15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Seats before
16
12
14
Seats won
9
4
2
Seats after
24
16
2
Seat change
8
4
12
Popular vote
19,809
9,865
13,078
Percentage
45.9%
22.9%
30.3%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
Labour
The 1996 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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 1992. The Labour Party (UK) gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control, for the first time since 1991.
Overall results
1996 Basildon District Council Election
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
9
8
0
8
60.0
45.9
19,809
20.1
Liberal Democrats
4
3
0
3
26.7
22.9
9,865
10.4
Conservative
2
0
11
11
13.3
30.3
13,078
31.4
Independent
0
0
0
0.0
1.0
413
New
Total
14
43,165
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.