1987 Thurrock Borough Council election

1987 Thurrock Borough Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	88,268
Turnout	31,303 35.5% ( 4.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 7 5 1 Seats after 28 9 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,412 12,426 908 Percentage 42.8% 39.7% 2.9% Swing 9.7% 7.3% 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Thurrock Borough Council election.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1987 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Summary

Election results

1987 Thurrock Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	1	53.8	21	28	71.8	13,412	42.8	–9.7
	Conservative	5	1	38.5	4	9	23.1	12,426	39.7	+7.3
	Independent Labour	1		7.7	1	2	5.1	908	2.9	–0.1
	Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,625	11.6	+4.3
	Residents	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	689	2.2	–0.6
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	243	0.8	–1.2

Ward results

Aveley

Aveley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Geaney*	1,182	59.8	–8.0
	Conservative	F. Beasley	796	40.2	+8.0
Majority			386	19.5	–16.0
Turnout			1,978	33.0	+0.6
Registered electors			6,068
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Belhus

Belhus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fall*	1,100	66.1	–0.5
	Conservative	M. Dalton	563	33.9	+13.5
Majority			537	32.3	–14.0
Turnout			1,663	29.0	–0.5
Registered electors			5,837
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Bidmead*	1,464	63.5	–13.7
	Conservative	G. Law	840	36.5	+13.7
Majority			624	27.1	–27.4
Turnout			2,304	29.9	+4.9
Registered electors			7,832
	Labour hold		Swing	13.7

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hubbard	1,315	39.4	+0.4
	Labour	B. Pearson	1,065	31.9	–29.1
	Alliance	E. McAllister	711	21.3	N/A
	Independent	R. Chaplin	243	7.3	N/A
Majority			250	7.5	N/A
Turnout			3,334	35.4	+8.8
Registered electors			9,607
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.8

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Josling*	1,126	39.4	–2.3
	Conservative	T. Attewell	672	29.4	+10.3
	Alliance	J. Scowen	487	21.3	N/A
Majority			454	19.9	–10.1
Turnout			2,285	33.0	+3.0
Registered electors			7,005
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. O'Brien	1,896	50.6	+7.9
	Labour	C. Morris	1,262	33.7	–8.9
	Alliance	A. Scott	592	15.8	+1.1
Majority			634	16.9	+16.8
Turnout			3,750	44.8	+7.6
Registered electors			8,491
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Ockendon

Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Barnes*	1,108	47.7	–11.9
	Conservative	G. Riches	614	26.4	+9.6
	Alliance	P. Hackett	600	25.8	+2.2
Majority			494	21.3	–14.7
Turnout			2,322	35.6	+2.6
Registered electors			6,601
	Labour hold		Swing	10.8

Orsett

Orsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Lester	1,159	74.9	+7.1
	Labour	B. Newsome	388	25.1	–7.1
Majority			771	49.8	+14.1
Turnout			1,547	42.0	+2.2
Registered electors			3,751
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.1

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Harper	1,165	39.2	–25.8
	Conservative	G. Wood	1,126	37.9	+2.9
	Alliance	M. Thomas	681	22.9	N/A
Majority			39	1.3	–28.7
Turnout			2,972	37.5	+8.6
Registered electors			8,048
	Labour hold		Swing	14.4

Stifford

Stifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Beardwell	1,314	43.8	+8.9
	Labour	J. Pollard	1,130	37.7	–11.5
	Alliance	V. Yeates	554	18.5	+2.6
Majority			184	6.1	N/A
Turnout			2,998	47.6	+3.4
Registered electors			6,380
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.2

The Homesteads

The Homesteads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Green	1,478	63.7	+3.5
	Labour	G. Rice	843	36.3	N/A
Majority			635	27.4	+7.0
Turnout			2,321	40.2	+9.0
Registered electors			5,880
	Conservative hold

Tilbury

Tilbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn*	1,118	53.8	+1.9
	Residents	S. Spriggs	689	33.1	–8.4
	Conservative	M. Bamford-Burst	273	13.1	+6.5
Majority			429	20.6	+10.2
Turnout			2,080	26.4	+1.4
Registered electors			8,034
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

West Thurrock

West Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	R. Howes*	908	51.9	+4.4
	Labour	L. Clarke	461	26.4	–8.1
	Conservative	R. Trangmar	380	21.7	+3.8
Majority			447	25.6	+12.6
Turnout			1,749	37.4	+7.1
Registered electors			4,734
	Independent Labour hold		Swing	6.3

References

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