2019 Thurrock Council election

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2019 Thurrock Council election
  2018 2 May 2019 2021  

16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.88%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Thurrock Ind.
Seats before23179
Seats after22179
Seat change-100

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats before0
Seats after1
Seat change+1

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2019 Thurrock Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Thurrock Council in England. [1] [2]

Contents

Election

A third of the seats were elected on 2 May 2019. [1] Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, governed by a minority Conservative administration. They held 23 of 49 seats, while Labour held 17 seats, followed by the Thurrock Independents on 9 seats.

Elections were held in a total of sixteen wards, with Conservative, Labour, and Thurrock Independent candidates standing in each ward. UKIP stood two candidates. The Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the British Union & Sovereignty Party stood one candidate each in Chafford & North Stifford, Grays Riverside, and Belhus respectively. There were also two independents standing for election in Thurrock.

Results summary

Map showing the winner in each ward for the 2019 Thurrock Borough Council election Thurrock 2019 ward results.svg
Map showing the winner in each ward for the 2019 Thurrock Borough Council election

Changes in vote share are calculated from the 2015 election result, which was the last time this set of wards were up for election.

Prior to the election one seat was vacant.

2019 Thurrock Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 6Decrease2.svg135.3162244.98,92231.7Increase2.svg2.4
  Labour 5Increase2.svg129.4121734.78,89531.6Decrease2.svg0.5
  Thurrock Ind. 5Steady2.svg29.44918.48,16329.0New
  Independent 1Increase2.svg15.9012.01,2744.5Increase2.svg2.0
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03991.4Increase2.svg1.2
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03441.2Decrease2.svg34.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01450.5New

Candidates

Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Churchman 660 43.8 +16.6
Thurrock Ind. Peter Smith*51334.1-9.1
Labour Charlie Curtis33322.1-1.6

Belhus

Belhus, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thurrock Ind. Chris Baker 670 38.7 +3.5
Labour Lee Watson66038.1-5.6
Conservative Romanus Nwakuma25514.7-6.4
Union & Sovereignty Dave Bradshaw1488.5N/A

Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Chukwu 863 56.2 -10.8
Labour Sara Muldowney 783 51.0 -16.0
Thurrock Ind. Steve Minett48831.8+18.8
Thurrock Ind. Stacey Clark45629.7+16.7
Conservative Georgette Polley30119.6+0.2
Conservative Paul Polley26717.4-2.0
Independent Stephen Andrews1429.2N/A

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Coxshall* 624 47.5 +2.2
Labour Rafal Zak35426.9-6.3
Thurrock Ind. Graham Hamilton*19014.5N/A
Green Julian Puttergill14511.0N/A

Hamilton served as a councillor for Belhus Ward prior to the election.

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Huelin* 848 59.8 +12.7
Labour John Cecil31622.3+1.1
Thurrock Ind. Gbenga Olajugbagbe25518.0N/A

East Tilbury

East Tilbury, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Fraser Massey 984 62.6 N/A
UKIP Michael Keal19612.5-46.0
Conservative Glenn Stanley16110.2-7.8
Labour Jacqueline Dobson15810.0-11.5
Thurrock Ind. Oliver Smith744.7N/A

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Pothecary 800 46.6 -9.4
Liberal Democrats Kevin McNamara39923.3N/A
Conservative Gurjit Thandi29917.4-8.6
Thurrock Ind. Kanlayani Sisasima21812.7-5.3

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Kent 925 49.2 -5.8
Conservative James Thandi51327.2+0.2
Thurrock Ind. Shelby Mayes44523.6+5.6

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Kelly* 586 40.4 -14.6
Thurrock Ind. Russell Cherry*42629.4+16.4
Labour Les Strange28919.9-12.1
UKIP Neil Rivett14810.2N/A

Cherry was a councillor for Chadwell St Mary Ward prior to the election.

Ockendon

Ockendon, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Jefferies 982 41.1 +8.1
Labour Ruth Clapham74531.2-6.8
Thurrock Ind. Jan Baker66327.7-1.3

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thurrock Ind. Shane Ralph 812 42.4 +16.4
Conservative Roy Jones70937.0-1.0
Labour Carl Morris39420.6-9.4

Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shane Hebb 921 61.1 +18.3
Thurrock Ind. Michael Fawcett31320.8N/A
Labour Clifford Holloway27418.1-9.3

Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thurrock Ind. Jennifer Smith 610 38.4 +28.4
Labour Jennifer Craft 49231.0-5.0
Conservative Graham Snell48530.6-13.4

The Homesteads

The Homesteads, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thurrock Ind. Gary Byrne 960 42.9 +19.9
Conservative Paul Arnold94642.3-6.7
Labour Dan Norton32814.7-6.3

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thurrock Ind. Allen Mayes 712 57.2 +15.2
Labour Clare Baldwin*42934.5-10.5
Conservative Daryl Palmer1038.3-4.7

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford, 2 May 2019 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Holloway 752 54.8 -2.2
Thurrock Ind. Jimmy Mower35826.1+16.1
Conservative Joseph Kaley26219.1-8.9

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References

  1. 1 2 "Thurrock Council Elections and election results".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).