1979_Basildon_District_Council_election

1979 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]
All 42 seats to Basildon District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1979 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

1979 Basildon District Council election

1979 UK local government election

The 1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.

Quick Facts All 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Ward results

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"Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

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"Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] [3]
"Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	6	40.5	35.4	28,779	1.1
	Conservative	16	1	38.1	41.2	33,494	4.5
	Residents	9	3	22.5	11.9	9,700	2.3
	Liberal	0		0.0	11.4	9,248	9.6
Total		42				81,221

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	R. Harness	3,099
	Residents	S. Wallis	3,064
	Residents	M. White	3,023
	Conservative	A. Archer	2,733
	Conservative	R. Marshall	2,671
	Conservative	E. Guy	2,669
	Labour	I. Moul	787
	Labour	C. Caine	753
	Labour	G. Brooke	713
Turnout				85.1%
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	A. Greaves	3,277
	Residents	A. Evans	3,265
	Residents	H. Wilkins	3,154
	Conservative	G. Copley	1,878
	Conservative	D. Almond	1,865
	Conservative	W. Lea	1,693
	Labour	E. Greenhow	270
	Labour	S. Townsend	258
	Labour	R. Waters	215
Turnout				85.4%
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	C. Jones	3,324
	Residents	B. Hooks	3,220
	Residents	J. Kemp	3,048
	Conservative	F. Janaway	2,480
	Conservative	M. Marshall	2,466
	Conservative	J. Wright	2,402
	Labour	A. Edge	646
	Labour	L. Edge	637
	Labour	R. Pattle	628
Turnout				82.6%
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Ballard	3,800
	Labour	R. Walker	3,656
	Labour	C. O'Brien	3,617
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	2,239
	Conservative	E. Cullis	2,201
	Conservative	E. Roy	2,081
	Liberal	H. Lutton	892
Turnout				75.3%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

1979_Basildon_District_Council_election

1979 Basildon District Council election

Overall results

Ward results

Billericay East (3 seats)

Billericay West (3 seats)

Burstead (3 seats)

Fryerns Central (3 seats)

Fryerns East (3 seats)

Laindon (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Nethermayne (3 seats)

Pitsea East (3 seats)

Pitsea West (3 seats)

Vange (3 seats)

Wickford North (3 seats)

Wickford South (3 seats)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dove	3,457
	Labour	J. Potter	2,958
	Labour	D. Harrison	2,842
	Conservative	D. Barker	2,184
	Conservative	M. Manouvrier	2,080
	Conservative	R. Pennell	1,967
	Liberal	D. Mavis	776
Turnout				74.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Doyle	1,707
	Conservative	D. Lovey	1,543
	Conservative	V. York	1,508
	Labour	K. Godley	1,145
	Labour	I. Harlow	1,072
	Labour	T. Wilson	1,043
	Liberal	J. Massie	356
Turnout				74.8%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Lynch	2,110
	Conservative	J. Hunter	2,039
	Labour	J. Bielby	1,982
	Conservative	R. Read	1,960
	Conservative	M. Davies	1,941
	Labour	M. Lynch	1,888
	Liberal	I. Campion-Smith	621
Turnout				70.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Costello	3,634
	Labour	R. Austin	3,208
	Labour	D. Austin	3,139
	Conservative	R. Wallis	1,892
	Conservative	G. Dobbs	1,845
	Conservative	W. West	1,710
	Liberal	M. Howard	764
Turnout				79.2%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Blackbourn	2,974
	Conservative	P. Cole	2,752
	Conservative	H. Tucker	2,633
	Labour	P. Davey	2,595
	Labour	A. Borlase	2,475
	Labour	G. Krejzl	2,318
	Liberal	B. Holmes	834
Turnout				78.4%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Dines	1,780
	Conservative	K. Emery	1,760
	Conservative	F. Laine	1,655
	Labour	W. Blunkell	1,427
	Labour	R. Oliver	1,369
	Labour	D. Marks	1,275
	Liberal	S. Holmes	492
Turnout				72.0%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Amey	2,942
	Labour	H. Tinworth	2,577
	Labour	E. Gelder	2,567
	Conservative	A. Dines	2,229
	Conservative	D. McCree	2,106
	Conservative	A. McIntyre	2,005
	Liberal	B. Mavis	1,195
Turnout				72.5%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Miller	2,692
	Labour	H. Miller	2,576
	Labour	H. Witzer	2,334
	Conservative	J. Dolby	1,902
	Conservative	J. Ross	1,873
	Conservative	A. Oram	1,857
	Liberal	S. Massie	739
Turnout				73.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Ridley	3,615
	Conservative	B. Pummell	3,435
	Conservative	L. Yorke	3,286
	Labour	R. Turpin	1,782
	Labour	J. Selby	1,737
	Labour	M. Walsh	1,662
	Liberal	M. Samson	1,460
Turnout				73.7%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Ball	3,842
	Conservative	T. Taylor	3,529
	Conservative	G. Jones	3,276
	Labour	A. Coupe	1,492
	Labour	L. Borlase	1,267
	Labour	A. McCartan	1,119
	Liberal	T. Kabir	1,008
Turnout				82.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)