The 1991 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 1987. An addition seat was up for election in Fryerns Central ward. The Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had gained only the previous year; the council fell back under no overall control.
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15 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 1991 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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Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46.7 | 44.8 | 24,678 | 8.5 | |
Labour | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 16,532 | 2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 25.2 | 13,867 | 5.8 | |
Total | 15 | 55,077 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1987 election.
Ward results edit
Billericay East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Lea | 2,390 | 61.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Ferriss | 908 | 23.5% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 564 | 14.6% | |
Turnout | 45.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Billericay West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | F. Tomlin | 2,901 | 67.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Johnson | 945 | 22.1% | |
Labour | V. Walker | 435 | 10.2% | |
Turnout | 45.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Burstead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Buckenham | 2,099 | 49.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Taylor | 1,755 | 41.6% | |
Labour | M. Viney | 365 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
Fryerns Central (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Ballard | 1,779 | ||
Labour | J. Orpe | 1,506 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Smith | 1,064 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Wakeham | 996 | ||
Conservative | S. Allen | 805 | ||
Conservative | D. Allen | 802 | ||
Turnout | 44.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Dove | 1,602 | 48.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 875 | 26.6% | |
Conservative | K. Boucher | 811 | 24.7% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | V. York | 2,323 | 53.3% | |
Labour | J. Field | 1,498 | 34.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Martin | 535 | 12.3% | |
Turnout | 49.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
Langdon Hills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Mark Francois[4] | 2,550 | 54.6% | |
Labour | P. Kirkman | 1,658 | 35.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Jones | 459 | 9.8% | |
Turnout | 52.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Lee Chapel North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Costello | 1,794 | 51.5% | |
Conservative | T. Fleet | 1,221 | 35.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Low | 471 | 13.5% | |
Turnout | 45.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | J. White | 1,698 | 41.1% | |
Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 1,294 | 31.3% | |
Labour | H. Bruce | 1,140 | 27.6% | |
Turnout | 56.3% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Pitsea East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Sheridan | 2,016 | 48.7% | |
Labour | R. Llewellyn | 1,633 | 39.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 488 | 11.8% | |
Turnout | 38.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Pitsea West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Beaumont | 1,654 | 52.0% | |
Conservative | C. Coombes | 1,080 | 33.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Mavis | 449 | 14.1% | |
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Bruce | 1,450 | 51.5% | |
Conservative | R. Cole | 918 | 32.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Campbell | 446 | 15.8% | |
Turnout | 35.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | A. Sharp | 2,254 | 50.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Allen | 1,690 | 37.5% | |
Labour | H. Witzer | 561 | 12.5% | |
Turnout | 49.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Wickford South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | A. Banton | 2,084 | 46.3% | |
Conservative | D. Harrison | 2,016 | 44.8% | |
Labour | A. Witzer | 399 | 8.9% | |
Turnout | 50.3% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |