2002 Thurrock Council election

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The 2002 Thurrock Council election took place on 2 May 2002 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]

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43 candidates stood in the election, with 16 of the 20 wards being contested. [2] Both Conservative and Labour parties stood in all 16 seats, along with 7 Liberal Democrats, 3 Independents and 1 Green Party candidate. [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2002 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1311081.348.68,379-6.3%
  Conservative 112-16.337.16,396-0.4%
  Independent 10006.37.11,220+6.2%
  Liberal Democrats 110+16.37.01,210+1.2%
  Green 000000.241+0.0%

Ward results

Aveley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Pearce 889 60.9 +13.6
Labour Wahidur Rahman41328.3−12.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Meechan976.6−1.7
Green Dean Hall412.8−0.8
Independent Pauline Campbell191.3+1.3
Majority47632.6+26.2
Turnout 1,45925.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Belhus [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hooper 597 57.3 −1.3
Conservative Jane Atkins30629.4+3.7
Liberal Democrats John Biddall13813.3−2.5
Majority29127.9−5.0
Turnout 1,04115.9
Labour hold Swing
Chadwell St Mary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Fish 974 70.1 −4.1
Conservative Yvonne Partridge41629.9+4.1
Majority55840.2−8.2
Turnout 1,39019.7
Labour hold Swing
Chafford Hundred [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Earnshaw Palmer 470 40.6 +15.5
Conservative Neil Rockliffe40735.1−2.3
Labour Ian Duffield28224.3−13.2
Majority635.5
Turnout 1,15919.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Corringham West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Barron 399 52.3 −9.7
Conservative Nicola Stokes23030.1−7.9
Liberal Democrats James Thompson13417.6+17.6
Majority16922.2−1.8
Turnout 76319.6
Labour hold Swing
East Tilbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barry Palmer 941 80.6 +80.6
Labour Julian Norris11710.0−54.7
Conservative Susan Harrison1109.4−25.9
Majority82470.6
Turnout 1,16827.0
Independent hold Swing
Grays Riverside [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kent 484 51.1 −11.5
Conservative Faye Rigby28229.7−7.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Livermore18219.2+19.2
Majority20211.4−13.8
Turnout 94814.7
Labour hold Swing
Grays Thurrock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yash Gupta 740 57.1 −4.3
Conservative Steven Mason55742.9+4.3
Majority18314.2−8.6
Turnout 1,29720.7
Labour hold Swing
Ockendon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Canavon 751 61.1 −4.5
Conservative Emma Woods47938.9+4.5
Majority27222.2−9.0
Turnout 1,23018.3
Labour hold Swing
Stanford-le-Hope East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eunice Southam 521 52.5 +3.5
Conservative John Vesey47247.5+19.9
Majority495.0−16.4
Turnout 99322.8
Labour hold Swing
Stanford-le-Hope West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Clarke 405 53.2
Conservative Barry Dorrington35646.8
Majority496.4
Turnout 76120.2
Labour hold Swing
Stifford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan McPherson 719 44.9 −1.1
Conservative Robert Barnes62338.9+1.9
Independent Geoffrey Slocock26016.2+8.8
Majority966.0−3.0
Turnout 1,60227.1
Labour hold Swing
The Homesteads [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Sharp 709 51.3 −3.0
Conservative Melanie Aung-Htut67448.7+12.0
Majority352.6−15.0
Turnout 1,38324.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Tilbury Riverside [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Southam 433 82.2 +9.5
Conservative Jean Watts9417.8+0.5
Majority33964.4+9.0
Turnout 52714.1
Labour hold Swing
Tilbury St Chads [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Smith 447 67.7 +8.6
Conservative Maurren Pearce12318.6−8.6
Liberal Democrats David Coward9013.6−0.1
Majority32449.1+17.2
Turnout 66016.0
Labour hold Swing
West Thurrock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Harris 388 44.9 −11.9
Conservative Mark Harrison37843.7+17.8
Liberal Democrats John Livermore9911.4+1.3
Majority101.2−29.7
Turnout 86514.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Thurrock". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Thurrock:Voters to make their choices in 16 wards". Evening Echo. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2009.[ dead link ]
  3. "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Borough Council election" (PDF). Thurrock Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  5. "Full results". Financial Times. 4 May 2002. p. 7.