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.
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1983 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 edit
Billericay East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |