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1987 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1987 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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 1983. The Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had held since 1982; the council fell under no overall control.
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14 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 1987 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42.9 | 32.5 | 17,983 | 4.2 | |
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28.6 | 36.5 | 20,221 | 3.5 | |
Alliance | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | 31.0 | 17,188 | 8.0 | |
Total | 14 | 55,392 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1983 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Lea | 2,458 | 58.0% | |
Alliance | S. Moore | 1,255 | 29.6% | |
Labour | A. Knight | 525 | 12.4% | |
Turnout | 48.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | F. Tomlin | 2,960 | 64.5% | |
Alliance | J. Morley | 1,292 | 28.2% | |
Labour | J. Orpe | 336 | 7.3% | |
Turnout | 50.6% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | S. Dines | 2,353 | 50.1% | |
Alliance | G. Bellard | 1,944 | 41.4% | |
Labour | J. Kemp | 397 | 8.5% | |
Turnout | 55.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | V. York | 2,009 | 45.4% | |
Labour | D. Roe | 1,835 | 41.5% | |
Alliance | S. Furlong | 579 | 13.1% | |
Turnout | 50.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | L. Banton | 2,022 | 44.1% | |
Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,869 | 40.7% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 699 | 15.2% | |
Turnout | 54.2% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alliance | A. Banton | 2,088 | 50.0% | |
Conservative | C. Ball | 1,553 | 37.2% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 536 | 12.8% | |
Turnout | 45.9% | |||
Alliance gain from Conservative |
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