1976 Basildon District Council election

1976 Basildon District Council election ^{[1] [2]}

←  1973 6 May 1976 1979  →
All 46 seats to Basildon District Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Residents Last election 31 9 6 Seats won 23 17 6 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 13,895 17,427 5,447 Percentage 36.5% 45.7% 14.2%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

Overall results

1976 Basildon District Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	23	0	8	8	50.0	36.5	13,895	8.5
	Conservative	17	8	0	8	37.0	45.7	17,427	10.4
	Residents	6	0	0		13.0	14.2	5,447	0.5
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	1.8	680	0.7
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	348
	National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	244	New
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	66	0.2
Total		46						38,107

Ward results

Barstable (3 seats)

Barstable (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Gelder	1,134
	Labour	C. Sweeney	1,127
	Labour	W. Blunkell	1,103
	Conservative	B. Bartlett	696
	Conservative	H. Liebner	626
	Conservative	D. Solly	609
Turnout				29.0%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Billericay (3 seats)

Billericay (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Copley	1,842
	Conservative	K. Emery	1,822
	Conservative	R. Marshall	1,799
	Residents	M. Cooke	1,365
	Residents	N. Curtis	1,298
	Residents	M. Heywood	1,271
	Labour	T. Moul	342
	Labour	D. Lane	328
	Labour	G. Brooke	314
Turnout				57.7%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burstead (3 seats)

Burstead (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	B. Hooks	1,763
	Residents	C. Jones	1,736
	Residents	F. Young	1,710
	Conservative	M. Hawkins	960
	Conservative	C. Wilson	929
	Labour	P. Hepburn	257
	Labour	R. Prattle	245
	Liberal	M. Howard	239
	Labour	H. Wiles	238
	Liberal	P. Johnson	175
	Liberal	T. McCartan	169
Turnout				49.2%
	Residents hold
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Buttsbury (3 seats)

Buttsbury (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	H. Wilkins	2,099
	Residents	A. Greaves	2,069
	Residents	J. Openshaw	2,042
	Conservative	J. Quirk	1,997
	Conservative	N. Stanley	1,977
	Conservative	A. Archer	1,892
	Labour	E. Greenbow	163
	Labour	I. Grant	140
	Labour	J. Bacon	109
Turnout				61.2%
	Residents hold
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Castleton (4 seats)

Castleton (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Ball	2,311
	Conservative	T. Taylor	2,154
	Conservative	G. Jones	2,122
	Conservative	V. Ridley	2,084
	Labour	R. Green	544
	Labour	C. Robinson	524
	Labour	E. Munting	500
	Labour	I. Ambrose	497
	Independent	R. Burge	348
Turnout				38.2%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Central (3 seats)

Central (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Davey	1,399
	Labour	D. Harrison	1,265
	Labour	V. Ganesan	1,208
	Conservative	E. Copland	1,126
	Conservative	D. Hull	1,095
	Conservative	C. Cooksey	1,089
Turnout				43.5%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Fryerns East (3 seats)

Fryerns East (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dove	1,175
	Labour	J. Potter	1,042
	Labour	N. Potter	1,011
	Conservative	R. Hughes	533
	Conservative	M. Humphreys	532
	Conservative	H. Dixon	517
Turnout				31.7%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Fryerns West (3 seats)

Fryerns West (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Walker	993
	Labour	P. Ballard	988
	Labour	C. O'Brien	962
	Conservative	J. Damm	540
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	513
	Conservative	J. Francklin	500
Turnout				36.0%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Laindon (4 seats)

Laindon (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Lynch	1,410
	Labour	B. Edwards	1,368
	Labour	G. Krejzl	1,323
	Conservative	G. Buckenham	1,295
	Labour	E. Lane	1,275
	Conservative	A. Borlase	1,253
	Conservative	D. Lovey	1,210
	Conservative	V. York	1,183
	Liberal	D. Field	237
	Liberal	R. Collins	234
	Liberal	D. Foskett	221
	Liberal	B. Roughley	212
Turnout				32.5%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Cole	1,267
	Conservative	J. Hopkins	1,102
	Conservative	S. Blackbourn	1,078
	Labour	I. Harlow	876
	Labour	G. Lynch	858
	Labour	J. Jekyll	838
	Residents	I. Macdonald	220
	Residents	B. Simmons	200
Turnout				42.1%
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Costello	1,761
	Labour	R. Austin	1,441
	Labour	D. Austin	1,385
	Conservative	S. Copland	556
	Conservative	S. Wilson	546
	Conservative	B. Pennell	532
	Liberal	C. Collins	204
	Liberal	P. Tremain	161
	Liberal	B. Mavis	159
	Communist	B. Denny	66
Turnout				44.2%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pitsea (3 seats)

Pitsea (3) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Amey	1,346
	Conservative	M. Davies	1,276
	Conservative	F. Laine	1,258
	Conservative	M. Stevens	1,246
	Labour	E. Dines	1,241
	Labour	A. Woolford	1,240
	National Front	B. Weedon	244
	National Front	G. Dudley	225
	National Front	L. Gardiner	203
Turnout				40.2%
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Vange (4 seats)

Vange (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Miller	1,248
	Labour	H. Tinworth	1,186
	Labour	H. Witzer	1,181
	Labour	D. Lock	1,180
	Conservative	W. Burles	680
	Conservative	J. Dolby	662
	Conservative	A. Featherstone	661
	Conservative	R. Pennell	656
Turnout				31.5%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wickford (4 seats)

Wickford (4) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Ridley	2,348
	Conservative	L. Yorke	2,258
	Conservative	M. Ryan	2,235
	Conservative	P. Farmer	2,177
	Labour	M. Walsh	1,247
	Labour	L. Harrison	1,183
	Labour	B. Hurley	1,169
	Labour	J. Edwards	1,107
Turnout				47.9%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre.
3. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.