1988 Thurrock Borough Council election

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1988 Thurrock Borough Council election
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  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  

14 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered86,455
Turnout29,280
33.9% (Decrease2.svg 1.6%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won1220
Seats after2982
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote18,89412,850did not stand
Percentage58.8%40.0%did not stand
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.0%Increase2.svg 0.3%Decrease2.svg 2.9%

Thurrock UK ward map 1988.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Contents

Summary

Election results

1988 Thurrock Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 12Increase2.svg 185.7172974.418,89458.8+16.0
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 114.36820.512,85040.0+0.3
  Independent Labour 0Steady2.svg0.0225.1N/AN/A–2.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03791.2+0.4

Ward results

Aveley

Aveley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lee* 1,321 65.2 +5.4
Conservative F. Beasley70634.8–5.4
Majority61530.3+10.8
Turnout 2,02734.2+1.2
Registered electors 5,933
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Belhus

Belhus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Aberdein* 1,226 69.7 +3.6
Conservative H. Cook53430.3–3.6
Majority69239.3+7.2
Turnout 1,76030.6+1.6
Registered electors 5,748
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Rice* 1,703 69.1 +5.6
Conservative G. Law76130.9–5.6
Majority94238.2+11.1
Turnout 2,46432.1+2.2
Registered electors 7,678
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Coringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Price* 1,621 57.1
Labour C. Morris 1,442 50.8
Conservative I. Harrison1,14440.3
Conservative R. Hunter1,09638.6
Independent R. Chaplin37913.3
Turnout ~2,83930.1
Registered electors 9,433
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

East Tilbury

East Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Palmer* 1,153 60.3 –9.9
Conservative J. Grozdenovic Kennedy75839.7+9.9
Majority39520.7–19.6
Turnout 1,91142.6+6.5
Registered electors 4,484
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.9

Grays Thurrock (North)

Grays Thurrock (North)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Hale 691 54.3 +14.1
Conservative L. Brown58245.7+3.5
Majority1098.6N/A
Turnout 1,27343.6–0.8
Registered electors 2,919
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Pollard 1,337 59.3 +19.9
Conservative J. Carter91740.7+11.3
Majority42018.6–1.3
Turnout 2,25431.1–1.9
Registered electors 7,241
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.6

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Bennett* 1,755 55.3 +4.7
Labour B. Barton1,42144.7+11.0
Majority33410.5–6.4
Turnout 3,17637.6–7.2
Registered electors 8,449
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.2

Ockendon

Ockendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Lawrence 1,354 65.2 +17.5
Conservative A. Carter72334.8+8.4
Majority63130.4+9.1
Turnout 2,07732.0–3.6
Registered electors 6,495
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.6

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Meen* 1,593 60.4 +21.2
Conservative G. Wood1,04339.6+1.7
Majority55020.9+19.6
Turnout 2,63633.5–4.0
Registered electors 7,869
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.8

Stifford

Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Scully* 1,400 52.8 +15.1
Conservative M. Kingsland1,25247.2+3.4
Majority1485.6N/A
Turnout 2,65242.1–5.5
Registered electors 6,304
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.9

The Homesteads

The Homesteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Mallon 1,183 52.6 –11.1
Labour A. Clarke*1,06547.4+11.1
Majority1185.2–22.2
Turnout 2,24838.1–2.1
Registered electors 5,903
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg11.1

Tilbury

Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Watts* 1,567 79.8 +26.0
Conservative M. Bamford-Burst39620.2+7.1
Majority1,17159.7+39.1
Turnout 1,96324.5–1.9
Registered electors 7,999
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.5

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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.
  2. "Council composition calculator". Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 29 January 2025.