1982 Basildon District Council election

1982 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]
17 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1982 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; Labour Party;

The 1982 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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 of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Overall results edit

1982 Basildon District Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	9	3	0	3	52.9	32.3	13,852
	Conservative	6	4	5	1	35.3	35.0	14,979
	Alliance	2	2	0	2	11.8	24.2	10,348
	Residents	0	0	4	4	0.0	8.2	3,501
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	165
Total		17						42,094

Ward results edit

Billericay East (2 seats) edit

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Archer	1,634
	Conservative	W. Lea	1,611
	Residents	S. Davis	1,061
	Residents	A. Waddoups	1,011
	Alliance	A. Lycett	590
	Alliance	G. Cronkshaw	567
	Labour	S. Townsend	407
	Labour	W. Hodge	373
Turnout				44.8%
	Conservative gain from Residents
	Conservative gain from Residents

Billericay West edit

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Tomlin	1,586	45.0%
	Residents	T. Stansfield	1,295	36.7%
	Alliance	G. Taylor	420	11.9%
	Labour	R. Pattle	226	6.4%
Turnout				46.8%
	Conservative gain from Residents

Burstead edit

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Marshall	1,581	45.9%
	Residents	B. Hooks	1,145	33.3%
	Labour	I. Harlow	373	10.8%
	Alliance	P. Blacklock	343	10.0%
Turnout				41.6%
	Conservative gain from Residents

Fryerns Central edit

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Borlase	1,524	46.2%
	Alliance	J. White	1,001	30.3%
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	610	18.5%
	Independent Residents	B. Chaplin	165	5.0%
Turnout				36.2%
	Labour hold

Fryerns East edit

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Potter	1,408	58.2%
	Conservative	L. Tilt	552	22.8%
	Alliance	A. Hendry	461	19.0%
Turnout				29.4%
	Labour hold

Laindon edit

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. York	1,180	43.5%
	Labour	P. Rackley	1,020	37.6%
	SDP	A. Clark	395	14.5%
	Liberal	D. Wilson	120	4.4%
Turnout				40.0%
	Conservative hold

Langdon Hills edit

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	R. Payne	1,180	43.5%
	Labour	W. Blunkell	742	29.1%
	Conservative	J. Hunter	673	26.4%
Turnout				36.2%
	Alliance gain from Conservative

Lee Chapel North (2 seats) edit

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Moloney	1,602
	Labour	R. Fitzgibbon	1,591
	Alliance	M. Gill	919
	Alliance	H. Lutton	771
	Conservative	D. Almond	541
	Conservative	A. Almond	519
Turnout				38.9%
	Labour hold

Nethermayne (2 seats) edit

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Bruce	1,199
	Labour	E. Gelder	1,099
	Alliance	J. Bassett	1,035
	Alliance	J. Lutton	1,021
	Conservative	P. Cole	1,020
	Conservative	H. Tucker	984
Turnout				43.6%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pitsea East edit

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Hill	1,198	45.7%
	Conservative	A. Dines	948	36.2%
	Alliance	P. Cannon	473	18.1%
Turnout				33.9%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pitsea West edit

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Tinworth	1,626	56.8%
	Conservative	B. Weedon	680	23.8%
	SDP	A. Scott	437	15.3%
	Liberal	D. Richardson	118	4.1%
Turnout				32.9%
	Labour hold

Vange edit

Location of Vange ward

Vange^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Miller	1,382	52.5%
	Conservative	J. Dolby	650	24.7%
	Alliance	K. Neil	599	22.8%
Turnout				34.8%
	Labour hold

Wickford North edit

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Pummell	1,834	54.9%
	Labour	G. Wright	764	22.9%
	Alliance	I. Wakefield	745	22.3%
Turnout				40.7%
	Conservative hold

Wickford South edit

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	R. Auvray	1,555	45.4%
	Conservative	T. Taylor	1,490	43.5%
	Labour	R. Oliver	381	11.1%
Turnout				43.3%
	Alliance gain from Conservative

References edit

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.
^ ^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.

[1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1982". The Elections Centre.

[results-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.

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