# 1976 Basildon District Council election

The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

## Overall results

1976 Basildon District Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 36.5 | 13,895 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37.0 | 45.7 | 17,427 | 10.4 |
| | Residents | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 13.0 | 14.2 | 5,447 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 680 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 348 | |
| | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 244 | New |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 66 | 0.2 |
| Total | Total | 46 | | | | | | 38,107 | |

## Ward results
### Barstable (3 seats)

Billericay East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Gelder | 1,134 | |
| | Labour | C. Sweeney | 1,127 | |
| | Labour | W. Blunkell | 1,103 | |
| | Conservative | B. Bartlett | 696 | |
| | Conservative | H. Liebner | 626 | |
| | Conservative | D. Solly | 609 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Billericay (3 seats)

Billericay West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Copley | 1,842 | |
| | Conservative | K. Emery | 1,822 | |
| | Conservative | R. Marshall | 1,799 | |
| | Residents | M. Cooke | 1,365 | |
| | Residents | N. Curtis | 1,298 | |
| | Residents | M. Heywood | 1,271 | |
| | Labour | T. Moul | 342 | |
| | Labour | D. Lane | 328 | |
| | Labour | G. Brooke | 314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burstead (3 seats)

Burstead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | B. Hooks | 1,763 | |
| | Residents | C. Jones | 1,736 | |
| | Residents | F. Young | 1,710 | |
| | Conservative | M. Hawkins | 960 | |
| | Conservative | C. Wilson | 929 | |
| | Labour | P. Hepburn | 257 | |
| | Labour | R. Prattle | 245 | |
| | Liberal | M. Howard | 239 | |
| | Labour | H. Wiles | 238 | |
| | Liberal | P. Johnson | 175 | |
| | Liberal | T. McCartan | 169 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2% |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |

### Buttsbury (3 seats)

Crouch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | H. Wilkins | 2,099 | |
| | Residents | A. Greaves | 2,069 | |
| | Residents | J. Openshaw | 2,042 | |
| | Conservative | J. Quirk | 1,997 | |
| | Conservative | N. Stanley | 1,977 | |
| | Conservative | A. Archer | 1,892 | |
| | Labour | E. Greenbow | 163 | |
| | Labour | I. Grant | 140 | |
| | Labour | J. Bacon | 109 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.2% |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold | Residents hold |

### Castleton (4 seats)

Crouch (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Ball | 2,311 | |
| | Conservative | T. Taylor | 2,154 | |
| | Conservative | G. Jones | 2,122 | |
| | Conservative | V. Ridley | 2,084 | |
| | Labour | R. Green | 544 | |
| | Labour | C. Robinson | 524 | |
| | Labour | E. Munting | 500 | |
| | Labour | I. Ambrose | 497 | |
| | Independent | R. Burge | 348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Central (3 seats)

Crouch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Davey | 1,399 | |
| | Labour | D. Harrison | 1,265 | |
| | Labour | V. Ganesan | 1,208 | |
| | Conservative | E. Copland | 1,126 | |
| | Conservative | D. Hull | 1,095 | |
| | Conservative | C. Cooksey | 1,089 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fryerns East (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Dove | 1,175 | |
| | Labour | J. Potter | 1,042 | |
| | Labour | N. Potter | 1,011 | |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 533 | |
| | Conservative | M. Humphreys | 532 | |
| | Conservative | H. Dixon | 517 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fryerns West (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Walker | 993 | |
| | Labour | P. Ballard | 988 | |
| | Labour | C. O'Brien | 962 | |
| | Conservative | J. Damm | 540 | |
| | Conservative | R. Sheridan | 513 | |
| | Conservative | J. Francklin | 500 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Laindon (4 seats)

Laindon (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Lynch | 1,410 | |
| | Labour | B. Edwards | 1,368 | |
| | Labour | G. Krejzl | 1,323 | |
| | Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,295 | |
| | Labour | E. Lane | 1,275 | |
| | Conservative | A. Borlase | 1,253 | |
| | Conservative | D. Lovey | 1,210 | |
| | Conservative | V. York | 1,183 | |
| | Liberal | D. Field | 237 | |
| | Liberal | R. Collins | 234 | |
| | Liberal | D. Foskett | 221 | |
| | Liberal | B. Roughley | 212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Cole | 1,267 | |
| | Conservative | J. Hopkins | 1,102 | |
| | Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | I. Harlow | 876 | |
| | Labour | G. Lynch | 858 | |
| | Labour | J. Jekyll | 838 | |
| | Residents | I. Macdonald | 220 | |
| | Residents | B. Simmons | 200 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Costello | 1,761 | |
| | Labour | R. Austin | 1,441 | |
| | Labour | D. Austin | 1,385 | |
| | Conservative | S. Copland | 556 | |
| | Conservative | S. Wilson | 546 | |
| | Conservative | B. Pennell | 532 | |
| | Liberal | C. Collins | 204 | |
| | Liberal | P. Tremain | 161 | |
| | Liberal | B. Mavis | 159 | |
| | Communist | B. Denny | 66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pitsea (3 seats)

Pitsea (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Amey | 1,346 | |
| | Conservative | M. Davies | 1,276 | |
| | Conservative | F. Laine | 1,258 | |
| | Conservative | M. Stevens | 1,246 | |
| | Labour | E. Dines | 1,241 | |
| | Labour | A. Woolford | 1,240 | |
| | National Front | B. Weedon | 244 | |
| | National Front | G. Dudley | 225 | |
| | National Front | L. Gardiner | 203 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Vange (4 seats)

Vange (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Miller | 1,248 | |
| | Labour | H. Tinworth | 1,186 | |
| | Labour | H. Witzer | 1,181 | |
| | Labour | D. Lock | 1,180 | |
| | Conservative | W. Burles | 680 | |
| | Conservative | J. Dolby | 662 | |
| | Conservative | A. Featherstone | 661 | |
| | Conservative | R. Pennell | 656 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Wickford (4 seats)

Wickford (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Ridley | 2,348 | |
| | Conservative | L. Yorke | 2,258 | |
| | Conservative | M. Ryan | 2,235 | |
| | Conservative | P. Farmer | 2,177 | |
| | Labour | M. Walsh | 1,247 | |
| | Labour | L. Harrison | 1,183 | |
| | Labour | B. Hurley | 1,169 | |
| | Labour | J. Edwards | 1,107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |