The 1987 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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 1983. The Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had held since 1982; the council fell 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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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1987 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42.9 | 32.5 | 17,983 | 4.2 | |
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28.6 | 36.5 | 20,221 | 3.5 | |
Alliance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | 31.0 | 17,188 | 8.0 | |
Total | 14 | 55,392 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1983 election.
Ward results edit
Billericay East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Lea | 2,458 | 58.0% | |
Alliance | S. Moore | 1,255 | 29.6% | |
Labour | A. Knight | 525 | 12.4% | |
Turnout | 48.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Billericay West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | F. Tomlin | 2,960 | 64.5% | |
Alliance | J. Morley | 1,292 | 28.2% | |
Labour | J. Orpe | 336 | 7.3% | |
Turnout | 50.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Burstead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | S. Dines | 2,353 | 50.1% | |
Alliance | G. Bellard | 1,944 | 41.4% | |
Labour | J. Kemp | 397 | 8.5% | |
Turnout | 55.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Fryerns Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Ballard | 2,108 | 58.6% | |
Alliance | G. Humfrey | 778 | 21.6% | |
Conservative | A. Elliott | 714 | 19.8% | |
Turnout | 42.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Dove | 1,850 | 51.2% | |
Alliance | J. Lutton | 1,076 | 29.8% | |
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 688 | 19.0% | |
Turnout | 42.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | V. York | 2,009 | 45.4% | |
Labour | D. Roe | 1,835 | 41.5% | |
Alliance | S. Furlong | 579 | 13.1% | |
Turnout | 50.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Langdon Hills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | K. Neil | 1,555 | 46.7% | |
Labour | M. Baker | 949 | 28.5% | |
Conservative | B. Weedon | 825 | 24.8% | |
Turnout | 42.5% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Lee Chapel North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Costello | 1,856 | 52.6% | |
Alliance | S. Saunders | 941 | 26.6% | |
Conservative | H. Tucker | 734 | 20.8% | |
Turnout | 44.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | J. White | 1,963 | 42.9% | |
Labour | E. Gelder | 1,498 | 32.7% | |
Conservative | P. Hedges | 1,114 | 24.3% | |
Turnout | 58.8% | |||
Alliance gain from Labour |
Pitsea East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | L. Webb | 1,801 | 47.4% | |
Conservative | T. Hall | 1,274 | 33.5% | |
Alliance | B. Jeffery | 728 | 19.1% | |
Turnout | 37.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Amey | 2,026 | 59.9% | |
Conservative | W. Lockhart | 853 | 25.2% | |
Alliance | D. Richardson | 506 | 14.9% | |
Turnout | 37.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Miller | 1,567 | 55.1% | |
Conservative | J. Dolby | 817 | 28.7% | |
Alliance | B. Wakeham | 461 | 16.2% | |
Turnout | 35.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | L. Banton | 2,022 | 44.1% | |
Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,869 | 40.7% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 699 | 15.2% | |
Turnout | 54.2% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Wickford South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | A. Banton | 2,088 | 50.0% | |
Conservative | C. Ball | 1,553 | 37.2% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 536 | 12.8% | |
Turnout | 45.9% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |