| Election Name: | 1983 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1984 Basildon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 1983 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 22 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,892 |
| Percentage1: | 36.7% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,478 |
| Percentage2: | 40.0% |
| Party4: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,039 |
| Percentage4: | 20.6% |
| Party5: | Residents Association |
| Seats Before5: | 5 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,295 |
| Percentage5: | 2.7% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour Party |
| After Election: | Labour Party |
The 1983 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had won at the previous election in 1982.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 14| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 48,704| style="text-align: right;" |