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16 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 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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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.
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |