| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Map showing the results of the 2018 Thurrock Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 2018 Thurrock Council elections took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. [1] Councillors in 16 out of the 20 electoral wards were to be up for election. [2] The council remained under no overall control, with a minority Conservative administration running the council. [3]
On 26 January 2018, all sitting UKIP councillors resigned from the party and formed a new opposition group called Thurrock Independents. [4]
On 13 March 2018, Basildon UKIP announced that they had taken over responsibility for the 6 East Thurrock wards and are now called UKIP Basildon and Thurrock Branch. [5]
Before the elections, there was a by-election held in Ockendon which resulted in a Conservative gain after a tie and drawing of lots. [6]
Going into the election, the composition of the council was:
19 | 16 | 14 |
Conservative | Thurrock Independent | Labour |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
20 | 12 | 17 |
Conservative | Thurrock Independent | Labour |
Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2014.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 56.3 | 41.9 | 12,381 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | 6 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 37.5 | 33.7 | 9,972 | +12.1 | |
Thurrock Ind. | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6.2 | 21.2 | 6,282 | N/A | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 2.9 | 846 | -36.1 | |
Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 94 | N/A | |
All percentage changes are versus 2014, the last time the comparable set of wards were fought. Holds / Gains are given against control of ward going in to the 2018 elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thurrock Ind. | Tim Aker | 1,037 | 43.2 | 2.3† | |
Conservative | David Van Day | 653 | 27.2 | 6.0 | |
Labour | Rafal Zak | 570 | 23.7 | 0.5 | |
UKIP | Peter Curtis | 141 | 5.9 | 48.7 | |
Majority | 384 | 16.0 | 14.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,401 | ||||
Thurrock Ind. hold | Swing | 1.9 | |||
† Percentage change calculated from the 2014 Aveley & Uplands by-election at which Aker was elected (as a UKIP candidate). He subsequently defected from the UKIP group on Thurrock council and formed Thurrock Independents, although he still sits as a UKIP MEP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Fletcher | 828 | 43.7 | 9.4 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Chris Baker* | 667 | 35.2 | 16.4† | |
Conservative | Georgette Polley | 399 | 21.1 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 161 | 8.5 | |||
Labour gain from Thurrock Ind. | Swing | ||||
No UKIP candidate as previously (-49.6%).
† change calculated from the 2014 election when Baker was originally elected (as a UKIP candidate).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Rice (incumbent) | 1,383 | 67 | +23 | |
Conservative | Paul Armold | 402 | 20 | +5 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Paul Stevens | 264 | 13 | +13 | |
Majority | 981 | 47 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +9 | |||
Note no UKIP as previously (-39%), no Lib Dem as previously (-2%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Kerin (incumbent) | 1,063 | 56 | +14 | |
Conservative | Wendy Herd | 488 | 26 | +7 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Shane McDonagh | 343 | 18 | +18 | |
Majority | 575 | 30 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-34%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Worrall | 1,124 | 55 | +13 | |
Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 559 | 27 | +9 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Gillian Wardrop | 362 | 18 | +18 | |
Majority | 565 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-36%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Maney | 1,073 | 59 | +18 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 471 | 26 | +10 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Oliver Smith | 284 | 16 | +16 | |
Majority | 602 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-39%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gledhill | 842 | 55 | +15 | |
Labour | Lawson Akhigbe | 486 | 32 | +7 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Jay Hayers | 200 | 13 | +13 | |
Majority | 356 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-32%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Shinnick | 864 | 38 | +17 | |
Conservative | Romanus Nwakuna | 740 | 33 | +2 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Jan Baker (incumbent) | 663 | 29 | +29 | |
Majority | 124 | ||||
Labour gain from Thurrock Ind. | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP as previously (-46%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Johnson | 1,091 | 65 | +17 | |
Labour | Vince Offord | 290 | 17 | +4 | |
UKIP | Adrian Short | 206 | 12 | -24 | |
Thurrock Ind. | James Mower | 81 | 5 | +5 | |
Majority | 801 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abbie Akinbohun | 685 | 48 | +21 | |
Conservative | Tunde Ojetola | 647 | 45 | +1 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Torren Snell | 105 | 7 | +7 | |
Majority | 38 | 3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP as previously (-26%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Anderson | 810 | 38 | +5 | |
Labour | George Elcock | 636 | 30 | +3 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Roy Jones (incumbent) | 565 | 26 | +26 | |
UKIP | Michael Keal | 132 | 6 | -35 | |
Majority | 174 | ||||
Conservative gain from Thurrock Ind. | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Rigby | 804 | 44 | +18 | |
Labour | Lee Watson | 668 | 36 | +1 | |
UKIP | Stephen Andrews | 195 | 11 | -27 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Graham Snell | 177 | 10 | +10 | |
Majority | 136 | ||||
Conservative gain from Thurrock Ind. | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Halden (incumbent) | 1,233 | 49 | +6 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Gary Byrne | 575 | 23 | +10.5 1 | |
Labour | Daniel Friday Chukwu | 532 | 21 | +2 | |
UKIP | Peter Prendegast | 172 | 7 | -31 | |
Majority | 658 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bukky Okunade (incumbent) | 563 | 45 | +7 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Allen Mayes | 528 | 42 | +42 | |
Conservative | Elaine Parker | 159 | 13 | -7 | |
Majority | 35 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-36%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Liddiard (incumbent) | 558 | 58 | +14 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Paul Martin | 240 | 25 | +25 | |
Conservative | Steve Minett | 169 | 17 | +4 | |
Majority | 318 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-42%)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Qaisar Abbas | 1,058 | 57 | +10 | |
Conservative | George Coxshall | 505 | 27 | +12 | |
Thurrock Ind. | Michael Wager | 191 | 10 | +10 | |
Democrats and Veterans | Christopher Boosey | 94 | 5 | +5 | |
Majority | 553 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-34%)
Thurrock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jackie Doyle-Price, a Conservative.
Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.
Elections to the Borough Council in Slough, England, were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election. This was the 122nd Slough general local authority election since Slough became a local government unit in 1863.
The result of the 2010 Thurrock Council election was that Thurrock Council stay under no overall control. The Conservative party gained two seats from Labour while Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives. Of the 16 wards contested, eight were won by the Conservatives and eight by Labour. The composition of the resulting council was:
The elections for Oxford City Council took place on Thursday 22 May 2014. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election, apart from in Summertown ward where both seats are up for election following the resignation of Councillor Stuart McCready on 3 April 2014.
The 2014 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. These elections saw UKIP making significant gains largely at the expense of Labour, and stripping them of their majority on the council.
The 2014 Basildon District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Basildon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and elections to the European Parliament. This election was to elect one third of the council, plus one additional seat which was vacant. These seats were last up for election in 2010.
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015. Approximately one third of the second tier council's 35 seats fell up for election, and the General Election was held on the same day.
An election was held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 7 May 2015. All 47 seats were up for election under new ward boundaries.
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.
The 2016 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 5 May 2016. This election was held on the same day as other local elections as well as Police and Crime Commissioner elections. A total of 13 councillors were elected from all but two of the council's wards as a third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The 2018 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained enough seats to achieve an overall majority and took control of the council.
The 2018 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London.
Elections to Cannock Chase District Council took place on 3 May 2018 on the same day as other local elections in England. A third of the council was up for election, meaning a total of 13 councillors were elected from all but two of the council's wards.
The 2018 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 Thurrock Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Thurrock Council in England.
The 2019 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2022 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect a third of the members of Thurrock Council in England. Sixteen of the council's 49 seats were contested in sixteen of Thurrock's twenty electoral wards. There are two or three seats in each ward depending on its population. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.