Thurrock Council elections

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Thurrock Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without an election. Since the unitary authority was first elected in 1997, the council has consisted of 49 councillors elected from 20 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Council composition

Year Labour Conservative UKIP Liberal Democrats [a] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (39 seats)
1973 333–03Labour
1976 2511–03Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
1979 1815–06No overall control
1980 1913–07No overall control
1982 2110–17Labour
1983 2310–15Labour
1984 2710–02Labour
1986 297–03Labour
1987 289–02Labour
1988 298–02Labour
1990 317–01Labour
1991 336–00Labour
1992 299–01Labour
1994 297003Labour
1995 324003Labour
1996 381000Labour
Thurrock becomes a unitary authority; new ward boundaries (39 seats)
1997 363000Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1999 451003 [b] Labour
2000 3811000Labour
2001 3710002Labour
2002 379012Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2004 1928002Conservative
2006 2126002Conservative
2007 2224003No overall control
2008 2224003 [c] No overall control
2010 2223004 [d] No overall control
2011 2422003No overall control
2012 2521102Labour
2014 2318602No overall control
2015 18171301No overall control
2016 14171701No overall control
2018 17200012 [e] No overall control
2019 17220010 [f] No overall control
2021 1629004 [g] Conservative
2022 1430005 [h] Conservative
2023 1926004 [i] Conservative
2024 2713009Labour

Results maps

By-elections

1998-2002

Stifford By-Election 23 July 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Watts57856.9−1.8
Conservative Pauline Campbell30430.0−11.3
Liberal Democrats Tracey Ashdown13313.1+13.1
Majority 27426.9
Turnout 1,015
Labour hold Swing
Grays By-Election 20 January 2000 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary McMahon26952.5−11.5
Conservative Kazimierz Rytter15430.1−3.4
Liberal Democrats John Livermore8917.4+8.1
Majority 11522.4
Turnout 5128.0
Labour hold Swing
Homesteads By-Election 20 January 2000 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Everett49046.9−0.4
Labour Denise Cooper41940.1−12.5
Independent James Mallon716.8+6.8
Liberal Democrats David Coward646.1+6.1
Majority 716.8
Turnout 1,04417.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Aveley By-Election 25 May 2000 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Pearce45464.8+25.7
Green Dean Hall24735.2+31.9
Majority 20729.6
Turnout 70112.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
East Tilbury By-Election 25 January 2001 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Purkiss62367.6+67.6
Labour David Gooding13915.1−49.6
Conservative Robert Barnes13514.6−20.7
Liberal Democrats David Coward252.7+2.7
Majority 48452.5
Turnout 92221.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Aveley By-Election 6 September 2001 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Churchman80358.7+19.5
Labour Wahidur Rahman45132.9−0.8
Liberal Democrats John Lathan856.2−17.7
Green Dean Hall312.3−1.0
Majority 35125.8
Turnout 1,37024.0
Conservative hold Swing
Little Thurrock Blackshotts By-Election 6 September 2001 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Benjamin Maney36245.4−16.7
Labour Eunice Southam27434.3+6.1
Independent Geoffrey Slocock11714.7+14.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Meechan455.7−4.0
Majority 8811.1
Turnout 79820.8
Conservative hold Swing

2002-2006

Tilbury Riverside By-Election 25 July 2002 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Barrett35872.9−9.3
Liberal Democrats David Coward7014.3+14.3
Conservative Jean Watts6312.9−4.9
Majority 28858.6
Turnout 49113.0
Labour hold Swing
Stanford Le Hope East By-Election 29 May 2003 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Hipsey51140.3−7.2
Liberal Democrats James Thompson42833.8+33.8
Labour Julian Norris32925.9−26.6
Majority 836.5
Turnout 1,26829.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Grays Riverside By-Election 4 September 2003 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Nicholas Geri55238.2+38.2
Conservative Nicholas Edwards38226.4−3.3
Labour Remia Sear37425.9−25.2
Liberal Democrats John Livermore1379.5−9.7
Majority 17011.8
Turnout 1,44522.0
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Grays Riverside By-Election 1 December 2005 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Morris-Cook57542.4+1.8
Conservative Sharon Ponder34825.7−7.2
BNP Emma Colgate34025.1−1.4
Liberal Democrats John Livermore926.8+6.8
Majority 22716.7
Turnout 1,35520.0
Labour hold Swing
The Homesteads By-Election 1 December 2005 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salvatore Benson66142.2−1.1
Conservative Pauline Tolson53434.1−22.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Riley22014.1+14.1
BNP John Cotter1509.6+9.6
Majority 1278.1
Turnout 1,56523.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2010-2014

Stifford Clays By-Election 17 October 2013 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Shinnick64636.8−8.3
Conservative Danny Nicklen57032.5+5.6
UKIP Clive Broad50428.7+4.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mulroue352.0−1.5
Majority 764.3
Turnout 1,755
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

West Thurrock and South Stifford By-Election 16 October 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Brookes90350.3+3.0
UKIP Russell Cherry62134.6+0.5
Conservative John Rowles27015.1−0.2
Majority 28215.7
Turnout 1,794
Labour hold Swing
Aveley and Uplands By-Election 4 December 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Tim Aker 74741.0−6.2
Conservative Teresa Webster52028.5−1.2
Labour John O'Regan33818.6+2.4
Independent Eddie Stringer21711.9+11.9
Majority 22712.5
Turnout 1,822
UKIP hold Swing
West Thurrock and South Stifford By-Election 10 September 2015 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cliff Holloway62943.0−3.9
UKIP Helen Adams45030.8+1.9
Conservative Tony Coughlin38426.2+2.0
Majority 17912.2
Turnout 1,463
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Ockendon 22 March 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Jefferies69636.1
Labour Les Strange69636.1
Thurrock Ind. Jack Duffin53128.8
Majority 0
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Aveley and Uplands By-Election 21 March 2019 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Van Day 77343.6+16.4
Thurrock Ind. Alan Field55131.1−12.1
Labour Charles Curtis39422.2−1.5
Liberal Democrats Tomas Pilvelis553.1+3.1
Majority 22212.5
Turnout 1,773
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2022-2026

Ockendon By-Election 1 May 2025 (2 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Alan Benson1,214
Reform UK Russell Cherry1,138
Conservative Sue Johnson533
Labour Shalini Bhatt478
Conservative Graham Snell439
Labour Haruna Hamza438
Green Ri Goodyear93
Green Daniel Fallows86
Liberal Democrats Brad Hayman74
Independent Kameel Mohammed47
Reform UK gain from Conservative Swing
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 3 vacant seats
  3. ↑ Including 1 BNP
  4. ↑ Including 1 BNP
  5. ↑ 12 Thurrock Independents
  6. ↑ Including 9 Thurrock Independents
  7. ↑ Including 3 Thurrock Independents
  8. ↑ Including 3 Thurrock Independents
  9. ↑ Including 1 Thurrock Independent

References

  1. 1 2 "Councillors Online". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thurrock council". * BBC News Online . Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Stifford Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Grays Thurrock Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "The Homesteads Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Aveley Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "East Tilbury Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  13. ↑ "Little Thurrock Blackshots Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  14. ↑ "Tilbury Riverside Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  15. ↑ "Stanford-le-Hope East Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "News Archive – Grays Riverside ward by-election re". Thurrock Council. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  17. 1 2 "News Archive – By-election results". Thurrock Council. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stifford Clays Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aveley and Uplands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ockendon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aveley and Uplands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ockendon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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