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.

1988 Basildon District Council election[1][2]
5 May 1988
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 2 2
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

Overall results
1988 Basildon District Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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