# 1988 Basildon District Council election

The 1988 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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 1984. The council remained under no overall control.

## Overall results

1988 Basildon District Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57.1 | 37.8 | 18,116 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 19,283 | 5.7 |
| | SLD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 10,531 | 1.1 |
| Total | Total | 14 | | | | | | 47,930 | |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.

## Ward results
### Billericay East

Billericay East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Patrick | 2,106 | 64.0% |
| | Labour | J. Morley | 678 | 20.6% |
| | SLD | G. Viney | 508 | 15.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Billericay West

Billericay West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Lees | 2,638 | 70.6% |
| | SLD | G. Taylor | 761 | 20.4% |
| | Labour | J. Orpe | 338 | 9.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burstead

Burstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. White | 1,967 | 47.8% |
| | SLD | G. Bellard | 1,773 | 43.1% |
| | Labour | M. Davis | 374 | 9.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Fryerns Central

Fryerns Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Webb | 2,459 | 69.8% |
| | Conservative | S. Allen | 793 | 22.5% |
| | SLD | P. Jenkins | 272 | 7.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fryerns East

Fryerns East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Gelder | 1,687 | 49.2% |
| | SLD | J. Lutton | 1,030 | 30.0% |
| | Conservative | R. Sheridan | 712 | 20.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Laindon

Laindon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Rackley | 1,776 | 47.4% |
| | Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,649 | 44.0% |
| | SLD | M. Hammond | 319 | 8.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Langdon Hills

Langdon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Kennard | 1,082 | 39.5% |
| | Labour | J. Gardner | 833 | 30.4% |
| | SLD | S. Dean-Wiley | 823 | 30.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Lee Chapel North

Lee Chapel North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Fitzgibbon | 1,903 | 61.8% |
| | Conservative | J. Woods | 827 | 26.9% |
| | SLD | S. Saunders | 349 | 11.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Nethermayne

Nethermayne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Wilson | 1,390 | 36.5% |
| | SLD | S. Blackbourn | 1,260 | 33.1% |
| | Conservative | H. Tucker | 1,160 | 30.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pitsea East

Pitsea East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Baker | 2,124 | 60.3% |
| | Conservative | J. Harrington | 1,399 | 39.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pitsea West

Pitsea West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Marks | 1,912 | 69.3% |
| | Conservative | P. Cleland | 664 | 24.1% |
| | SLD | J. Smith | 184 | 6.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Vange

Vange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Cowie | 1,653 | 62.0% |
| | Conservative | S. Ryder | 842 | 31.6% |
| | SLD | B. Wakeham | 169 | 6.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wickford North

Wickford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,681 | 43.7% |
| | SLD | D. Harrison | 1,523 | 39.6% |
| | Labour | E. Harrison | 639 | 16.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wickford South

Wickford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Buckley | 1,763 | 48.0% |
| | SLD | G. Palmer | 1,390 | 37.8% |
| | Labour | T. Hazlewood | 520 | 14.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9% |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD |