley | 678 | 20.6% | |
SLD | G. Viney | 508 | 15.4% | |
Turnout | 37.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Billericay West[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Lees | 2,638 | 70.6% | |
SLD | G. Taylor | 761 | 20.4% | |
Labour | J. Orpe | 338 | 9.0% | |
Turnout | 40.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Burstead[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. White | 1,967 | 47.8% | |
SLD | G. Bellard | 1,773 | 43.1% | |
Labour | M. Davis | 374 | 9.1% | |
Turnout | 48.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Fryerns Central[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Webb | 2,459 | 69.8% | |
Conservative | S. Allen | 793 | 22.5% | |
SLD | P. Jenkins | 272 | 7.7% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Gelder | 1,687 | 49.2% | |
SLD | J. Lutton | 1,030 | 30.0% | |
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 712 | 20.8% | |
Turnout | 41.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Rackley | 1,776 | 47.4% | |
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,649 | 44.0% | |
SLD | M. Hammond | 319 | 8.5% | |
Turnout | 42.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Langdon Hills[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Kennard | 1,082 | 39.5% | |
Labour | J. Gardner | 833 | 30.4% | |
SLD | S. Dean-Wiley | 823 | 30.1% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Lee Chapel North[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Fitzgibbon | 1,903 | 61.8% | |
Conservative | J. Woods | 827 | 26.9% | |
SLD | S. Saunders | 349 | 11.3% | |
Turnout | 39.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Wilson | 1,390 | 36.5% | |
SLD | S. Blackbourn | 1,260 | 33.1% | |
Conservative | H. Tucker | 1,160 | 30.4% | |
Turnout | 51.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Baker | 2,124 | 60.3% | |
Conservative | J. Harrington | 1,399 | 39.7% | |
Turnout | 33.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Marks | 1,912 | 69.3% | |
Conservative | P. Cleland | 664 | 24.1% | |
SLD | J. Smith | 184 | 6.7% | |
Turnout | 31.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Cowie | 1,653 | 62.0% | |
Conservative | S. Ryder | 842 | 31.6% | |
SLD | B. Wakeham | 169 | 6.3% | |
Turnout | 33.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,681 | 43.7% | |
SLD | D. Harrison | 1,523 | 39.6% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 639 | 16.6% | |
Turnout | 44.0% | |||
Conservative hold |
Wickford South[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Buckley | 1,763 | 48.0% | |
SLD | G. Palmer | 1,390 | 37.8% | |
Labour | T. Hazlewood | 520 | 14.2% | |
Turnout | 39.9% | |||
Conservative gain from SLD |
References[]
Categories:
- Basildon Borough Council elections
- 1988 English local elections
- 1980s in Essex