UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Basildon
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 29,646 | 16,366 | 4,608 | 2,462 |
| Votes gained | +6,967 | -7,793 | -2,359 | +1,582 |
| Share of votes | 55.8% | 30.8% | 8.7% | 4.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.2% | 22.2% | 6.3% | 3.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +13.7% | -14.1% | -4.3% | +3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.7% | -13.5% | -4.1% | +2.5% |
| Total votes: | 53,082 | |
| Electorate: | 73,714 | |
| Turnout: | 72.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 13.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 18,720 | 15,578 | 4,473 | 4,370 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 21,551 | 13,813 | 3,691 | 1,820 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 29,646 | 16,366 | 4,608 | 2,462 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 22,679 | 24,159 | 6,967 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,209 | 21,858 | 9,139 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,137 | 17,516 | 11,634 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 32,739 | 37,919 | 9,280 | 880 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 32,298 | 21,747 | 12,816 | 599 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 33,499 | 22,832 | 17,794 | |||