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
editParty | 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
editBillericay East
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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 |