1990 Basildon District Council election

1990 Basildon District Council election[1][2]

3 May 1990
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 20 13 9 Seats won 8 5 1 Seats after 23 14 5 Seat change 3 1 4 Popular vote 22,637 22,907 11,912 Percentage 38.3% 38.8% 20.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1990 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Labour Party

The 1990 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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 1986. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had been under no overall control since 1987.

Overall results

1990 Basildon District Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	1	0	1	57.1	38.3	22,637	1.0
	Conservative	5	2	0	2	35.7	38.8	22,907	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	3	3	7.1	20.2	11,912	9.3
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.7	1,589	New
Total		14						59,045

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1986 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Archer	2,629	61.2%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ferriss	844	19.6%
	Labour	J. Orpe	826	19.2%
Turnout				50.4%
	Conservative hold

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Ferguson	2,835	63.7%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Johnson	767	17.2%
	Labour	A. Final	568	12.8%
	Green	M. O'Regan	282	6.3%
Turnout				47.7%
	Conservative hold

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Leask	2,260	50.6%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Taylor	1,660	37.2%
	Labour	I. Harlow	548	12.3%
Turnout				53.9%
	Conservative hold

Fryerns Central

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Cregg	2,478	61.4%
	Conservative	S. Allen	886	22.0%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	525	13.0%
	Green	F. Benwell	147	3.6%
Turnout				47.0%
	Labour hold

Fryerns East

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Potter	2,156	59.3%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lutton	767	21.1%
	Conservative	K. Boucher	712	19.6%
Turnout				43.8%
	Labour hold

Laindon

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Keeffe	1,978	44.8%
	Conservative	W. Lockhart	1,906	43.2%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Martin	531	12.0%
Turnout				50.4%
	Labour hold

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Webb	2,051	45.6%
	Conservative	Mark Francois	1,973	43.8%
	Liberal Democrats	I. White	289	6.4%
	Green	A. Macdougall	188	4.2%
Turnout				49.9%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel North[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Austin	2,379	60.4%
	Conservative	T. Fleet	1,043	26.5%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Jenkins	327	8.3%
	Green	M. Thomas	189	4.8%
Turnout				49.7%
	Labour hold

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	1,655	36.3%
	Labour	M. Bruce	1,547	34.0%
	Conservative	V. Robbins	1,354	29.7%
Turnout				61.8%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Pitsea East

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Fallon	2,177	52.7%
	Conservative	P. Cleland	1,413	34.2%
	Green	L. Davies	274	6.6%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Williams	269	6.5%
Turnout				38.9%
	Labour hold

Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Carty	2,422	63.8%
	Conservative	P. Cleland	923	24.3%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Mavis	300	7.9%
	Green	T. Davies	153	4.0%
Turnout				42.3%
	Labour hold

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Payn	1,869	59.8%
	Conservative	R. Cole	827	26.5%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wakeham	247	7.9%
	Green	M. Benwell	181	5.8%
Turnout				39.0%
	Labour hold

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Buckley	2,091	43.0%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Birch	1,853	38.1%
	Labour	S. Harness	922	18.9%
Turnout				53.0%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Wickford South

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Morris	2,055	42.6%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Bellard	1,878	38.9%
	Labour	E. Harrison	716	14.8%
	Green	G. Collins	175	3.6%
Turnout				52.8%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1990". The Elections Centre.
3. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.