Thurrock Council election, 2008

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The 2008 Thurrock Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Thurrock Council

Thurrock Council is the local council for the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Since 1997, Thurrock has been a unitary authority, combining the functions of a non-metropolitan county with that of a non-metropolitan district. The other such authority in Essex is Southend-on-Sea. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Campaign

The 2008 election in Thurrock was seen as one of the key national contests with the Conservatives needing to gain one seat to take overall control. [3] [4] Important issues in the election included recycling, local bus services and race relations. [3]

Recycling process using materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution, and water pollution.

18 seats were contested in the election with the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park seat being a by-election after the previous councillor resigned. [5] The Conservatives, Labour and British National Party contested all 18 seats except in East Tilbury where the Conservatives did not put up a candidate. [6] There were also 8 Liberal Democrats and 2 other candidates. [6]

Tilbury town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England

Tilbury is a town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. The present town was established as separate settlement in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of Chadwell St Mary. It contains a 16th century fort and an ancient cross-river ferry. Tilbury is part of the Port of London with a major deep-water port which contributes to the local economy.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Election results

The results saw the council stay under no overall control but with the British National Party gaining a seat. [7] [8] The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 10 of the seats contested as compared to 6 for Labour. [9] The final seat was won by independent Barry Palmer in East Tilbury. [10]

While the Conservatives were still just short of an overall majority they remained in control of the council due to their existing agreement with the 2 independent councillors. [11] Both main parties said they would not work with the new British National Party councillor, although she said she did not want to work with them anyway. [11]

Following the election in March 2009, Terry Hipsey, the then Conservative leader of the council, defected from the Conservatives to Labour, leaving each of the major parties with 23 councillors. [12]

Thurrock Local Election Result 2008 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1011055.637.211,900+6.5%
  Labour 622033.332.610,416-1.5%
  BNP 110+15.621.36,827-3.3%
  Independent 10005.63.51,115-0.7%
  Liberal Democrat 000004.01,265+0.0%
  UKIP 000001.2372-0.5%
  Ind. Working Class 000000.398-0.2%
 Independent Socialist001-10000

Ward results

Aveley & Uplands [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Amanda Wilton84545.5+8.5
BNP Dave Strickson52128.1-2.9
Labour John Garner36319.5-4.5
Liberal Democrat John Livermore1286.9-1.1
Majority32417.4+11.4
Turnout 1,85729.0+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Belhus [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Gray78642.8+6.8
Conservative Georgette Polley54929.9-4.6
BNP Lauren Kay38721.1-1.6
Liberal Democrat John Biddall1156.3-0.5
Majority23712.9+11.4
Turnout 1,83728.6+1.5
Labour hold Swing
Chadwell St. Mary [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gerard Rice92542.0-1.3
BNP Bryn Robinson64529.3-3.5
Conservative Amanda Redsell51523.4+5.8
Liberal Democrat Peter Saunders1195.4-0.9
Majority28012.7+2.2
Turnout 2,20430.7-0.3
Labour hold Swing
Chafford & North Stifford [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Hague86652.6+16.1
Liberal Democrat Earnshaw Palmer39023.7-5.2
BNP Sandra Strickson20112.2-2.6
Labour Martin Healy18811.4-3.7
Majority47628.9+21.3
Turnout 1,64531.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Corringham & Fobbing [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Harrison83749.2+7.7
Labour John Cecil56032.9+0.9
BNP Warren Parish30317.8-8.7
Majority27716.3+6.8
Turnout 1,70038.2-1.5
Conservative hold Swing
East Tilbury [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Barry Palmer92364.6-1.7
BNP Bradley Elvin28620.0-4.2
Labour Felton Flavius22015.4+5.9
Majority63744.6+2.5
Turnout 1,42931.0+0.2
Independent hold Swing
Grays Riverside [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Kent72041.8-1.9
Conservative Paul Coutts47327.5+6.8
BNP Jamie Strickson39823.1-2.6
Liberal Democrat Claire Jones1307.6-2.3
Majority24714.3-3.7
Turnout 1,72123.8+0.6
Labour hold Swing
Grays Thurrock [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Yash Gupta1,01147.3-1.2
Conservative Leo Milan-Vega55525.9-0.8
BNP Ricky-Lee Strickson44520.8-4.0
Liberal Democrat William Jackson1286.0+6.0
Majority45621.4-0.4
Turnout 2,13933.9-0.3
Labour hold Swing
Little Thurrock Blackshots [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joycelyn Redsell73546.8-18.0
Labour Bob Moorman27917.8-4.0
BNP Dean Kay24315.5+15.5
UKIP Alan Broad20713.2+13.2
Liberal Democrat Thomas Kelly1066.8-6.6
Majority45629.0-14.0
Turnout 1,57035.0-2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Ockendon [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Amanda Arnold1,01645.3+10.5
Labour Wendy Curtis80635.9+1.8
BNP Sophie Agass42218.8-1.9
Majority2109.4+8.7
Turnout 2,24433.9+2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Orsett [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Diane Revell1,10359.5-13.9
Labour Angela Gaywood42022.7+6.9
BNP Derek Beackon33017.8+17.8
Majority68336.8-20.8
Turnout 1,85340.0-4.3
Conservative hold Swing
South Chafford [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Veryard54755.0+8.6
Labour David Hooper18818.9-4.2
Liberal Democrat Adedoyin Ogunfemi14915.0-15.5
BNP Donna Strickson11111.2+11.2
Majority35936.1+20.2
Turnout 99521.5-3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Stanford East & Corringham Town [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Danny Nicklen1,06943.5+8.3
Labour Gordon Gambier94938.6+0.9
BNP Danny Brown34414.0-7.1
Ind. Working Class Dave Amis984.0-2.0
Majority1204.9
Turnout 2,46038.0+1.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stanford-Le-Hope West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Terry Hipsey71844.7+5.0
Labour Anita Nuss45028.0+0.3
BNP Anita Jessup27517.1-0.9
UKIP Clive Broad16510.3-4.3
Majority26816.7+4.7
Turnout 1,60833.9+2.7
Conservative hold Swing
The Homesteads [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Suzanne MacPherson1,20345.5+4.2
Labour Anthony Sharp90134.1+0.4
BNP Paul Woodley54220.5-4.5
Majority30211.4+3.8
Turnout 2,64639.5+0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BNP Emma Colgate53039.9+9.7
Labour Paul Martin46334.8+0.9
Independent June Brown19214.4-9.4
Conservative Lee Dove14410.8-1.3
Majority675.1
Turnout 1,32930.9+5.9
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Tilbury St. Chads [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lynn Worrall51946.5-1.2
BNP Angela Daly45841.0+14.0
Conservative Kay Mangion13912.5-0.9
Majority615.5-15.2
Turnout 1,11627.8-0.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing
West Thurrock & South Stifford [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Oliver Gerrish66840.7-1.2
Conservative Gareth Davies58635.7+7.2
BNP Ken Daly38623.5-6.1
Majority825.0-7.3
Turnout 1,64025.9-0.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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