# 1973 Basildon District Council election

The 1973 Basildon Borough Council election were the first elections to the newly created Basildon District Council took place on 7 June 1973 . This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The election resulted in Labour gaining control of the council.

## Overall results

1973 Basildon District Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 31 | | | | | 48.1 | 14,730 | |
| | Conservative | 9 | | | | | 33.8 | 10,348 | |
| | Residents | 6 | | | | | 12.0 | 3,659 | |
| | Democratic Labour | 0 | | | | | 3.1 | 957 | |
| | Liberal | 0 | | | | | 1.8 | 543 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | | | | 0.8 | 233 | |
| | Communist | 0 | | | | | 0.4 | 117 | |
| | Ind. Labour Party | 0 | | | | | 0.2 | 73 | |
| Total | Total | 46 | | | | | | 30,607 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

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

Billericay East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Hicks | 902 | |
| | Labour | E. Gelder | 888 | |
| | Labour | C. Sweeney | 765 | |
| | Democratic Labour | M. Crew | 589 | |
| | Democratic Labour | J. Morgan | 560 | |
| | Democratic Labour | W. Jeans | 421 | |
| | Conservative | C. Walker | 220 | |
| | Conservative | M. Rowley | 217 | |
| | Conservative | D. Williams | 213 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4% |

### Billericay (3 seats)

Billericay West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Greenfield | 1,166 | |
| | Conservative | T. Dove | 1,149 | |
| | Conservative | H. Quirk | 1,135 | |
| | Residents | M. Cooke | 1,058 | |
| | Residents | D. Walster | 984 | |
| | Residents | J. Turner | 979 | |
| | Labour | A. Bone | 253 | |
| | Labour | L. Dore | 251 | |
| | Labour | F. Lane | 251 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4% |

### Burstead (3 seats)

Burstead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | C. Jones | 1,046 | |
| | Residents | B. Hooks | 1,040 | |
| | Residents | F. Young | 963 | |
| | Conservative | B. Bartlett | 498 | |
| | Conservative | P. Kemp | 472 | |
| | Conservative | C. Wilson | 458 | |
| | Liberal | E. Fortune | 452 | |
| | Liberal | M. Howard | 378 | |
| | Liberal | V. Wood | 362 | |
| | Labour | I. Harlow | 271 | |
| | Labour | R. Prattle | 254 | |
| | Labour | R. Allen | 252 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5% |

### Buttsbury (3 seats)

Crouch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | M. Horton | 1,555 | |
| | Residents | H. Wilkins | 1,498 | |
| | Residents | J. Openshaw | 1,491 | |
| | Conservative | J. Heath | 1,191 | |
| | Conservative | D. Crosland | 1,116 | |
| | Conservative | D. Lovey | 1,080 | |
| | Labour | E. Rowlands | 182 | |
| | Labour | E. Hamilton | 180 | |
| | Labour | D. Lane | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2% |

### Castleton (4 seats)

Crouch (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Ball | 1,515 | |
| | Conservative | G. Jones | 1,493 | |
| | Conservative | T. Taylor | 1,493 | |
| | Conservative | C. Mills | 1,474 | |
| | Labour | J. Edwards | 674 | |
| | Labour | R. Green | 658 | |
| | Labour | R. Oliver | 650 | |
| | Labour | W. Walsh | 621 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.3% |

### Central (3 seats)

Crouch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Davey | 1,112 | |
| | Labour | S. Hughes | 1,068 | |
| | Labour | D. Harrison | 1,029 | |
| | Conservative | D. Hull | 402 | |
| | Conservative | A. Featherstone | 372 | |
| | Conservative | T. Featherstone | 366 | |
| | Democratic Labour | F. Crow | 264 | |
| | Democratic Labour | P. Curtis | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3% |

### Fryerns East (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Dove | 740 | |
| | Labour | J. Potter | 621 | |
| | Labour | A. Sykes | 616 | |
| | Conservative | J. Hopkins | 263 | |
| | Conservative | H. Dixon | 230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.3% |

### Fryerns West (3 seats)

Fryerns (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Ballard | 737 | |
| | Labour | C. O'Brien | 723 | |
| | Labour | R. Walker | 720 | |
| | Conservative | D. Tuckett | 127 | |
| | Conservative | N. Tuckett | 109 | |
| | Ind. Labour Party | R. Chaplin | 73 | |
| | Ind. Labour Party | B. Chaplin | 61 | |
| | Ind. Labour Party | G. Coster | 43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.3% |

### Laindon (4 seats)

Laindon (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Lynch | 1,195 | |
| | Labour | G. Ward | 1,159 | |
| | Labour | H. Woodman | 1,150 | |
| | Labour | V. Ganesan | 1,096 | |
| | Conservative | G. Harris | 780 | |
| | Conservative | E. Lane | 771 | |
| | Conservative | F. Trudgett | 742 | |
| | Conservative | S. Wilson | 726 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.1% |

### Langdon Hills (3 seats)

Langdon Hills (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Lynch | 696 | |
| | Labour | G. Krejzl | 691 | |
| | Conservative | P. Cole | 607 | |
| | Labour | H. Witzer | 594 | |
| | Conservative | R. Britnell | 550 | |
| | Conservative | C. Cordery | 547 | |
| | Democratic Labour | B. Simmons | 104 | |
| | Democratic Labour | A. Damm | 63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1% |

### Lee Chapel North (3 seats)

Lee Chapel North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Costello | 1,406 | |
| | Labour | D. Harkness | 1,309 | |
| | Labour | S. Woods | 1,296 | |
| | Conservative | D. Jones | 248 | |
| | Conservative | B. Pennell | 245 | |
| | Conservative | B. Owen | 241 | |
| | Communist | B. Denny | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.4% |

### Pitsea (3 seats)

Pitsea (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Amey | 990 | |
| | Labour | H. Tinworth | 914 | |
| | Labour | D. Kelland | 905 | |
| | Conservative | B. Laine | 641 | |
| | Conservative | J. Lyon | 627 | |
| | Conservative | P. Laine | 589 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0% |

### Vange (4 seats)

Vange (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Austin | 1,284 | |
| | Labour | D. Austin | 1,224 | |
| | Labour | R. Farndon | 1,199 | |
| | Labour | L. Harris | 1,198 | |
| | Conservative | W. Burles | 338 | |
| | Conservative | R. Pennell | 296 | |
| | Conservative | L. Jones | 286 | |
| | Conservative | T. Murphy | 278 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.6% |

### Wickford (4 seats)

Wickford (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Taylor | 1,601 | |
| | Labour | B. Edwards | 1,505 | |
| | Labour | D. Lock | 1,469 | |
| | Conservative | R. Ridley | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | D. Jones | 1,460 | |
| | Conservative | J. Tonkinson | 1,399 | |
| | Conservative | L. Yorke | 1,393 | |
| | Conservative | H. Brady | 1,346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7% |