2021 Thurrock Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Thurrock Council election

The 2021 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The previous election in the area was in 2019 and the next was in 2022.

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The Conservatives won the popular vote by over 50% of total vote share, and took three seats the party had never won previously – Chadwell St Mary, Belhus and East Tilbury.

The overall turnout for the election was 27.34%. [1]

Results

2021 Thurrock Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 676.5162959.215,53353.2+21.5
  Labour 4Steady2.svg23.5121632.79,70433.2+1.6
  Thurrock Ind. 0Decrease2.svg 60.0336.12,4358.3-20.7
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.01,0863.7-0.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03011.0+0.5
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01400.5New

Wards

Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Pearce 1,137 66.3 +45.1
Labour Srikanth Goud Panjala57933.7+9.5
Majority55832.6
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Belhus

Belhus [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Georgette Polley 767 44.8 +28.7
Labour Mohammed Aminul Hoque57733.7-0.5
Thurrock Ind. Graham Lloyd Hamilton36721.4N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Carter 889 45.4 +34.1
Labour Carl Anthony Graham Morris77139.3-6.2
Thurrock Ind. Russell Peter Cherry30015.3N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Thandi 1,031 69.1 +23.8
Labour Mofeda Parvin Tuhin46030.9+9.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Snell 992 70.3 +23.2
Labour John Cecil42029.7+8.5
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

East Tilbury

East Tilbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Sammons 639 42.8 -15.7
Independent Neil Speight60540.5N/A
Labour Jacqueline Dobson25016.7-4.8
Majority
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony William Fish 917 51.3 +8.1
Conservative Adetobi Adewa-Faboro63835.7+16.6
Green Daniel David Fallows23413.1N/A
Majority27912.6
Labour hold Swing

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John George Kent 1,130 57.4 +11.1
Conservative Sophie Corcoran83842.6+30.0
Majority29214.8
Labour hold Swing

Little Thurrock Blackshots

Little Thurrock Blackshots [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joycelyn Redsell 879 51.8 +10.2
Thurrock Ind. Oliver Mark Smith39823.5N/A
Labour Marc John Francis Sugrue35220.8+3.9
Green Manmagun Singh674.0N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Ockendon

Ockendon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Spillman 1,213 55.2 +26.8
Labour Ruth Clapham73333.3+8.3
Thurrock Ind. Maurice Kelley25211.5N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Orsett

Orsett [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Ann Morgan Little 1,465 80.6 +26.2
Labour Gary Watson23613.0+0.0
Independent Stephen John Andrews1176.4N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

South Chafford

South Chafford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Augustine Ononaji 672 53.0 +7.2
Labour Clifford John Holloway59747.0+7.2
Majority756.0
Conservative hold Swing

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Duffin 1,153 61.2 +11.3
Labour Valerie Morris-Cook41221.9-5.7
Thurrock Ind. Olugbenga Olajugbagbe31816.9N/A
Majority
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Piccolo 784 50.4 +7.6
Thurrock Ind. Ross James Byrne37123.9N/A
Labour Leslie James Strange34222.0-5.4
Reform UK Dean Peter Braun583.7N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

The Homesteads

The Homesteads [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Collins 1,426 59.9 +21.4
Labour Mark Wayne Hurrell44518.7-1.2
Thurrock Ind. John Robert Fox42918.0N/A
Reform UK William George Poskitt823.4N/A
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Tilbury St. Chads

Tilbury St. Chads [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kairen Raper 479 46.2 +1.1
Independent John Arthur Allen36435.1-12.8
Conservative Joseph Kaley19318.6+11.6
Majority
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Watson 1,004 55.1 +0.2
Conservative Brian Seeger81744.9+27.7
Majority18710.2
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Vote 2021 | Thurrock Council". www.thurrock.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Thurrock Council". BBC . Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Thurrock Council . Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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