The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
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All 46 seats to Basildon District Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 36.5 | 13,895 | 8.5 | |
Conservative | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37.0 | 45.7 | 17,427 | 10.4 | |
Residents | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 5,447 | 0.5 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 680 | 0.7 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 348 | |||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 244 | New | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 66 | 0.2 | ||
Total | 46 | 38,107 |
Ward results edit
Barstable (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Gelder | 1,134 | ||
Labour | C. Sweeney | 1,127 | ||
Labour | W. Blunkell | 1,103 | ||
Conservative | B. Bartlett | 696 | ||
Conservative | H. Liebner | 626 | ||
Conservative | D. Solly | 609 | ||
Turnout | 29.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Billericay (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Copley | 1,842 | ||
Conservative | K. Emery | 1,822 | ||
Conservative | R. Marshall | 1,799 | ||
Residents | M. Cooke | 1,365 | ||
Residents | N. Curtis | 1,298 | ||
Residents | M. Heywood | 1,271 | ||
Labour | T. Moul | 342 | ||
Labour | D. Lane | 328 | ||
Labour | G. Brooke | 314 | ||
Turnout | 57.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Burstead (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Residents | B. Hooks | 1,763 | ||
Residents | C. Jones | 1,736 | ||
Residents | F. Young | 1,710 | ||
Conservative | M. Hawkins | 960 | ||
Conservative | C. Wilson | 929 | ||
Labour | P. Hepburn | 257 | ||
Labour | R. Prattle | 245 | ||
Liberal | M. Howard | 239 | ||
Labour | H. Wiles | 238 | ||
Liberal | P. Johnson | 175 | ||
Liberal | T. McCartan | 169 | ||
Turnout | 49.2% | |||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold |
Buttsbury (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Residents | H. Wilkins | 2,099 | ||
Residents | A. Greaves | 2,069 | ||
Residents | J. Openshaw | 2,042 | ||
Conservative | J. Quirk | 1,997 | ||
Conservative | N. Stanley | 1,977 | ||
Conservative | A. Archer | 1,892 | ||
Labour | E. Greenbow | 163 | ||
Labour | I. Grant | 140 | ||
Labour | J. Bacon | 109 | ||
Turnout | 61.2% | |||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold |
Castleton (4 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Ball | 2,311 | ||
Conservative | T. Taylor | 2,154 | ||
Conservative | G. Jones | 2,122 | ||
Conservative | V. Ridley | 2,084 | ||
Labour | R. Green | 544 | ||
Labour | C. Robinson | 524 | ||
Labour | E. Munting | 500 | ||
Labour | I. Ambrose | 497 | ||
Independent | R. Burge | 348 | ||
Turnout | 38.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Central (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Davey | 1,399 | ||
Labour | D. Harrison | 1,265 | ||
Labour | V. Ganesan | 1,208 | ||
Conservative | E. Copland | 1,126 | ||
Conservative | D. Hull | 1,095 | ||
Conservative | C. Cooksey | 1,089 | ||
Turnout | 43.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Dove | 1,175 | ||
Labour | J. Potter | 1,042 | ||
Labour | N. Potter | 1,011 | ||
Conservative | R. Hughes | 533 | ||
Conservative | M. Humphreys | 532 | ||
Conservative | H. Dixon | 517 | ||
Turnout | 31.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Fryerns West (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Walker | 993 | ||
Labour | P. Ballard | 988 | ||
Labour | C. O'Brien | 962 | ||
Conservative | J. Damm | 540 | ||
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 513 | ||
Conservative | J. Francklin | 500 | ||
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Laindon (4 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Lynch | 1,410 | ||
Labour | B. Edwards | 1,368 | ||
Labour | G. Krejzl | 1,323 | ||
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,295 | ||
Labour | E. Lane | 1,275 | ||
Conservative | A. Borlase | 1,253 | ||
Conservative | D. Lovey | 1,210 | ||
Conservative | V. York | 1,183 | ||
Liberal | D. Field | 237 | ||
Liberal | R. Collins | 234 | ||
Liberal | D. Foskett | 221 | ||
Liberal | B. Roughley | 212 | ||
Turnout | 32.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Langdon Hills (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Cole | 1,267 | ||
Conservative | J. Hopkins | 1,102 | ||
Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 1,078 | ||
Labour | I. Harlow | 876 | ||
Labour | G. Lynch | 858 | ||
Labour | J. Jekyll | 838 | ||
Residents | I. Macdonald | 220 | ||
Residents | B. Simmons | 200 | ||
Turnout | 42.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative hold |
Lee Chapel North (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Costello | 1,761 | ||
Labour | R. Austin | 1,441 | ||
Labour | D. Austin | 1,385 | ||
Conservative | S. Copland | 556 | ||
Conservative | S. Wilson | 546 | ||
Conservative | B. Pennell | 532 | ||
Liberal | C. Collins | 204 | ||
Liberal | P. Tremain | 161 | ||
Liberal | B. Mavis | 159 | ||
Communist | B. Denny | 66 | ||
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Pitsea (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Amey | 1,346 | ||
Conservative | M. Davies | 1,276 | ||
Conservative | F. Laine | 1,258 | ||
Conservative | M. Stevens | 1,246 | ||
Labour | E. Dines | 1,241 | ||
Labour | A. Woolford | 1,240 | ||
National Front | B. Weedon | 244 | ||
National Front | G. Dudley | 225 | ||
National Front | L. Gardiner | 203 | ||
Turnout | 40.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Vange (4 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Miller | 1,248 | ||
Labour | H. Tinworth | 1,186 | ||
Labour | H. Witzer | 1,181 | ||
Labour | D. Lock | 1,180 | ||
Conservative | W. Burles | 680 | ||
Conservative | J. Dolby | 662 | ||
Conservative | A. Featherstone | 661 | ||
Conservative | R. Pennell | 656 | ||
Turnout | 31.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Wickford (4 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Ridley | 2,348 | ||
Conservative | L. Yorke | 2,258 | ||
Conservative | M. Ryan | 2,235 | ||
Conservative | P. Farmer | 2,177 | ||
Labour | M. Walsh | 1,247 | ||
Labour | L. Harrison | 1,183 | ||
Labour | B. Hurley | 1,169 | ||
Labour | J. Edwards | 1,107 | ||
Turnout | 47.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |