1976_Basildon_District_Council_election
1976 Basildon District Council election
1976 UK local government election
The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
Quick Facts All 46 seats to Basildon District Council 24 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 36.5 | 13,895 | 8.5 | |
Conservative | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37.0 | 45.7 | 17,427 | 10.4 | |
Residents | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 5,447 | 0.5 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 680 | 0.7 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 348 | |||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 244 | New | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 66 | 0.2 | ||
Total | 46 | 38,107 |
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Barstable (3 seats)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Gelder | 1,134 | ||
Labour | C. Sweeney | 1,127 | ||
Labour | W. Blunkell | 1,103 | ||
Conservative | B. Bartlett | 696 | ||
Conservative | H. Liebner | 626 | ||
Conservative | D. Solly | 609 | ||
Turnout | 29.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Billericay (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Copley | 1,842 | ||
Conservative | K. Emery | 1,822 | ||
Conservative | R. Marshall | 1,799 | ||
Residents | M. Cooke | 1,365 | ||
Residents | N. Curtis | 1,298 | ||
Residents | M. Heywood | 1,271 | ||
Labour | T. Moul | 342 | ||
Labour | D. Lane | 328 | ||
Labour | G. Brooke | 314 | ||
Turnout | 57.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Burstead (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Residents | B. Hooks | 1,763 | ||
Residents | C. Jones | 1,736 | ||
Residents | F. Young | 1,710 | ||
Conservative | M. Hawkins | 960 | ||
Conservative | C. Wilson | 929 | ||
Labour | P. Hepburn | 257 | ||
Labour | R. Prattle | 245 | ||
Liberal | M. Howard | 239 | ||
Labour | H. Wiles | 238 | ||
Liberal | P. Johnson | 175 | ||
Liberal | T. McCartan | 169 | ||
Turnout | 49.2% | |||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
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Buttsbury (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Residents | H. Wilkins | 2,099 | ||
Residents | A. Greaves | 2,069 | ||
Residents | J. Openshaw | 2,042 | ||
Conservative | J. Quirk | 1,997 | ||
Conservative | N. Stanley | 1,977 | ||
Conservative | A. Archer | 1,892 | ||
Labour | E. Greenbow | 163 | ||
Labour | I. Grant | 140 | ||
Labour | J. Bacon | 109 | ||
Turnout | 61.2% | |||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
Residents hold | ||||
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Castleton (4 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Ball | 2,311 | ||
Conservative | T. Taylor | 2,154 | ||
Conservative | G. Jones | 2,122 | ||
Conservative | V. Ridley | 2,084 | ||
Labour | R. Green | 544 | ||
Labour | C. Robinson | 524 | ||
Labour | E. Munting | 500 | ||
Labour | I. Ambrose | 497 | ||
Independent | R. Burge | 348 | ||
Turnout | 38.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Central (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Davey | 1,399 | ||
Labour | D. Harrison | 1,265 | ||
Labour | V. Ganesan | 1,208 | ||
Conservative | E. Copland | 1,126 | ||
Conservative | D. Hull | 1,095 | ||
Conservative | C. Cooksey | 1,089 | ||
Turnout | 43.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Fryerns East (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Dove | 1,175 | ||
Labour | J. Potter | 1,042 | ||
Labour | N. Potter | 1,011 | ||
Conservative | R. Hughes | 533 | ||
Conservative | M. Humphreys | 532 | ||
Conservative | H. Dixon | 517 | ||
Turnout | 31.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Fryerns West (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Walker | 993 | ||
Labour | P. Ballard | 988 | ||
Labour | C. O'Brien | 962 | ||
Conservative | J. Damm | 540 | ||
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 513 | ||
Conservative | J. Francklin | 500 | ||
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Laindon (4 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Lynch | 1,410 | ||
Labour | B. Edwards | 1,368 | ||
Labour | G. Krejzl | 1,323 | ||
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,295 | ||
Labour | E. Lane | 1,275 | ||
Conservative | A. Borlase | 1,253 | ||
Conservative | D. Lovey | 1,210 | ||
Conservative | V. York | 1,183 | ||
Liberal | D. Field | 237 | ||
Liberal | R. Collins | 234 | ||
Liberal | D. Foskett | 221 | ||
Liberal | B. Roughley | 212 | ||
Turnout | 32.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Langdon Hills (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Cole | 1,267 | ||
Conservative | J. Hopkins | 1,102 | ||
Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 1,078 | ||
Labour | I. Harlow | 876 | ||
Labour | G. Lynch | 858 | ||
Labour | J. Jekyll | 838 | ||
Residents | I. Macdonald | 220 | ||
Residents | B. Simmons | 200 | ||
Turnout | 42.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Lee Chapel North (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Costello | 1,761 | ||
Labour | R. Austin | 1,441 | ||
Labour | D. Austin | 1,385 | ||
Conservative | S. Copland | 556 | ||
Conservative | S. Wilson | 546 | ||
Conservative | B. Pennell | 532 | ||
Liberal | C. Collins | 204 | ||
Liberal | P. Tremain | 161 | ||
Liberal | B. Mavis | 159 | ||
Communist | B. Denny | 66 | ||
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Pitsea (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Amey | 1,346 | ||
Conservative | M. Davies | 1,276 | ||
Conservative | F. Laine | 1,258 | ||
Conservative | M. Stevens | 1,246 | ||
Labour | E. Dines | 1,241 | ||
Labour | A. Woolford | 1,240 | ||
National Front | B. Weedon | 244 | ||
National Front | G. Dudley | 225 | ||
National Front | L. Gardiner | 203 | ||
Turnout | 40.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Vange (4 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Miller | 1,248 | ||
Labour | H. Tinworth | 1,186 | ||
Labour | H. Witzer | 1,181 | ||
Labour | D. Lock | 1,180 | ||
Conservative | W. Burles | 680 | ||
Conservative | J. Dolby | 662 | ||
Conservative | A. Featherstone | 661 | ||
Conservative | R. Pennell | 656 | ||
Turnout | 31.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
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Wickford (4 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Ridley | 2,348 | ||
Conservative | L. Yorke | 2,258 | ||
Conservative | M. Ryan | 2,235 | ||
Conservative | P. Farmer | 2,177 | ||
Labour | M. Walsh | 1,247 | ||
Labour | L. Harrison | 1,183 | ||
Labour | B. Hurley | 1,169 | ||
Labour | J. Edwards | 1,107 | ||
Turnout | 47.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre.
- "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.