1988 Thurrock Borough Council election

1988 Thurrock Borough Council election

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14 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	86,455
Turnout	29,280 33.9% ( 1.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Labour Seats won 12 2 0 Seats after 29 8 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 18,894 12,850 did not stand Percentage 58.8% 40.0% did not stand Swing 16.0% 0.3% 2.9%
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.

Summary

Election results

1988 Thurrock Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	1	85.7	17	29	74.4	18,894	58.8	+16.0
	Conservative	2	1	14.3	6	8	20.5	12,850	40.0	+0.3
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	2	2	5.1	N/A	N/A	–2.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	379	1.2	+0.4

Ward results

Aveley

Aveley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lee*	1,321	65.2	+5.4
	Conservative	F. Beasley	706	34.8	–5.4
Majority			615	30.3	+10.8
Turnout			2,027	34.2	+1.2
Registered electors			5,933
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Belhus

Belhus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Aberdein*	1,226	69.7	+3.6
	Conservative	H. Cook	534	30.3	–3.6
Majority			692	39.3	+7.2
Turnout			1,760	30.6	+1.6
Registered electors			5,748
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Rice*	1,703	69.1	+5.6
	Conservative	G. Law	761	30.9	–5.6
Majority			942	38.2	+11.1
Turnout			2,464	32.1	+2.2
Registered electors			7,678
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Coringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Price*	1,621	57.1
	Labour	C. Morris	1,442	50.8
	Conservative	I. Harrison	1,144	40.3
	Conservative	R. Hunter	1,096	38.6
	Independent	R. Chaplin	379	13.3
Turnout			~2,839	30.1
Registered electors			9,433
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

East Tilbury

East Tilbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Palmer*	1,153	60.3	–9.9
	Conservative	J. Grozdenovic Kennedy	758	39.7	+9.9
Majority			395	20.7	–19.6
Turnout			1,911	42.6	+6.5
Registered electors			4,484
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Grays Thurrock (North)

Grays Thurrock (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hale	691	54.3	+14.1
	Conservative	L. Brown	582	45.7	+3.5
Majority			109	8.6	N/A
Turnout			1,273	43.6	–0.8
Registered electors			2,919
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.3

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Pollard	1,337	59.3	+19.9
	Conservative	J. Carter	917	40.7	+11.3
Majority			420	18.6	–1.3
Turnout			2,254	31.1	–1.9
Registered electors			7,241
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Bennett*	1,755	55.3	+4.7
	Labour	B. Barton	1,421	44.7	+11.0
Majority			334	10.5	–6.4
Turnout			3,176	37.6	–7.2
Registered electors			8,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Ockendon

Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Lawrence	1,354	65.2	+17.5
	Conservative	A. Carter	723	34.8	+8.4
Majority			631	30.4	+9.1
Turnout			2,077	32.0	–3.6
Registered electors			6,495
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Meen*	1,593	60.4	+21.2
	Conservative	G. Wood	1,043	39.6	+1.7
Majority			550	20.9	+19.6
Turnout			2,636	33.5	–4.0
Registered electors			7,869
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Stifford

Stifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Scully*	1,400	52.8	+15.1
	Conservative	M. Kingsland	1,252	47.2	+3.4
Majority			148	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,652	42.1	–5.5
Registered electors			6,304
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

The Homesteads

The Homesteads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Mallon	1,183	52.6	–11.1
	Labour	A. Clarke*	1,065	47.4	+11.1
Majority			118	5.2	–22.2
Turnout			2,248	38.1	–2.1
Registered electors			5,903
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.1

Tilbury

Tilbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Watts*	1,567	79.8	+26.0
	Conservative	M. Bamford-Burst	396	20.2	+7.1
Majority			1,171	59.7	+39.1
Turnout			1,963	24.5	–1.9
Registered electors			7,999
	Labour hold		Swing	9.5

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.