1999 Thurrock Council election

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The 1999 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout in the election was 20.0%. [2]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 1999 [2] [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1601-194.163.710,232
  Conservative 110+15.933.15,318
  Liberal Democrats 000002.7434
 Grays Residents Ind. Party000000.579

Two Labour candidates were unopposed in the election. [5]

Ward results

Aveley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Timms 635 53.4
Conservative Yvonne Partridge29925.1
Liberal Democrats John Livermore25621.5
Majority33638.3
Turnout 1,190
Labour hold Swing
Belhus [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hooper 756 69.2
Conservative David Potter33730.8
Majority41938.4
Turnout 1,093
Labour hold Swing
Chadwell St Mary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Fish 1,078 76.1
Conservative Kazimierz Rytter33823.9
Majority74052.2
Turnout 1,416
Labour hold Swing
Chafford Hundred [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Vesey 506 65.3
Labour Pauline De'Ath26934.7
Majority23730.6
Turnout 775
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Corringham West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Barron 505 68.5
Conservative Ian Harrison23231.5
Majority27337.0
Turnout 737
Labour hold Swing
East Tilbury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Palmer 947 82.6
Conservative Nikki Lewis19917.4
Majority74865.2
Turnout 1,146
Labour hold Swing
Grays Riverside [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kent 611 65.1
Conservative James Carter19020.2
Grays Residents Ind. PartyJames Calder798.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Saunders596.3
Majority42144.9
Turnout 939
Labour hold Swing
Grays Thurrock [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yash Gupta 821 64.0
Conservative Ronald Jameson34326.7
Liberal Democrats David Coward1199.3
Majority47837.3
Turnout 1,283
Labour hold Swing
Ockendon [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Merlyn Jones 818 68.1
Conservative Claire Riley38431.9
Majority43436.2
Turnout 1,202
Labour hold Swing
Stanford-le-Hope East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julian Norris 693
Labour Peter Cooper 685
Conservative Anita Bailey318
Conservative Alan Bailey308
Turnout 2,004
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Stanford-le-Hope West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Moore 503 52.5
Conservative Anne Cheale45547.5
Majority485.0
Turnout 958
Labour hold Swing
Stifford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan McPherson 719 57.0
Conservative Pauline Campbell54343.0
Majority17614.0
Turnout 1,262
Labour hold Swing
The Homesteads [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Kirkwood 702 52.7
Conservative John Everett63147.3
Majority715.4
Turnout 1,333
Labour hold Swing
Tilbury Riverside [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Southam uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Tilbury St Chads [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Smith uncontested
Labour hold Swing
West Thurrock [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Price 490 67.6
Conservative Henry Coe-Welch23532.4
Majority25535.2
Turnout 725
Labour hold Swing

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  4. Salman, Saba (7 May 1999). "Tories claw back strongholds". Evening Standard . p. 25.
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