Before (end of 1996) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Basildon Crouch1 seat · turnout 73.3%
| D. Morris | Conservative | 3,586 |
| G Williams | Liberal Democrats | 2,520 |
| L. Roe | Labour | 2,052 |
Basildon Fryerns1 seat · turnout 68.6%
| W. Archibald | Labour | 4,427 |
| S. Elliott | Conservative | 1,610 |
| T Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 631 |
Basildon Gloucester Park1 seat · turnout 71.9%
| Aimee Wright | Labour | 4,935 |
| A Elliott | Conservative | 2,105 |
| M. Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,056 |
Basildon Laindon1 seat · turnout 65.5%
| R. Liebeschuetz | Labour | 3,679 |
| D. Walsh | Conservative | 1,930 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 950 |
Basildon Pitsea1 seat
| K. Bobbin | Labour | 5,791 |
| J. Blake | Conservative | 3,381 |
| D Birch | Liberal Democrats | 1,369 |
| D. Murray | Socialist | 120 |
Basildon Vange1 seat · turnout 64.6%
| Swatantra Nandanwar | Labour | 4,668 |
| S Hillier | Conservative | 2,213 |
| Hersom M. | Liberal Democrats | 1,285 |
Basildon Westley Heights1 seat · turnout 76.4%
| Berin Jones | Conservative | 3,958 |
| S. Caira-Neeson | Labour | 3,458 |
| J. White | Liberal Democrats | 2,275 |
Billericay North1 seat
| A. Watkinson | Conservative | 5,338 |
| R Dowden | Liberal Democrats | 3,598 |
| M. Viney | Labour | 1,473 |
Billericay South1 seat
| K. Twitchen | Conservative | 4,287 |
| G Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 3,694 |
| G. Viney | Labour | 1,930 |
Wickford1 seat
| L Pummell | Conservative | 4,736 |
| I Hancock | Labour | 2,923 |
| L Pattison | Liberal Democrats | 2,643 |