1998 Basildon District Council election
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 23
- Liberal Democrats 13
- Conservative 6[3]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 | 39.5 | 12,464 | 2.0 | |
Conservative | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 31.3 | 35.0 | 11,046 | 6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12.5 | 25.3 | 7,993 | 4.7 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 59 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.
Ward results
[edit]Billericay East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Patrick[6] | 1,205 | 51.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Dowden | 815 | 35.1% | |
Labour | P. Reid | 301 | 13.0% | |
Turnout | 26.2% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Billericay West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Barr[7] | 1,231 | 46.0% | |
Conservative | S. Horgan | 1,196 | 44.7% | |
Labour | R. Austin | 248 | 9.3% | |
Turnout | 25.7% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Burstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Buckenham[8] | 1,061 | 45.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Taylor | 908 | 39.2% | |
Labour | M. Viney | 348 | 15.0% | |
Turnout | 26.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Fryerns Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Kirkman[9] | 1,424 | 72.1% | |
Conservative | A. Hedley | 324 | 16.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dickinson | 226 | 11.4% | |
Turnout | 24.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Potter[10] | 1,261 | 73.1% | |
Conservative | D. Morris | 321 | 18.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 144 | 8.3% | |
Turnout | 22.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Payn[11] | 1,158 | 51.6% | |
Conservative | D. Walsh | 812 | 36.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Howard | 275 | 12.2% | |
Turnout | 23.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Langdon Hills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Hillier | 1,191 | 45.3% | |
Labour | M. Larkin | 1,176 | 44.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 261 | 9.9% | |
Turnout | 27.4% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Lee Chapel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Smith[12] | 1,309 | 63.6% | |
Conservative | M. Levey | 474 | 23.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dale | 274 | 13.3% | |
Turnout | 27.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Williams[13] | 1,431 | 54.2% | |
Labour | T. Lomas | 747 | 28.3% | |
Conservative | S. Allen | 460 | 17.4% | |
Turnout | 38.7% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Pitsea East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Marks[14] | 1,187 | ||
Labour | R. Rackham | 1,040 | ||
Conservative | K. Blake | 860 | ||
Conservative | P. Turner | 796 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Birch | 209 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A. Ferriss | 171 | ||
Socialist Alliance | D. Murray | 59 | ||
Turnout | 21.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Ballard | 1,140 | 66.4% | |
Conservative | C. Coombes | 395 | 23.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Barr | 183 | 10.7% | |
Turnout | 20.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | F. Kirkman | 909 | ||
Labour | L. Rossati | 873 | ||
Conservative | R. Cornish | 349 | ||
Conservative | S. Hillier | 319 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Jenkins | 137 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Marsh | 124 | ||
Turnout | 18.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ball[15] | 1,052 | 38.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Birch | 1,042 | 38.5% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 614 | 22.7% | |
Turnout | 29.2% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Wickford South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sylvia Buckley[16] | 1,346 | 47.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Pattison | 857 | 30.1% | |
Labour | A. Ede | 642 | 22.6% | |
Turnout | 25.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billericay East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Billericay West". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Burstead". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Fryerns Central". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Fryerns East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Laindon". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Billericay West". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Nethermayne". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Pitsea East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Wickford North". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Wickford South". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 6 October 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.