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    1976 handbook

    Basildon: 1976 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 31 · Conservative 9 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 23 · Conservative 17 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Barstable3 seats · turnout 24.3%
    E. GelderLabour1,134
    C. SweeneyLabour1,127
    W. BlunkellLabour1,103
    B. BartlettConservative696
    H. LiebnerConservative626
    D. SollyConservative609
    Billericay3 seats · turnout 55.3%
    G. CopleyConservative1,842
    K. EmeryConservative1,822
    R. MarshallConservative1,799
    M. CookeRES1,365
    N. CurtisRES1,298
    M. HeywoodRES1,271
    T. MoulLabour342
    D. LaneLabour328
    G. BrookerLabour314
    Burstead3 seats · turnout 44.1%
    B. HooksRES1,763 ✓
    C. JonesRES1,736 ✓
    F. YoungRES1,710 ✓
    M. HawkinsConservative960
    C. WilsonConservative929
    P. HepburnLabour257
    R. PattleLabour245
    M. HowardLIB239
    H. WilesLabour238
    P. JohnsonLIB175
    T. McCartanLIB169
    Buttsbury3 seats · turnout 59.3%
    H. WilkinsRES2,099
    A. GreavesRES2,069
    J. OpenshawRES2,042
    J. QuirkConservative1,997
    N. StanleyConservative1,977
    A. ArcherConservative1,892
    E. GreenbowLabour163
    I. GrantLabour140
    J. BaconLabour109
    Castledon4 seats
    C. BallConservative2,311 ✓
    T. TaylorConservative2,154 ✓
    G. JonesConservative2,122 ✓
    V. RidleyConservative2,084 ✓
    R. GreenLabour544
    C. RobinsonLabour524
    E. MuntingLabour500
    I. AmbroseLabour497
    R BurgeIndependent348
    Central3 seats · turnout 40.1%
    P. DaveyLabour1,399
    D. HarrisonLabour1,265
    V. GanesanLabour1,208
    E. CoplandConservative1,126
    D. HullConservative1,095
    C. CookseyConservative1,089
    Fryerns East3 seats · turnout 27.1%
    A. DoveLabour1,175
    J. PotterLabour1,042
    N SmithLabour1,011
    R. HughesConservative533
    M. HumphreysConservative532
    H. DixonConservative517
    Fryerns West3 seats · turnout 30.9%
    R. WalkerLabour993
    P BallardLabour988
    C. O'BrienLabour962
    J. DammConservative540
    R. SheridanConservative513
    J. FrancklinConservative500
    Laindon4 seats · turnout 29.0%
    C. LynchLabour1,410
    B. EdwardsLabour1,368
    G KrejzlLabour1,323
    G. BuckenhamConservative1,295
    E. LaneConservative1,275
    A BorlaseLabour1,253
    D. LoveyConservative1,210
    V. YorkConservative1,183
    D. FieldLIB237
    R. CollinsLIB234
    D. FoskettLIB221
    B. RoughleyLIB212
    Langdon Hills3 seats
    P ColeConservative1,267 ✓
    J HopkinsConservative1,102 ✓
    S BlackbournConservative1,078 ✓
    I HarlowLabour876
    G LynchLabour858
    J JekyllLabour838
    I MacdonaldRES220
    B SimmonsRES200
    Lee Chapel North3 seats
    J CostelloLabour1,761 ✓
    R AustinLabour1,441 ✓
    D AustinLabour1,385 ✓
    S CoplandConservative556
    S WilsonConservative546
    Brian PennellConservative532
    C CollinsLIB204
    P TremainLIB161
    B MavisLIB159
    B DennyCOMM66
    Pitsea3 seats
    J AmeyLabour1,346 ✓
    M DaviesConservative1,276 ✓
    F LaineConservative1,258 ✓
    M StevensConservative1,246
    E. DinesConservative1,241
    A WoolfordLabour1,240
    B WeedonNF244
    G DudleyNF225
    L GardinerNF203
    Vange4 seats · turnout 28.1%
    M. MillerLabour1,248
    H. TinworthLabour1,186
    H WitzerLabour1,181
    D. LockLabour1,180
    W. BurlesConservative680
    J. DolbyConservative662
    A. FeatherstoneConservative661
    R. PennellConservative656
    Wickford4 seats
    R RidleyConservative2,348 ✓
    L YorkeConservative2,258 ✓
    M RyanConservative2,235 ✓
    P FarmerConservative2,177 ✓
    M WalshLabour1,247
    L HarrisonLabour1,183
    B HurleyLabour1,169
    J EdwardsLabour1,107