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 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1990 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| 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 | 
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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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1990". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
