15 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
17
21
4
Seats won
15
0
0
Seats after
26
13
3
Seat change
9
8
1
Popular vote
35,878
14,984
7,244
Percentage
61.7%
25.8%
12.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1992 Basildon Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
No overall control
Council 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
1992 Basildon District Council Election
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
15
8
0
8
100.0
61.7
35,878
21.5
Labour
0
0
8
8
0.0
25.8
14,984
12.0
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0.0
12.5
7,244
9.5
Independent
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
50
New
Total
15
58,156
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.