1986 Basildon District Council election

1986 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]
16 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1986 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour Party;	Council control after election ; Labour Party;

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.

Overall results

1986 Basildon District Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	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

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Billericay West (3 seats)

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Fryerns Central

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Cregg	2,112	65.7%
	Alliance	J. White	590	18.3%
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	514	16.0%
Turnout				36.4%
	Labour hold

Fryerns East

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Potter	1,815	62.3%
	Alliance	J. Lutton	667	22.9%
	Conservative	A. Elliott	431	14.8%
Turnout				34.8%
	Labour hold

Laindon

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	K. Lack	1,500	50.4%
	Labour	L. Webb	991	33.3%
	Conservative	H. Tucker	488	16.4%
Turnout				39.1%
	Alliance hold

Lee Chapel North

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

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Lee Chapel North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Moloney	1,797	61.8%
	Alliance	P. Edgell	578	19.9%
	Conservative	I. Harbott	535	18.4%
Turnout				36.7%
	Labour hold

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	G. Williams	1,851	44.9%
	Labour	M. Bruce	1,527	37.1%
	Conservative	E. Dines	742	18.0%
Turnout				52.8%
	Alliance gain from Labour

Pitsea East

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Fallon	1,815	57.4%
	Conservative	D. Osborne	941	29.8%
	Alliance	L. Williams	406	12.8%
Turnout				33.8%
	Labour hold

Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Tinworth	2,222	69.9%
	Conservative	B. Weedon	584	18.4%
	Alliance	D. Richardson	375	11.8%
Turnout				35.9%
	Labour hold

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Vange^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Payn	1,726	69.2%
	Conservative	J. Dolby	511	20.5%
	Alliance	G. Singh	258	10.3%
Turnout				32.0%
	Labour hold

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Wickford South

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	F. Bellard	2,144	58.2%
	Conservative	J. Whellem	1,026	27.8%
	Labour	L. Martin	516	14.0%
Turnout				42.5%
	Alliance hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1986". The Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[1] "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.

[2] "Local Election Summaries 1986". The Elections Centre.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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