1992 Basildon District Council election

1992 Basildon District Council election^[1][2]

← 1991 7 May 1992 1994 →
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.

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.