1987 Basildon District Council election
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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 6 | 0 | 2 | 42.9 | 32.5 | 17,983 | |||
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 36.5 | 20,221 | |||
Alliance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28.6 | 31.0 | 17,188 | |||
Total | 14 | 55,392 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1983 election.
Ward results
Billericay East
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
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
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 | ||||
References
- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1987". The Elections Centre.
- "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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