1991 Thurrock Borough Council election

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1991 Thurrock Borough Council election
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  1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)1992 

13 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered88,846
Turnout31,531
35.5% (Decrease2.svg 8.5%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won1030
Seats after3360
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote16,82612,4631,762
Percentage53.4%39.5%5.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.3%Increase2.svg 9.8%Increase2.svg 0.6%

Thurrock UK ward map 1991.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Thurrock Borough Council election.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1991 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 result

1991 Thurrock Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 10Increase2.svg 276.9233384.616,82653.4–9.3
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 123.13615.412,46339.5+9.8
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01,7625.6+0.6
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04801.5N/A

Ward results

Aveley

Aveley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Clarke 889 40.0 –9.8
Independent E. Vellacott84338.0+8.4
Conservative L. Glover48822.0+1.5
Majority462.1–18.1
Turnout 2,22038.4–10.1
Registered electors 5,777
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.1

Belhus

Belhus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Maynard* 1,004 52.3 –24.1
Conservative D. Davies49225.7+2.1
Independent P. Perrin42222.0N/A
Majority51226.7–26.1
Turnout 1,91833.9–6.4
Registered electors 5,657
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.1

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Bidmead* 1,834 71.1 –5.5
Conservative I. Bodley74628.9+5.5
Majority1,08842.2–11.0
Turnout 2,58034.6–10.3
Registered electors 7,462
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Morris* 1,680 52.6 –6.1
Conservative S. Andrews1,51147.4+6.1
Majority1695.3–12.2
Turnout 3,19133.9–7.5
Registered electors 9,419
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.1

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Josling* 1,400 54.4 –6.4
Conservative J. Carter94736.8+9.5
Independent R. Holcombe2288.9N/A
Majority45317.6–16.0
Turnout 2,57532.0–6.4
Registered electors 8,040
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.0

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Sutton 1,858 54.8 +12.7
Labour P. Betts1,53245.2–2.7
Majority3269.6N/A
Turnout 3,39039.1–8.1
Registered electors 8,666
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Ockendon

Ockendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Jones* 1,403 63.6 –9.0
Conservative H. Cook80436.4+9.0
Majority59927.1–18.1
Turnout 2,20735.2–12.0
Registered electors 6,269
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

Orsett

Orsett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Mortimer 1,154 72.1 +41.8
Labour M. Ware44727.9–30.5
Majority70744.2N/A
Turnout 1,60142.1–10.0
Registered electors 3,802
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg36.2

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Harper* 1,470 49.0 –17.0
Conservative M. Dalton1,04935.0+1.0
Liberal Democrats S. Senior48016.0N/A
Majority42114.0–18.0
Turnout 2,99938.1–5.7
Registered electors 7,866
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

Stifford

Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Giles 1,415 51.5 –5.7
Conservative L. Brown1,33448.5+5.7
Majority812.9–11.4
Turnout 2,74943.1–12.3
Registered electors 6,373
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg5.7

The Homesteads

The Homesteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Bodley* 1,116 52.8 +10.0
Labour A. Fish99947.2–10.0
Majority1175.5N/A
Turnout 2,11535.0–7.0
Registered electors 6,044
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.0

Tilbury

Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Dunn* 1,666 72.1 –7.1
Conservative M. Bamford-Burst37616.3+4.3
Independent J. Moore26911.6+2.8
Majority1,29055.8–11.4
Turnout 2,31127.7–10.8
Registered electors 8,344
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.7

West Thurrock

West Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Hawkins 1,087 64.9 +7.5
Conservative P. Raven58835.1N/A
Majority49929.8+14.9
Turnout 1,67532.7–9.9
Registered electors 5,127
Labour gain from Independent

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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.