2011 Thurrock Council election

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Thurrock Council election, 2011
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16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won961
Seats after24223
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Thurrock UK ward map 2011.svg
Results of the 2011 Thurrock Council election
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

On 5 May 2011, one-third of seats on Thurrock Council were contested. The result of the election was that Thurrock Council stayed under no overall control. [1] The Labour Party gained one seat from the Conservative Party. [2]

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Results summary

Of the 16 wards that were contested, nine were won by Labour, six by the Conservatives and one by an independent. [3]

Thurrock Local Election Result 2011 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 910+156.2541.013,428+6.9
  Conservative 601-137.532.710,719-10.6
  Independent 10006.255.41,771+5.4
  UKIP 00000.012.74,169+12.7
  BNP 00000.04.21,368-20.4
  Liberal Democrats 00000.03.71,203+3.7
  Green 00000.00.262+0.2

Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

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24223
LabourConservativeOther

Following the election the vote for mayor was tied between Cllr Curtis and deputy mayor Cllr Tunde Ojetola. Outgoing Mayor Anne Cheale exercised her casting vote in favour of Councillor Curtis. [5] [6] In the election for council leader, Councillor Curtis then used his casting vote to elect John Kent as council leader, thus maintaining the Labour administration. [6]

Results by ward

Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.

Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Carol Pearce 626 27.9 −9.1
Independent Colin James Churchman55124.5N/A
UKIP Tim Mark Aker52823.5N/A
Labour Clifford Holloway49722.1−1.9
Liberal Democrats John Livermore452.0−6.0
Majority 753.4
Turnout 2,24735.2+7.2
Conservative hold Swing

Belhus

Belhus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles John Curtis* 1,034 51.7 +15.7
Conservative Rita Ajidagba39319.6−14.9
UKIP Stanley Christopher Baker30115.0N/A
BNP Susan Sibthorpe21911.0−11.7
Liberal Democrats Tracy Denise Rowe552.7−4.1
Majority 64132.1
Turnout 2,00230.6+3.5
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony William Fish 1,174 53.3 +10.0
Conservative Lee Dove52323.7+6.1
UKIP James Nicholas Baker26211.9N/A
BNP Derek William Beackon1657.5−25.3
Liberal Democrats Natalie Butcher803.6−2.7
Majority 65129.6
Turnout 2,20431.00
Labour hold Swing

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Ernest Wootton 857 55.2 +18.7
Labour Augustine Nwanze44928.9+13.8
Liberal Democrats James Donald1278.2−20.7
UKIP Adrian Philip Short1207.7+3.0
Majority 40826.3
Turnout 1,55329.2+0.5
Conservative hold Swing

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Steven Coxshall 909 46.6 +5.1
Labour Robert Adam Fitch66634.1+2.1
UKIP Thomas Patrick Kelleher29014.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Louise Beard884.5N/A
Majority 24312.5
Turnout 1,95344.0+4.3
Conservative hold Swing

East Tilbury

East Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Ronald Purkiss* 912 57.7 −8.6
Labour Eleanor Lowe30319.2+9.7
Conservative Paul Polley21113.3N/A
UKIP Peter Michael Fox1006.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Luke Anthony Tyson563.5N/A
Majority 60938.5
Turnout 1,58233.6+2.8
Independent hold Swing

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Morris-Cook* 1,036 52.8 +9.1
Conservative Dawn Evans51526.2+5.5
BNP Stephen Mark McNab1678.5−17.2
UKIP Jagdev Singh Bal1246.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mulroue1216.2−3.7
Majority 52126.6
Turnout 1,96327.2+4.0
Labour hold Swing

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Angela Kent* 1,193 52.8 +4.3
Conservative Tracy Geraldine Barnes58425.8−1.9
BNP Thomas Richard Davis2008.9−15.9
UKIP Rajnikant Mistry1868.2N/A
Liberal Democrats William Andrew Jackson974.3N/A
Majority 60927.0
Turnout 2,26036.1+2.5
Labour hold Swing

Little Thurrock Rectory

Little Thurrock Rectory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Anthony Kelly 852 46.9 +8.6
Labour Eileen O'Reilly69338.2+9.1
UKIP Alan David Broad21411.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew James Orbell563.1−8.0
Majority 1598.7
Turnout 1,81540.4+7.7
Conservative hold Swing

Ockendon

Ockendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aaron Kiely 1,096 41.6 +7.5
Conservative Barry William Johnson*1,00938.33.5
BNP Karne Thomas McGinn2318.8−11.9
UKIP Jill Heather Broad2238.5−1.9
Liberal Democrats David Paul Shirley732.8N/A
Majority 873.3
Turnout 2,63238.9+7.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip George Smith 1,104 42.0 +4.3
Conservative Natalie Jay Gannon Quirk96836.8+1.6
UKIP Roy Robert Jones48718.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Adrian Leslie Stevart702.7N/A
Majority 1365.2
Turnout 2,62940.9+4.1
Labour hold Swing

Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stanford-Le-Hope West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shane Steven Hebb 720 39.6 −0.1
Labour Gemma Robbins65335.9+8.2
UKIP Stuart St.Clair-Haslam37420.5+5.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Greenaway734.0N/A
Majority 673.7
Turnout 1,82039.1+7.9
Conservative hold Swing

Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Elizabeth Hale* 877 45.1 +3.4
Conservative Johanna Catherine Morris52326.9−7.7
UKIP Clive Herbert Broad47524.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Jones683.5N/A
Majority 35418.2
Turnout 1,94340.4+2.1
Labour hold Swing

The Homesteads

The Homesteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Maria Tolson* 1,298 43.2 −7.7
Labour Richard Speight1,05535.1+3.4
UKIP Peter Geoffrey Henry Prendergast48516.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Maylin1073.5N/A
Green Simon John Barnes622.1N/A
Majority 2438.1
Turnout 3,00745.5+6.5
Conservative hold Swing

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Esther Baldwin 647 49.7 +15.8
Independent Keith John Hatcher30823.7N/A
BNP Michael Edward Braun19314.8−15.4
Conservative Georgette Polley15311.8−0.3
Majority 33926.0
Turnout 1,30130.3+5.3
Labour hold Swing

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Holloway 951 52.6 +10.7
Conservative Benjamin Robert Gadsby57831.9+3.4
BNP Warren Michael Parish19310.7−18.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Allen874.8N/A
Majority 37320.7
Turnout 1,80928.5+5.3
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 election results". thurrock.gov.uk. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Labour claims narrow council victory". Thurrock Gazette. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Aveley & Uplands on Thursday 5 May 2011" (PDF). thurrock.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "News Archive - Charlie Curtis named mayor". thurrock.gov.uk. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
  6. 1 2 Cramer, Lucy (30 May 2011). "Ex-Tory helps keep Labour in control". Echo. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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