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15 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 1996 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Basildon District CouncilinEssex, 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 1992. The Labour Party (UK) gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control, for the first time since 1991.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 8 | 0 |  8 |
60.0 | 45.9 | 19,809 | 20.1
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| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
26.7 | 22.9 | 9,865 | 10.4
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| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 11 |  11 |
13.3 | 30.3 | 13,078 | 31.4
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| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 1.0 | 413 | New | |
| Total | 14 | 43,165 | |||||||
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | M. Hersom | 1,406 | 42.3% | |
| Conservative | W. Lea | 1,298 | 39.1% | |
| Labour | R. Rackham | 616 | 18.6% | |
| Turnout | 37.3% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | R. Hatch | 2,014 | 51.5% | |
| Conservative | F. Tomlin | 1,426 | 36.4% | |
| Labour | P. Clark | 474 | 12.1% | |
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,197 | 60.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Fowler | 539 | 27.1% | |
| Labour | K. Robertson | 250 | 12.6% | |
| Turnout | 22.7% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Adlam | 2,378 | 74.8% | |
| Conservative | S. Allen | 550 | 17.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Tyson | 250 | 7.9% | |
| Turnout | 39.4% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Payn | 1,997 | 73.5% | |
| Conservative | D. Allan | 497 | 18.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 224 | 8.2% | |
| Turnout | 35.3% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Borlase | 1,723 | 52.0% | |
| Conservative | D. Schofield | 1,080 | 32.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Bellard | 307 | 9.3% | |
| Independent | S. Chaney | 201 | 6.1% | |
| Turnout | 36.7% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Caira-Neeson | 1,600 | ||
| Labour | I. White | 1,448 | ||
| Conservative | S. Lake | 1,148 | ||
| Conservative | S. Horgan | 1,146 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Evans | 337 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | W. Kent | 283 | ||
| Turnout | 35.6% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Keefe | 1,945 | 68.7% | |
| Conservative | M. Amson | 581 | 20.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Neale | 183 | 6.5% | |
| Independent | M. Dale | 121 | 4.3% | |
| Turnout | 37.8% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B. Williams | 1,447 | 40.9% | |
| Labour | S. Nandanwar | 1,379 | 38.9% | |
| Conservative | S. Blackburn | 715 | 20.2% | |
| Turnout | 51.3% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Woods | 1,851 | 55.0% | |
| Conservative | K. Blake | 1,145 | 34.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Birch | 276 | 8.2% | |
| Independent | D. Murray | 91 | 2.7% | |
| Turnout | 31.5% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Llewellyn | 1,902 | 74.5% | |
| Conservative | C. Coombes | 447 | 17.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Ferris | 203 | 8.0% | |
| Turnout | 30.4% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Palmer | 1,655 | 73.6% | |
| Conservative | S. Hillier | 411 | 18.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Dickinson | 182 | 8.1% | |
| Turnout | 29.9% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | A. Hooker | 1,449 | 40.9% | |
| Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,147 | 32.3% | |
| Labour | C. Wilson | 951 | 26.8% | |
| Turnout | 36.6% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Buckley | 1,436 | 40.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Woods | 1,337 | 37.4% | |
| Labour | L. Roe | 799 | 22.4% | |
| Turnout | 34.2% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
