1988 Basildon District Council election

The 1988 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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 1984. The council remained under no overall control.

Overall results

 * colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
 * style="text-align: right;" | 14
 * colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align: right;" | 47,930
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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.