1991 Basildon District Council election
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15 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 1991 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 1987. An addition seat was up for election in Fryerns Central ward. The Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had gained only the previous year; the council fell back under no overall control.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46.7 | 44.8 | 24,678 | 8.5 | |
Labour | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 16,532 | 2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 25.2 | 13,867 | 5.8 | |
Total | 15 | 55,077 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1987 election.
Ward results
Billericay East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Lea | 2,390 | 61.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Ferriss | 908 | 23.5% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 564 | 14.6% | |
Turnout | 45.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Billericay West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Tomlin | 2,901 | 67.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Johnson | 945 | 22.1% | |
Labour | V. Walker | 435 | 10.2% | |
Turnout | 45.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Burstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 2,099 | 49.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | G. Taylor | 1,755 | 41.6% | |
Labour | M. Viney | 365 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 51.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
Fryerns Central (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Ballard | 1,779 | ||
Labour | J. Orpe | 1,506 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Smith | 1,064 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Wakeham | 996 | ||
Conservative | S. Allen | 805 | ||
Conservative | D. Allen | 802 | ||
Turnout | 44.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dove | 1,602 | 48.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 875 | 26.6% | |
Conservative | K. Boucher | 811 | 24.7% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V. York | 2,323 | 53.3% | |
Labour | J. Field | 1,498 | 34.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Martin | 535 | 12.3% | |
Turnout | 49.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
Langdon Hills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Francois[4] | 2,550 | 54.6% | |
Labour | P. Kirkman | 1,658 | 35.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Jones | 459 | 9.8% | |
Turnout | 52.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Lee Chapel North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Costello | 1,794 | 51.5% | |
Conservative | T. Fleet | 1,221 | 35.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | T. Low | 471 | 13.5% | |
Turnout | 45.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J. White | 1,698 | 41.1% | |
Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 1,294 | 31.3% | |
Labour | H. Bruce | 1,140 | 27.6% | |
Turnout | 56.3% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Pitsea East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 2,016 | 48.7% | |
Labour | R. Llewellyn | 1,633 | 39.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 488 | 11.8% | |
Turnout | 38.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Pitsea West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Beaumont | 1,654 | 52.0% | |
Conservative | C. Coombes | 1,080 | 33.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Mavis | 449 | 14.1% | |
Turnout | 36.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Bruce | 1,450 | 51.5% | |
Conservative | R. Cole | 918 | 32.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Campbell | 446 | 15.8% | |
Turnout | 35.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Sharp | 2,254 | 50.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Allen | 1,690 | 37.5% | |
Labour | H. Witzer | 561 | 12.5% | |
Turnout | 49.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Wickford South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A. Banton | 2,084 | 46.3% | |
Conservative | D. Harrison | 2,016 | 44.8% | |
Labour | A. Witzer | 399 | 8.9% | |
Turnout | 50.3% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
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