1980 Basildon District Council election

1980 Basildon District Council election^[1]^[2]
← 1979 1 May 1980 1982 →
14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1980 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 1980 Basildon District Council election took place on 1 May 1980 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 of the candidates who finished third in each ward in the all-out election of 1979. The council remained under no overall control.

Quick facts 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	9	3	0	3		45.8	19,298
	Residents	3	0	0			12.1	5,073
	Conservative	2	0	3	3		33.2	13,961
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	8.4	3,521
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	241
Total		14						42,094

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	M. White	1,781	44.2%
	Conservative	R. Marshall	1,677	41.6%
	Labour	I. Harlow	408	10.1%
	Liberal	I. Campion-Smith	163	4.0%
Turnout				49.1%
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	H. Wilkins	1,733	55.1%
	Conservative	F. Tomlin	1,246	39.6%
	Labour	P. Rackley	168	5.3%
Turnout				47.2%
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	J. Kemp	1,559	45.7%
	Conservative	F. Janaway	1,295	38.0%
	Labour	R. Pattle	369	10.8%
	Liberal	A. Lycett	187	5.5%
Turnout				41.5%
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. O'Brien	2,438	70.6%
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	580	16.8%
	Liberal	D. Richardson	249	7.2%
	Independent Residents	R. Chaplin	185	5.4%
Turnout				37.6%
	Labour hold

1980 Basildon District Council election

Overall results

Ward results

Billericay East

Billericay West

Burstead

Fryerns Central

Fryerns East

Laindon

Langdon Hills

Lee Chapel North

Nethermayne

Pitsea East

Pitsea West

Vange

Wickford North

Wickford South

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Harrison	2,077	75.0%
	Conservative	R. Pennell	507	18.3%
	Liberal	D. Mavis	130	4.7%
	Independent Residents	C. Cooper	56	2.0%
Turnout				32.1%
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Wilson	1,047	52.8%
	Conservative	V. York	817	41.2%
	Liberal	M. Howard	120	6.0%
Turnout				41.4%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Bielby	1,223	51.6%
	Conservative	R. Read	683	28.8%
	Liberal	R. Payne	462	19.5%
Turnout				37.2%
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Austin	2,361	74.6%
	Conservative	G. Dobbs	466	14.7%
	Liberal	S. Massie	336	10.6%
Turnout				40.3%
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Davey	1,779	53.7%
	Conservative	H. Tucker	1,259	38.0%
	Liberal	G. Williams	276	8.3%
Turnout				41.6%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Howe	1,262	57.7%
	Conservative	F. Laine	749	34.2%
	Liberal	R. Hawksworth	178	8.1%
Turnout				35.0%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Marks	2,204	70.0%
	Conservative	A. Dines	655	20.8%
	Liberal	B. Mavis	291	9.2%
Turnout				36.3%
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Witzer	1,863	70.9%
	Conservative	J. Dolby	529	20.1%
	Liberal	A. Lutton	236	9.0%
Turnout				35.2%
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Yorke	1,923	50.5%
	Labour	R.Oliver	1,375	36.1%
	Liberal	M. Samson	512	13.4%
Turnout				47.5%
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Jones	1,575	58.8%
	Labour	R. Turpin	724	27.0%
	Liberal	A. McCartan	381	14.2%
Turnout				34.6%
	Conservative hold