The 1984 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 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 1980. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 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 1984 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 42.6 | 19,288 | 3.2 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28.6 | 34.5 | 15,612 | 1.3 | |
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 20.9 | 9,450 | 12.5 | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 601 | New | ||
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 297 | New | ||
Total | 14 | 45,248 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1980 election.
Ward results edit
Billericay East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Patrick | 2,047 | 61.8% | |
Labour | I. Harlow | 646 | 19.5% | |
Alliance | A. Edwards | 618 | 18.7% | |
Turnout | 38.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Billericay West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | A. White | 2,163 | 64.9% | |
Alliance | G. Taylor | 778 | 23.3% | |
Labour | A. Charley | 394 | 11.8% | |
Turnout | 41.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Burstead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | I. Leask | 1,939 | 53.3% | |
Alliance | G. Cronkshaw | 1,044 | 28.7% | |
Labour | M. Baker | 656 | 18.0% | |
Turnout | 43.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Residents |
Fryerns Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. O'Brien | 2,094 | 63.7% | |
Independent Liberal | J. White | 601 | 18.3% | |
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 591 | 18.0% | |
Turnout | % | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Harrison | 1,860 | 71.9% | |
Conservative | G. Penvere | 526 | 20.3% | |
Alliance | J. Smith | 201 | 7.8% | |
Turnout | 31.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Rackley | 1,602 | 48.7% | |
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,406 | 42.7% | |
Alliance | B. Simmons | 284 | 8.6% | |
Turnout | 41.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Langdon Hills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Bielby | 1,196 | 43.0% | |
Alliance | P. Richardson | 881 | 31.7% | |
Conservative | R. Dutton | 706 | 25.4% | |
Turnout | 37.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Lee Chapel North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Fitzgibbon | 1,996 | 61.1% | |
Alliance | K. Neil | 742 | 22.7% | |
Conservative | J. Jenkinson | 528 | 16.2% | |
Turnout | 40.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | J. Buckley | 1,690 | 42.8% | |
Alliance | G. Williams | 1,310 | 33.2% | |
Conservative | T. Hall | 950 | 24.1% | |
Turnout | 49.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Hodge | 2,106 | 64.7% | |
Conservative | E. Dines | 961 | 29.5% | |
Alliance | R. Hawksworth | 190 | 5.8% | |
Turnout | 37.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Marks | 2,136 | 74.1% | |
Conservative | P. Tomkins | 554 | 19.2% | |
Alliance | S. Saunders | 194 | 6.7% | |
Turnout | 32.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Witzer | 1,527 | 66.7% | |
Conservative | J. Coombs | 529 | 23.1% | |
Alliance | A. Scott | 232 | 10.1% | |
Turnout | 29.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Britnell | 1,570 | 46.8% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 987 | 29.4% | |
Alliance | M. Birch | 801 | 23.9% | |
Turnout | 40.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
Wickford South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | G. Palmer | 2,175 | 54.2% | |
Conservative | G. Jones | 1,142 | 28.5% | |
Labour | D. Saxby | 398 | 9.9% | |
Ind. Conservative | D. Edwards | 297 | 7.4% | |
Turnout | 49.1% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |