1979 Thurrock Borough Council election

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1979 Thurrock Borough Council election
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 19763 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1980  

All 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered91,737
Turnout~74.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won18153
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 4Steady2.svg
Popular vote74,43867,4009,519
Percentage45.9%41.6%5.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Labour Residents
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,5392,997
Percentage1.6%1.8%

Thurrock UK ward map 1979.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Thurrock Borough Council election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1979 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England and the 1979 general election.

Contents

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. Labour lost control of the council to No overall control.

Summary

Election result

1979 Thurrock Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 391816Decrease2.svg 746.245.974,438
  Conservative 391541Increase2.svg 438.541.667,400
  Independent 3300Steady2.svg7.75.99,519
  Independent Labour 2220Increase2.svg 25.11.62,539
  Residents 2100Increase2.svg 12.61.82,997
  Liberal 10000Steady2.svg0.03.25,180

Ward results

Aveley

Aveley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Geaney* 2,155 60.4 –5.4
Labour J. Clark 1,926 53.9 –5.1
Conservative F. Beasley 1,882 52.7 +10.2
Labour A. May*1,65446.3–6.5
Conservative J. Dobson1,55043.4+2.0
Conservative V. Lanigan1,54443.2+4.8
Turnout ~4,54174.4+38.6
Registered electors 6,103
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Belhus

Belhus (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Maynard* 2,330 68.5
Labour S. Davis* 2,230 65.5
Labour J. Aberdein* 2,075 61.0
Conservative J. Brereton1,30238.3
Conservative V. Dobson1,19535.1
Conservative L. Swain1,07831.7
Turnout ~4,17867.7
Registered electors 6,171
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Siddons* 2,951 64.5 +8.0
Labour J. Taylor* 2,842 62.1 +13.7
Labour P. Bolger* 2,808 61.4 +17.3
Conservative P. Cleverley1,60335.0+1.1
Conservative J. Everett1,52733.4+5.9
Conservative J. Everett1,39030.4+4.0
Liberal M. Haynes60313.2–4.0
Turnout ~5,62275.4+39.0
Registered electors 7,456
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Wood* 3,345 53.2
Conservative D. Hart* 3,340 53.1
Labour A. Price 3,130 49.8
Conservative D. Awcock3,10849.4
Labour A. Clarke3,03048.2
Conservative I. Harrison2,92046.4
Turnout ~6,96576.5
Registered electors 9,105
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

East Tilbury

East Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents D. Allchin 1,384 44.7
Conservative A. Hardy99732.2
Labour E. Godley71623.1
Majority38712.5
Turnout 3,09778.0
Registered electors 4,028
Residents win (new seat)

Grays Thurrock (North)

Grays Thurrock (North)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Thomas 1,224 60.4
Labour B. Newsome80439.6
Majority42020.7
Turnout 2,02877.7
Registered electors 2,609
Conservative win (new seat)

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town) (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Josling* 2,015 50.1
Labour R. Pye* 2,000 49.8
Labour K. Evans* 1,908 47.5
Residents B. Taylor1,61340.1
Conservative E. Attewell1,31232.7
Conservative D. Sutton1,28031.9
Conservative G. Riches1,20730.0
Liberal P. Gillard72017.9
Turnout ~4,84273.4
Registered electors 6,597
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Andrews 3,242 65.0 +14.6
Conservative A. Edwards* 3,081 61.8 +11.6
Conservative J. Edwards* 3,078 61.7 +13.9
Labour T. Codley1,91038.3–4.3
Labour B. Le Grys1,86237.4–2.7
Labour N. Hawes1,78135.7–3.2
Turnout ~5,81077.3+28.3
Registered electors 7,516
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ockendon

Ockendon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Barnes* 2,297 62.9
Labour J. Mathison 2,166 59.3
Labour R. Abel 2,152 58.9
Conservative A. Bland1,51641.5
Conservative C. Clark1,43639.3
Conservative B. Lawrence1,39338.1
Turnout ~5,05273.2
Registered electors 6,902
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Orsett

Orsett (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Greatrex* 1,742 71.1 –4.3
Conservative B. Beardwell 1,739 71.0 –1.8
Labour G. Miles74330.3+1.8
Labour Z. Chaudhri67527.6–0.6
Turnout ~2,72577.2+30.1
Registered electors 3,530
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Butt 2,559 53.1 +9.2
Labour F. Thompson 2,519 52.3 +10.2
Labour M. Meen* 2,443 50.7 +13.3
Labour J. Fuller2,38949.6+12.5
Conservative P. Povey*2,28147.3+4.9
Conservative A. McCartney2,26647.0+5.8
Turnout ~5,66175.2+41.5
Registered electors 7,528
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Stifford

Stifford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Greatrex 2,657 55.9 +8.2
Conservative H. Lott 2,463 51.8 +7.2
Conservative A. Turner 2,420 50.9 +8.5
Labour P. Rice*2,30748.5–8.8
Labour G. Watts*2,28748.1–6.2
Labour A. Fitzmaurice*2,13144.8–8.9
Turnout ~5,11478.4+33.7
Registered electors 6,523
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

The Homesteads

The Homesteads (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Dalton 1,754 46.6
Conservative L. Povey 1,672 44.4
Conservative B. Fenner 1,661 44.1
Labour D. Clarke1,25733.4
Labour R. Clark1,22232.5
Labour M. Bonfield1,14630.4
Liberal C. Farrand89623.8
Liberal G. Basson86823.1
Liberal C. Bowler82021.8
Turnout ~4,21778.1
Registered electors 5,399
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Tilbury

Tilbury (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Bibby* 3,646 72.7 +10.5
Independent A. Bragg* 2,963 59.1 +3.8
Independent T. Kendel* 2,910 58.0 +9.6
Labour T. Lockwood1,39227.7–15.1
Labour T. O'Neill1,31926.3–14.6
Labour E. Rimmell1,11222.2–16.4
Conservative T. Lester3807.6–4.2
Conservative R. Windley3146.3N/A
Liberal M. Bamford2985.9N/A
Conservative D. Revell2885.7N/A
Liberal A. Maynard2304.6N/A
Liberal J. Maynard1994.0N/A
Turnout ~5,66568.3+30.9
Registered electors 8,295
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

West Thurrock

West Thurrock (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Labour E. Vellacott* 1,406 51.2
Independent Labour E. May 1,133 41.3
Labour L. Gay*78228.5
Labour M. Epsley62722.8
Conservative P. Budge52219.0
Conservative M. Grant47717.4
Liberal K. Crowson30010.9
Liberal J. Norris2469.0
Turnout ~2,95374.3
Registered electors 3,975
Independent Labour gain from Labour
Independent Labour gain from Labour

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References

  1. "Thurrock Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 29 January 2025.