2006 Thurrock Council election

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Results of the 2006 Thurrock Council election

The 2006 Thurrock Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

The results saw Labour gain one seat from the Conservatives in West Thurrock and South Stifford ward where the British National Party pushed the Conservatives into third place. [3] However the Conservatives held the other 7 seats they were defending and as a result maintained an overall majority of 3 on the council. [3]

Thurrock Local Election Result 2006 [3] [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 910+156.335.910,365-4.5
  Conservative 701-143.841.311,933-5.8
  BNP 00000.012.03,476+9.7
  Liberal Democrats 00000.07.12,049+3.3
  Independent 00000.01.9561-4.0
  Green 00000.01.8523+1.3

Ward results

Aveley & Uplands [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Herd 941 51.6
Labour Martin Healy50927.9
Green Dean Hall20211.1
Liberal Democrats John Livermore1739.5
Majority 43223.7
Turnout 1,82528.8−1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Belhus [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Maynard 726 41.5
BNP John Cotter52430.0
Conservative Edward Woods49928.5
Majority 20211.5
Turnout 1,74926.6+4.5
Labour hold Swing
Chadwell St. Mary [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marion Canavon 928 38.5
Conservative Amanda Redsell64826.9
BNP Dave Strickson59824.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Saunders2379.8
Majority 28011.6
Turnout 2,41133.6+8.8
Labour hold Swing
Grays Riverside [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Morris 765 43.6
Conservative Allan Edwards50128.6
BNP Emma Colgate48727.8
Majority 26415.0
Turnout 1,75325.1−2.5
Labour hold Swing
Grays Thurrock [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Harris 987 42.0
Conservative Sharon Ponder87637.3
BNP Bryn Robinson41117.5
Independent Danbir Bhullar773.3
Majority 1114.7
Turnout 2,35137.0+6.2
Labour hold Swing
Little Thurrock Blackshots [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Benjamin Maney 1,081 64.8
Labour Clinton Sear36321.8
Liberal Democrats David Coward22413.4
Majority 71843.0
Turnout 1,66837.7+2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Little Thurrock Rectory [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gledhill 978 68.3
Labour Gabriel Olufemi45431.7
Majority 52436.6
Turnout 1,43232.1+0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ockendon [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Lawrence 916 45.2
Conservative Susan Sibthorpe79139.0
Green Ian Burgess32115.8
Majority 1256.2
Turnout 2,02830.6+4.1
Labour hold Swing
Orsett [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Revell 1,379 73.4
Labour Julian Norris29715.8
Liberal Democrats John Tunbridge20410.9
Majority 1,08257.6
Turnout 1,88044.3+4.4
Conservative hold Swing
South Chafford [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Babatunde Ojetola 539 46.4
Liberal Democrats Earnshaw Palmer35430.5
Labour Oliver Gerrish26823.1
Majority 18515.9
Turnout 1,16125.4+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stanford East & Corringham Town [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Smith 939 40.2
Conservative Kay Mangion84736.3
BNP Christopher Roberts54823.5
Majority 923.9
Turnout 2,33436.0+5.2
Labour hold Swing
Stifford Clays [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Pearce 829 43.2
Labour Gerard Rice79541.4
Liberal Democrats Derrick Harris29615.4
Majority 341.8
Turnout 1,92040.9+7.4
Conservative hold Swing
The Homesteads [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Everett 1,061 42.7
Labour Anthony Sharp86034.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Riley56122.6
Majority 2018.1
Turnout 2,48237.2+5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bukky Okunade 392 36.6
Independent Malcolm Southam34532.2
Conservative Paul Coutts33531.3
Majority 474.4
Turnout 1,07225.4−3.1
Labour hold Swing
Tilbury St. Chads [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Bingley 558 47.7
BNP Nicholas Geri31627.0
Conservative Lee Dove15713.4
Independent John-Paul Garner13911.9
Majority 24220.7
Turnout 1,17028.1+0.6
Labour hold Swing
West Thurrock & South Stifford [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Smith 608 36.4
BNP Michael White59235.4
Conservative Stuart St.Clair-Haslam47128.2
Majority 161.0
Turnout 1,67128.9+4.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Thurrock". BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. "Local elections 2006: Results in full". The Guardian . 6 May 2006. p. 20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "News Archive - One seat changes hand in elections". Thurrock Council. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Local Election Results, 4th May 2006" (PDF). Thurrock Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  5. "Local elections". The Times . 6 May 2006. p. 64.