1992 Basildon District Council election

1992 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]
15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1992 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; Conservative Party;

The 1992 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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 1988. The Conservative Party won every seat up for election, and gained control of the council for the first time, which had previous been under no overall control.

Overall results

1992 Basildon District Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	15	8	0	8	100.0	61.7	35,878	21.5
	Labour	0	0	8	8	0.0	25.8	14,984	12.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	12.5	7,244	9.5
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	50	New
Total		15						58,156

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Patrick	2,812	71.9%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Barr	733	18.8%
	Labour	R. Llewellyn	364	9.3%
Turnout				45.9%
	Conservative hold

Billericay West (2 seats)

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Guest	3,105
	Conservative	B. Rees	3,067
	Liberal Democrats	P. Johnson	684
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ferriss	671
	Labour	H. Bruce	292
	Labour	H. Witzer	249
Turnout				44.3%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Burrell	2,984	71.2%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Taylor	877	20.9%
	Labour	G. Krejzl	328	7.8%
Turnout				50.6%
	Conservative hold

Fryerns Central

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Allens	1,828	46.5%
	Labour	R. Bolt	1,644	41.8%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	459	11.7%
Turnout				46.4%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Fryerns East

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Allen	1,648	46.4%
	Labour	E. Gelder	1,553	43.7%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lutton	354	10.0%
Turnout				44.4%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Laindon

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Jones	2,727	63.4%
	Labour	V. Walker	1,219	28.3%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Martin	354	8.2%
Turnout				48.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Lake	2,622	60.5%
	Labour	A. Lockyer	1,407	32.5%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Evans	305	7.0%
Turnout				48.7%
	Conservative hold

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Fleet	2,121	54.1%
	Labour	R. Fitzgibbon	1,592	40.6%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Low	209	5.3%
Turnout				50.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Blackbourn	2,182	51.5%
	Labour	C. Wilson	1,064	25.1%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Jones	990	23.4%
Turnout				57.7%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Pitsea East

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Blake	3,032	63.5%
	Labour	P. Kirkman	1,528	32.0%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Williams	216	4.5%
Turnout				43.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Coombes	2,017	52.7%
	Labour	D. Marks	1,601	41.8%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Mavis	212	5.5%
Turnout				44.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Shields	1,941	53.3%
	Labour	R. Cowie	1,479	40.6%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Campbell	219	6.0%
Turnout				47.1%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Pummell	3,364	73.9%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Carter	651	14.3%
	Labour	C. Wilson	536	11.8%
Turnout				49.8%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Wickford South

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Buckley	3,495	71.3%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Allen	981	20.0%
	Labour	L. Martin	377	7.7%
	Independent	R. Burge	50	1.0%
Turnout				53.2%
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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