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All 42 seats toBasildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1979 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members ofBasildon District Council inEssex, England. This was on the same day asother local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained underno overall control.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17 | 40.5 | 35.4 | 28,779 | |||||
| Conservative | 16 | 38.1 | 41.2 | 33,494 | |||||
| Residents | 9 | 22.5 | 11.9 | 9,700 | |||||
| Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 9,248 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 81,221 | |||||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | R. Harness | 3,099 | |||
| Residents | S. Wallis | 3,064 | |||
| Residents | M. White | 3,023 | |||
| Conservative | A. Archer | 2,733 | |||
| Conservative | R. Marshall | 2,671 | |||
| Conservative | E. Guy | 2,669 | |||
| Labour | I. Moul | 787 | |||
| Labour | C. Caine | 753 | |||
| Labour | G. Brooke | 713 | |||
| Turnout | 85.1% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | A. Greaves | 3,277 | |||
| Residents | A. Evans | 3,265 | |||
| Residents | H. Wilkins | 3,154 | |||
| Conservative | G. Copley | 1,878 | |||
| Conservative | D. Almond | 1,865 | |||
| Conservative | W. Lea | 1,693 | |||
| Labour | E. Greenhow | 270 | |||
| Labour | S. Townsend | 258 | |||
| Labour | R. Waters | 215 | |||
| Turnout | 85.4% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | C. Jones | 3,324 | |||
| Residents | B. Hooks | 3,220 | |||
| Residents | J. Kemp | 3,048 | |||
| Conservative | F. Janaway | 2,480 | |||
| Conservative | M. Marshall | 2,466 | |||
| Conservative | J. Wright | 2,402 | |||
| Labour | A. Edge | 646 | |||
| Labour | L. Edge | 637 | |||
| Labour | R. Pattle | 628 | |||
| Turnout | 82.6% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Ballard | 3,800 | |||
| Labour | R. Walker | 3,656 | |||
| Labour | C. O'Brien | 3,617 | |||
| Conservative | R. Sheridan | 2,239 | |||
| Conservative | E. Cullis | 2,201 | |||
| Conservative | E. Roy | 2,081 | |||
| Liberal | H. Lutton | 892 | |||
| Turnout | 75.3% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Dove | 3,457 | |||
| Labour | J. Potter | 2,958 | |||
| Labour | D. Harrison | 2,842 | |||
| Conservative | D. Barker | 2,184 | |||
| Conservative | M. Manouvrier | 2,080 | |||
| Conservative | R. Pennell | 1,967 | |||
| Liberal | D. Mavis | 776 | |||
| Turnout | 74.7% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Doyle | 1,707 | |||
| Conservative | D. Lovey | 1,543 | |||
| Conservative | V. York | 1,508 | |||
| Labour | K. Godley | 1,145 | |||
| Labour | I. Harlow | 1,072 | |||
| Labour | T. Wilson | 1,043 | |||
| Liberal | J. Massie | 356 | |||
| Turnout | 74.8% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Lynch | 2,110 | |||
| Conservative | J. Hunter | 2,039 | |||
| Labour | J. Bielby | 1,982 | |||
| Conservative | R. Read | 1,960 | |||
| Conservative | M. Davies | 1,941 | |||
| Labour | M. Lynch | 1,888 | |||
| Liberal | I. Campion-Smith | 621 | |||
| Turnout | 70.8% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Costello | 3,634 | |||
| Labour | R. Austin | 3,208 | |||
| Labour | D. Austin | 3,139 | |||
| Conservative | R. Wallis | 1,892 | |||
| Conservative | G. Dobbs | 1,845 | |||
| Conservative | W. West | 1,710 | |||
| Liberal | M. Howard | 764 | |||
| Turnout | 79.2% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Blackbourn | 2,974 | |||
| Conservative | P. Cole | 2,752 | |||
| Conservative | H. Tucker | 2,633 | |||
| Labour | P. Davey | 2,595 | |||
| Labour | A. Borlase | 2,475 | |||
| Labour | G. Krejzl | 2,318 | |||
| Liberal | B. Holmes | 834 | |||
| Turnout | 78.4% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Dines | 1,780 | |||
| Conservative | K. Emery | 1,760 | |||
| Conservative | F. Laine | 1,655 | |||
| Labour | W. Blunkell | 1,427 | |||
| Labour | R. Oliver | 1,369 | |||
| Labour | D. Marks | 1,275 | |||
| Liberal | S. Holmes | 492 | |||
| Turnout | 72.0% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Amey | 2,942 | |||
| Labour | H. Tinworth | 2,577 | |||
| Labour | E. Gelder | 2,567 | |||
| Conservative | A. Dines | 2,229 | |||
| Conservative | D. McCree | 2,106 | |||
| Conservative | A. McIntyre | 2,005 | |||
| Liberal | B. Mavis | 1,195 | |||
| Turnout | 72.5% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Labour | G. Miller | 2,692 | |||
| Labour | H. Miller | 2,576 | |||
| Labour | H. Witzer | 2,334 | |||
| Conservative | J. Dolby | 1,902 | |||
| Conservative | J. Ross | 1,873 | |||
| Conservative | A. Oram | 1,857 | |||
| Liberal | S. Massie | 739 | |||
| Turnout | 73.7% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Ridley | 3,615 | |||
| Conservative | B. Pummell | 3,435 | |||
| Conservative | L. Yorke | 3,286 | |||
| Labour | R. Turpin | 1,782 | |||
| Labour | J. Selby | 1,737 | |||
| Labour | M. Walsh | 1,662 | |||
| Liberal | M. Samson | 1,460 | |||
| Turnout | 73.7% | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Ball | 3,842 | |||
| Conservative | T. Taylor | 3,529 | |||
| Conservative | G. Jones | 3,276 | |||
| Labour | A. Coupe | 1,492 | |||
| Labour | L. Borlase | 1,267 | |||
| Labour | A. McCartan | 1,119 | |||
| Liberal | T. Kabir | 1,008 | |||
| Turnout | 82.9% | ||||
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