| Election Name: | 1976 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1979 Basildon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Seats For Election: | All 46 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 24 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 1976 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,895 |
| Percentage1: | 36.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 8 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,427 |
| Percentage2: | 45.7% |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Last Election3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,447 |
| Percentage3: | 14.2% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1976 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 46| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 38,107| style="text-align: right;" |