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1988 Basildon District Council election

1988 Basildon District Council election[1][2]
← 1987 5 May 1988 1990 →
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative SLD
Seats before 20 11 11
Seats won 8 6 0
Seats after 20 13 9
Seat change Steady Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 18,116 19,283 10,531
Percentage 37.8% 40.2% 22.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

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

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1988 Basildon District Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 0 1 Decrease1 57.1 37.8 18,116 Decrease4.8
  Conservative 6 2 0 Increase2 42.9 40.2 19,283 Increase5.7
  SLD 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 22.0 10,531 Increase1.1
Total 14 47,930

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.

Ward results

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Billericay East

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Location of Billericay East ward
Billericay East[3]
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

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Location of Billericay West ward
Billericay West[3]
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

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Location of Burstead ward
Burstead[3]
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

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Location of Fryerns Central ward
Fryerns Central[3]
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

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Location of Fryerns East ward
Fryerns East[3]
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

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Location of Laindon ward
Laindon[3]
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

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Location of Langdon Hills ward
Langdon Hills[3]
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

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Location of Lee Chapel North ward
Lee Chapel North[3]
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

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Location of Nethermayne ward
Nethermayne[3]
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

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Location of Pitsea East ward
Pitsea East[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Baker 2,124 60.3%
Conservative J. Harrington 1,399 39.7%
Turnout 33.5%
Labour hold

Pitsea West

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Location of Pitsea West ward
Pitsea West[3]
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

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Location of Vange ward
Vange[3]
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

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Location of Wickford North ward
Wickford North[3]
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

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Location of Wickford South ward
Wickford South[3]
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

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  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.