1988 Basildon District Council election

1988 Basildon District Council election^[1][2]

← 1987 5 May 1988 1990 →
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative SLD Seats before 20 11 11 Seats won 8 6 0 Seats after 20 13 9 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 18,116 19,283 10,531 Percentage 37.8% 40.2% 22.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1988 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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 1984. The council remained under no overall control.

1988 Basildon District Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	0	1	1	57.1	37.8	18,116	4.8
	Conservative	6	2	0	2	42.9	40.2	19,283	5.7
	SLD	0	0	1	1	0.0	22.0	10,531	1.1
Total		14						47,930

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.