1984 Basildon District Council election explained

Election Name:1984 Basildon District Council election[1] [2]
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1983 Basildon District Council election
Previous Year:1983
Next Election:1986 Basildon District Council election
Next Year:1986
Seats For Election:14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
Majority Seats:22
Election Date:3 May 1984
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:24
Seats1:9
Seats After1:24
Popular Vote1:19,288
Percentage1:42.6%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:13
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:2
Seats After2:15
Popular Vote2:15,612
Percentage2:34.5%
Party3:SDP-Liberal Alliance
Seats Before3:3
Seats3:1
Seats After3:3
Popular Vote3:9,450
Percentage3:20.9%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour Party
After Election:Labour Party

The 1984 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1980. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1982.

Overall results

|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 14| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 45,248| style="text-align: right;" |All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1980 election.

Ward results

Wickford South

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1984. The Elections Centre.