1988 Basildon District Council election
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.
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
57.1 | 37.8 | 18,116 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
42.9 | 40.2 | 19,283 | ![]() | |
SLD | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 22.0 | 10,531 | ![]() | |
Total | 14 | 47,930 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.
Ward results
Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Billericay West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Burstead ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Fryerns Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Fryerns East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Laindon ward
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

Location of Langdon Hills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Nethermayne ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Pitsea East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Baker | 2,124 | 60.3% | |
Conservative | J. Harrington | 1,399 | 39.7% | |
Turnout | 33.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Vange ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Wickford North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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

Location of Wickford South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
- "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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