The 1983 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had won at the previous election in 1982.
|- | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 14 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 48,704 | style="text-align: right;" |