| Election Name: | 1999 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2000 Basildon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 1999 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,173 |
| Percentage1: | 40.0% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,401 |
| Percentage2: | 37.4% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 13 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Seats After3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,408 |
| Percentage3: | 17.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw Labour keep their majority after retaining all the seats they had been defending in Basildon.[5] The Conservatives became the main opposition on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats in Billericay and Wickford.[6] Overall turnout in the election was 24.3%.[7]
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.