2015 Thurrock Council election

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Thurrock Council election, 2015 [1]
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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 UKIP
Seats won457
Seats after181713
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg7
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won0
Seats after1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. [2] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections. Elections were held in 16 wards for seats that were last contested in 2011, to elect roughly one third of the council.

Contents

Following the election, the Labour minority administration continued in government.

Result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2015 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UKIP 770+743.835.821,735
  Conservative 501-131.229.317,823
  Labour 405-52532.119,524
  Liberal Democrats 000000.2139
  Independent 001-102.51541

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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231862
LabourConservativeUKIPI

After the election the composition of the council was:

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1817131
LabourConservativeUKIPI

I - Independent

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%±%
UKIP Peter Smith 1,598 40.1 +16.6
Conservative Teresa Dawn Webster1,12028.1+0.2
Labour John O'Regan89622.5+0.4
Independent John Livermore3739.3N/A
Majority47812.0
Turnout 3,98761.0+25.8
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Belhus

Belhus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Graham Hamilton 1,749 44.3 +29.3
Labour Charles John Curtis*1,36634.6-17.1
Conservative John Frederick Biddall83321.1+1.5
Majority3839.7
Turnout 3,94857.5+26.9
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Russell Cherry 1,967 44.2 +32.3
Labour Susan Joyce Shinnick1,51834.1-19.2
Conservative Lee Dove96821.7-2.0
Majority44910.1
Turnout 4,45362.3+31.3
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Steven Coxshall 1,491 42.0 -13.2
Labour Michael Bullion1,09630.9+2.0
UKIP James Mower96027.1+19.4
Majority39511.1
Turnout 3,54765.9+36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Carol Stewart 1,279 41.3 -5.3
UKIP Clive Herbert Broad1,07834.8+20.0
Labour Theresa Wodehouse74123.9-10.2
Majority2016.5
Turnout 3,09871.0+27.0
Conservative hold Swing

East Tilbury

East Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP James Nicholas Baker 1,004 33.7 +27.4
Independent John Ronald Purkiss*95131.9-25.8
Labour Dorothy Millicent Turner52917.8-1.4
Conservative Steven Ronnie Scott Cole49616.6+3.3
Majority531.8
Turnout 2,98064.0+30.4
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Catherine Pothecary 1,721 42.0 -10.8
UKIP Daniel Jukes1,22629.9+23.6
Conservative Jack Edwin Barnes1,01224.7-1.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Barry Mulroue1393.4-2.8
Majority49512.1
Turnout 4,09855.0+27.8
Labour hold Swing

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Angela Kent* 1,794 43.5 -9.3
UKIP Michael Heaver 1,32332.0+23.8
Conservative Adam Carter1,01324.5-1.3
Majority47111.5
Turnout 4,13065.0+28.9
Labour hold Swing

Little Thurrock Rectory

Little Thurrock Rectory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Anthony Kelly* 1,204 38.6 -8.3
UKIP Michael Wager1,07834.6+22.8
Labour Vincent William Offord83726.8-11.4
Majority1264.0
Turnout 3,11968.7+13.0
Conservative hold Swing

Ockendon

Ockendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Kevin Wheeler 1,991 44.1 +35.6
Conservative Benjamin Robert Gadsby1,29728.8-9.5
Labour Anthony William Fish1,22427.1-14.5
Majority69415.3
Turnout 4,51264.4+25.5
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Colin Churchman 1,653 40.5 +22.0
Conservative Gary Allen Collins1,36233.3-3.5
Labour Philip George Smith*1,07226.2-15.8
Majority2917.2
Turnout 4,08763.6+22.7
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stanford-Le-Hope West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shane Steven Hebb* 1,308 42.9 +3.4
UKIP Alan David Broad94631.1+10.6
Labour Elizabeth Vine79126.0-9.9
Majority36211.8
Turnout 3,04565.9+26.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Leslie Gamester 1,452 41.6 +17.1
Labour Eleanor Lowe1,07530.8-14.3
Conservative Michelle Ditol Macadangdang96227.6+0.7
Majority37710.8
Turnout 3,48968.7+28.3
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

The Homesteads

The Homesteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Maria Tolson* 1,967 42.4 -0.8
UKIP Stephen John Andrews1,44631.1+15.0
Labour Linda Kathleen Hall1,01321.8-13.3
Independent Gary James Byrne2174.7N/A
Majority52111.3
Turnout 4,64371.025.5
Conservative hold Swing

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Esther Baldwin* 1,032 40.7 -9.0
UKIP Charlotte Compton1,02740.5N/A
Conservative Scott James Benton47718.8+7.0
Majority50.2
Turnout 2,53658.4+28.1
Labour hold Swing

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Claire Holloway* 2,009 45.9 -5.7
UKIP Sarah Curtis1,23728.9N/A
Conservative John Francis Rowles1,03424.2-7.7
Majority77218.0
Turnout 4,28056.027.5
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Thurrock Council
  2. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Thurrock Council
  4. ↑ Election results
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