1983 Basildon District Council election

1983 Basildon District Council election[1][2]

5 May 1983
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 22 12 Seats won 8 6 Seats after 24 13 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 17,892 19,478 Percentage 36.7% 40.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Alliance Residents Seats before 3 5 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 3 2 Seat change 3 Popular vote 10,039 1,295 Percentage 20.6% 2.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1983 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Party Council control after election Labour Party

The 1983 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had won at the previous election in 1982.

Overall results

1983 Basildon district council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	2	0	2	57.1	36.7	17,892
	Conservative	6	3	2	1	42.9	40.0	19,478
	Alliance	0	0	0		0.0	20.6	10,039
	Residents	0	0	3	3	0.0	2.7	1,295
Total		14						48,704

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Lea	2,503	63.6%
	Alliance	G. Cronkshaw	819	20.8%
	Labour	A. Chipperfield	615	15.6%
Turnout				46.4%
	Conservative gain from Residents

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Johnson	2,508	66.5%
	Alliance	G. Taylor	902	23.9%
	Labour	M. Baker	363	9.6%
Turnout				48.3%
	Conservative gain from Residents

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Parr	2,025	52.6%
	Residents	C. Jones	1,295	33.6%
	Labour	I. Harlow	533	13.8%
Turnout				46.1%
	Conservative gain from Residents

Fryerns Central

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Ballard	2,032	50.5%
	Alliance	J. White	1,300	32.3%
	Conservative	L. Tilt	693	17.2%
Turnout				44.3%
	Labour hold

Fryerns East

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dove	1,766	62.5%
	Conservative	A. Ball	718	25.4%
	Alliance	F. Crow	340	12.0%
Turnout				34.0%
	Labour hold

Laindon

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Blerkom	1,421	42.8%
	Labour	P. Rackley	1,364	41.1%
	Alliance	M. Howard	532	16.0%
Turnout				44.3%
	Conservative hold

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Lynch	1,071	37.2%
	Alliance	K. Lack	978	33.9%
	Conservative	A. Dines	832	28.9%
Turnout				39.5%
	Labour hold

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Costello	1,959	60.2%
	Conservative	R. Kemp	731	22.5%
	Alliance	K. Neil	564	17.3%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Gelder	1,512	38.9%
	Conservative	P. Cole	1,322	34.0%
	Alliance	A. Lutton	1,057	27.2%
Turnout				48.7%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pitsea East

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Hodge	2,106	64.7%
	Conservative	E. Dines	1,331	39.3%
	Alliance	B. Simmons	442	13.0%
Turnout				40.4%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Amey	2,014	62.1%
	Conservative	P. Tomkins	869	26.8%
	Alliance	A. Scott	360	11.1%
Turnout				36.9%
	Labour hold

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Miller	1,589	58.7%
	Conservative	J. Dolby	752	27.8%
	Alliance	P. Harding	364	13.5%
Turnout				35.8%
	Labour hold

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Leibner	1,998	54.8%
	Labour	L. Wignall	1,033	28.3%
	Alliance	M. Birch	617	16.9%
Turnout				44.0%
	Conservative hold

Wickford South

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Ball	1,775	44.8%
	Labour	G. Palmer	1,764	44.5%
	Alliance	R. Turpin	425	10.7%
Turnout				49.9%
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1983". The Elections Centre.
3. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.