The 1983 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had won at the previous election in 1982.
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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 1983 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57.1 | 36.7 | 17,892 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 19,478 | ||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 10,039 | |||
Residents | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,295 | ||
Total | 14 | 48,704 |
Ward results
editBillericay East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Lea | 2,503 | 63.6% | |
Alliance | G. Cronkshaw | 819 | 20.8% | |
Labour | A. Chipperfield | 615 | 15.6% | |
Turnout | 46.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Billericay West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Johnson | 2,508 | 66.5% | |
Alliance | G. Taylor | 902 | 23.9% | |
Labour | M. Baker | 363 | 9.6% | |
Turnout | 48.3% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Burstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Parr | 2,025 | 52.6% | |
Residents | C. Jones | 1,295 | 33.6% | |
Labour | I. Harlow | 533 | 13.8% | |
Turnout | 46.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Fryerns Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Ballard | 2,032 | 50.5% | |
Alliance | J. White | 1,300 | 32.3% | |
Conservative | L. Tilt | 693 | 17.2% | |
Turnout | 44.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Dove | 1,766 | 62.5% | |
Conservative | A. Ball | 718 | 25.4% | |
Alliance | F. Crow | 340 | 12.0% | |
Turnout | 34.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Blerkom | 1,421 | 42.8% | |
Labour | P. Rackley | 1,364 | 41.1% | |
Alliance | M. Howard | 532 | 16.0% | |
Turnout | 44.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
Langdon Hills
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Lynch | 1,071 | 37.2% | |
Alliance | K. Lack | 978 | 33.9% | |
Conservative | A. Dines | 832 | 28.9% | |
Turnout | 39.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Lee Chapel North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Costello | 1,959 | 60.2% | |
Conservative | R. Kemp | 731 | 22.5% | |
Alliance | K. Neil | 564 | 17.3% | |
Turnout | 40.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Gelder | 1,512 | 38.9% | |
Conservative | P. Cole | 1,322 | 34.0% | |
Alliance | A. Lutton | 1,057 | 27.2% | |
Turnout | 48.7% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Pitsea East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Hodge | 2,106 | 64.7% | |
Conservative | E. Dines | 1,331 | 39.3% | |
Alliance | B. Simmons | 442 | 13.0% | |
Turnout | 40.4% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Pitsea West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Amey | 2,014 | 62.1% | |
Conservative | P. Tomkins | 869 | 26.8% | |
Alliance | A. Scott | 360 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 36.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Miller | 1,589 | 58.7% | |
Conservative | J. Dolby | 752 | 27.8% | |
Alliance | P. Harding | 364 | 13.5% | |
Turnout | 35.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Leibner | 1,998 | 54.8% | |
Labour | L. Wignall | 1,033 | 28.3% | |
Alliance | M. Birch | 617 | 16.9% | |
Turnout | 44.0% | |||
Conservative hold |
Wickford South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Ball | 1,775 | 44.8% | |
Labour | G. Palmer | 1,764 | 44.5% | |
Alliance | R. Turpin | 425 | 10.7% | |
Turnout | 49.9% | |||
Conservative hold |