1992 Basildon District Council election explained

Election Name:1992 Basildon District Council election[1] [2]
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1991 Basildon District Council election
Previous Year:1991
Next Election:1994 Basildon District Council election
Next Year:1994
Seats For Election:15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
Majority Seats:22
Election Date:7 May 1992
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:17
Seats1:15
Seat Change1:9
Seats After1:26
Popular Vote1:35,878
Percentage1:61.7%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before2:21
Seats2:0
Seat Change2:8
Seats After2:13
Popular Vote2:14,984
Percentage2:25.8%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before3:4
Seats3:0
Seat Change3:1
Seats After3:3
Popular Vote3:7,244
Percentage3:12.5%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:No overall control
After Election:Conservative Party

The 1992 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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 1988. The Conservative Party won every seat up for election, and gained control of the council for the first time, which had previous been under no overall control.

Overall results

|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 15| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 58,156| style="text-align: right;" |All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Wickford South

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1992. The Elections Centre.