1998 Basildon District Council election

1998 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]

7 May 1998
16 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before 24 16 2 Seats won 9 2 5 Seats after 23 13 6 Seat change 1 3 4 Popular vote 12,464 7,993 11,046 Percentage 39.5% 25.3% 35.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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

1998 Basildon Local Election Result^[4]

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

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay East^[5]

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

Location of Billericay West ward

Billericay West^[5]

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

Location of Burstead ward

Burstead^[5]

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

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns Central^[5]

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

Location of Fryerns East ward

Fryerns East^[5]

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

Location of Laindon ward

Laindon^[5]

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

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Langdon Hills^[5]

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

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Lee Chapel^[5]

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

Location of Nethermayne ward

Nethermayne^[5]

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

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea East^[5]

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

Location of Pitsea West ward

Pitsea West^[5]

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

Location of Vange ward

Vange^[5]

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

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford North^[5]

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

Location of Wickford South ward

Wickford South^[5]

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

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
3. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
4. "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
5. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
6. "Billericay East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
7. "Billericay West". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
8. "Burstead". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
9. "Fryerns Central". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
10. "Fryerns East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
11. "Laindon". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
12. "Billericay West". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
13. "Nethermayne". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
14. "Pitsea East". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
15. "Wickford North". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
16. "Wickford South". Basildon District Council. Archived from the original on 6 October 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2019.