1986_Basildon_District_Council_election
1986 Basildon District Council election
1986 UK local government election
The 1986 Basildon District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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 1982. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1982.
Quick Facts 16 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1986 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 7 | 1 | 1 | 43.8 | 39.3 | 18,751 | 7.0 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 14,933 | 3.7 | |
Alliance | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 14,070 | 5.3 | |
Total | 14 | 47,754 |
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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.
Billericay East
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | A. Archer | 1,936 | 54.6% | |
Alliance | K. Jessop | 1,015 | 28.6 | |
Labour | I. Harlow | 592 | 16.7% | |
Turnout | 41.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Billericay West (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Dighton | 2,347 | ||
Conservative | C. Lees | 2,340 | ||
Conservative | F. Tomlin | 2,302 | ||
Alliance | J. Morley | 1,128 | ||
Alliance | G. Taylor | 1,103 | ||
Alliance | A. Banton | 1,020 | ||
Labour | M. Baker | 366 | ||
Labour | J. Orpe | 304 | ||
Labour | S. Caira | 301 | ||
Turnout | 44.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Burstead
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | T. Leask | 1,912 | 48.9% | |
Alliance | G. Bellard | 1,422 | 36.3% | |
Labour | J. Kemp | 579 | 14.8% | |
Turnout | 46.1% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Fryerns Central
Fryerns East
Laindon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Saxby | 1,823 | 47.2% | |
Conservative | V. York | 1,515 | 39.2% | |
Alliance | J. Smith | 523 | 13.5% | |
Turnout | 45.2% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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Langdon Hills
Lee Chapel North
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Nethermayne
Pitsea East
Pitsea West
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Wickford North
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | M. Birch | 1,613 | 41.0% | |
Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,451 | 36.9% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 870 | 22.1% | |
Turnout | 47.6% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative | ||||
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Wickford South
- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1986". The Elections Centre.
- "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.