Ockendon (ward)

Ockendon
Electoral ward for the Thurrock Council
Ockendon ward boundaries since 2004
District	Thurrock
County	Essex
Population	11,967 (2021)
Major settlements	South Ockendon
Area	11.53 square kilometres (4.45 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1979
Number of members	3
Councillors	Paul Arnold   Andrew Jefferies   Vacancy
ONS code	00KGNH
GSS code	E05002239

Ockendon is an electoral ward of Thurrock. It was first used at the 1979 elections. The ward returns three councillors to Thurrock Council.

Thurrock council elections since 2004

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Thurrock in 2004 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Ockendon seat was 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. The cycle for the second seat was 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. The cycle for the third seat was 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.

2024 election

The election took place on 2 May 2024. ^[1]

2024 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ryan Polston	1,271	53.1	+13.2
	Conservative	Luke Spillman	1,123	46.9	−1.4
Majority			148
Turnout			2,394	29
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2023 election

The election took place on 4 May 2023. ^[2]

2023 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Jefferies	1,014	48.3	–5.5
	Labour	Gary Watson	839	39.9	–6.3
	Thurrock Ind.	Ross Byrne	248	11.8	N/A
Majority			175	8.4	+0.8
Turnout			2,110	25.3	+1.9
Registered electors			8,333
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[3]

2022 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Arnold	1,021	53.8	−1.4
	Labour	Ruth Clapham	877	46.2	+12.9
Majority			144
Turnout			1,923	23.35
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2021 election

The election took place on 6 May 2021. ^[4]

2021 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Luke Spillman	1,213	55.2	+26.8
	Labour	Ruth Clapham	733	33.3	+8.3
	Thurrock Ind.	Maurice Kelley	252	11.5	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

2019 election

The election took place on 2 May 2019. ^[5]

2019 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Jefferies	982	41.1	+8.1
	Labour	Ruth Clapham	745	31.2	−6.8
	Thurrock Ind.	Jan Baker	663	27.7	−1.3
Majority
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[6]

2018 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Shinnick	864	38	+17
	Conservative	Romanus Nwakuna	740	33	+2
	Thurrock Ind.	Jan Baker	663	29	+29
Majority			124
	Labour gain from Thurrock Ind.		Swing

2018 by-election

The by-election took place on 22 March 2018, following the resignation of Kevin Wheeler. ^[7] Andrew Jefferies and Les Strange each received 696 votes and the tie was resolved by picking the name of the winner out of a box. ^[8]

2018 Ockendon by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Jefferies	696	36.1
	Labour	Les Strange	696	36.1
	Thurrock Ind.	Jack Duffin	531	28.8
Majority			0
Turnout
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

2016 election

The election took place on 5 May 2016. ^[9]

2016 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	David Potter	1,038	46.5
	Conservative	Barry Johnson	634	28.4
	Labour	Desmond Martins	558	25.1
Majority			404
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

2015 election

The election took place on 7 May 2015. ^[10]

2015 Thurrock Council election: Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Kevin Wheeler	1,991	44.1	+35.6
	Conservative	Benjamin Gadsby	1,297	28.8	−9.5
	Labour	Anthony Fish	1,224	27.1	−14.5
Majority			694	15.3
Turnout			4,512	64.4	+25.5
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. "Election results for Ockendon, 2 May 2024". thurrock.gov.uk. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
2. "Election results for Ockendon, 4 May 2023". thurrock.gov.uk. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
3. "Election results for Ockendon, 5 May 2022". thurrock.gov.uk. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
4. "Election results for Ockendon, 6 May 2021". thurrock.gov.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
5. "Election results for Ockendon, 2 May 2019". thurrock.gov.uk. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
6. "Election results for Ockendon, 3 May 2018". thurrock.gov.uk. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
7. "Election results for Ockendon, 22 March 2018". thurrock.gov.uk. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. Pickles, Jonathan (23 March 2018). "Ockendon by-election: winner pulled out of a box in tiebreaker result". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
9. "Election results for Ockendon, 5 May 2016". thurrock.gov.uk. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. "Election results for Ockendon, 7 May 2015". thurrock.gov.uk. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2025.