Thurrock Council election, 2015

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Thurrock Council election, 2015 [1]
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16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Seats won 4 5 7
Seats after 18 17 13
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg7
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. [2] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections. Elections were held in 16 wards for seats that were last contested in 2011, to elect roughly one third of the council. The results meant that there continued to be no overall control of the council. The new administration will be determined at the Annual Meeting on 27 May.

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.

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Result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2015 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  UKIP 7 7 0 +7 43.8 35.8 21,735
  Conservative 5 0 1 -1 31.2 29.3 17,823
  Labour 4 0 5 -5 25 32.1 19,524
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 139
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 2.5 1541

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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231862
LabourConservativeUKIPI

After the election the composition of the council was:

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1817131
LabourConservativeUKIPI

I - Independent

Results by ward

Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.

Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Peter Smith 1,598 40.1 +16.6
Conservative Teresa Dawn Webster 1,120 28.1 +0.2
Labour John O'Regan 896 22.5 +0.4
Independent John Livermore 373 9.3N/A
Majority 478 12.0
Turnout 3,987 61.0 +25.8
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Belhus

Belhus
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Graham Hamilton 1,749 44.3 +29.3
Labour Charles John Curtis* 1,366 34.6 -17.1
Conservative John Frederick Biddall 833 21.1 +1.5
Majority 383 9.7
Turnout 3,948 57.5 +26.9
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Russell Cherry 1,967 44.2 +32.3
Labour Susan Joyce Shinnick 1,518 34.1 -19.2
Conservative Lee Dove 968 21.7 -2.0
Majority 449 10.1
Turnout 4,453 62.3 +31.3
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Steven Coxshall 1,491 42.0 -13.2
Labour Michael Bullion 1,096 30.9 +2.0
UKIP James Mower 960 27.1 +19.4
Majority 395 11.1
Turnout 3,547 65.9 +36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Deborah Carol Stewart 1,279 41.3 -5.3
UKIP Clive Herbert Broad 1,078 34.8 +20.0
Labour Theresa Wodehouse 741 23.9 -10.2
Majority 201 6.5
Turnout 3,098 71.0 +27.0
Conservative hold Swing

East Tilbury

East Tilbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP James Nicholas Baker 1,004 33.7 +27.4
Independent John Ronald Purkiss* 951 31.9 -25.8
Labour Dorothy Millicent Turner 529 17.8 -1.4
Conservative Steven Ronnie Scott Cole 496 16.6 +3.3
Majority 53 1.8
Turnout 2,980 64.0 +30.4
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Catherine Pothecary 1,721 42.0 -10.8
UKIP Daniel Jukes 1,226 29.9 +23.6
Conservative Jack Edwin Barnes 1,012 24.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrat Kevin Barry Mulroue 139 3.4 -2.8
Majority 495 12.1
Turnout 4,098 55.0 +27.8
Labour hold Swing

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Catherine Angela Kent* 1,794 43.5 -9.3
UKIP Michael Heaver 1,323 32.0 +23.8
Conservative Adam Carter 1,013 24.5 -1.3
Majority 471 11.5
Turnout 4,130 65.0 +28.9
Labour hold Swing

Little Thurrock Rectory

Little Thurrock Rectory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Anthony Kelly* 1,204 38.6 -8.3
UKIP Michael Wager 1,078 34.6 +22.8
Labour Vincent William Offord 837 26.8 -11.4
Majority 126 4.0
Turnout 3,119 68.7 +13.0
Conservative hold Swing

Ockendon

Ockendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Kevin Wheeler 1,991 44.1 +35.6
Conservative Benjamin Robert Gadsby 1,297 28.8 -9.5
Labour Anthony William Fish 1,224 27.1 -14.5
Majority 694 15.3
Turnout 4,512 64.4 +25.5
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP 'Colin Churchman 1,653 40.5 +22.0
Conservative Gary Allen Collins 1,362 33.3 -3.5
Labour Philip George Smith* 1,072 26.2 -15.8
Majority 291 7.2
Turnout 4,087 63.6 +22.7
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stanford-Le-Hope West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Shane Steven Hebb* 1,308 42.9 +3.4
UKIP Alan David Broad 946 31.1 +10.6
Labour Elizabeth Vine 791 26.0 -9.9
Majority 362 11.8
Turnout 3,045 65.9 +26.8
Conservative hold Swing

Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Leslie Gamester 1,452 41.6 +17.1
Labour Eleanor Lowe 1,075 30.8 -14.3
Conservative Michelle Ditol Macadangdang 962 27.6 +0.7
Majority 377 10.8
Turnout 3,489 68.7 +28.3
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

The Homesteads

The Homesteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Maria Tolson* 1,967 42.4 -0.8
UKIP Stephen John Andrews 1,446 31.1 +15.0
Labour Linda Kathleen Hall 1,013 21.8 -13.3
Independent Gary James Byrne 217 4.7N/A
Majority 521 11.3
Turnout 4,643 71.0 25.5
Conservative hold Swing

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clare Esther Baldwin* 1,032 40.7 -9.0
UKIP Charlotte Compton 1,027 40.5N/A
Conservative Scott James Benton 477 18.8 +7.0
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 2,536 58.4 +28.1
Labour hold Swing

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Victoria Claire Holloway* 2,009 45.9 -5.7
UKIP Sarah Curtis 1,237 28.9N/A
Conservative John Francis Rowles 1,034 24.2 -7.7
Majority 772 18.0
Turnout 4,280 56.0 27.5
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Thurrock Council
  2. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Thurrock Council
  4. ↑ Election results
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