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

Changes between elections

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
Majority27426.9
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
Majority11522.4
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
Majority716.8
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
Majority20729.6
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
Majority48452.5
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
Majority35125.8
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
Majority8811.1
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
Majority28858.6
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
Majority836.5
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
Majority17011.8
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
Majority22716.7
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
Majority1278.1
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
Majority764.3
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
Majority28215.7
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
Majority22712.5
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
Majority17912.2
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
Majority0
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Aveley and Uplands By-Election 21 March 2019 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Van Day77343.6+16.4
Thurrock Ind. Alan Field55131.1-12.1
Labour Charles Curtis39422.2-1.5
Liberal Democrats Tomas Pilvelis553.1+3.1
Majority22212.5
Turnout 1,773
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Changes in affiliation

All 17 of UKIP's Thurrock councillors left the party on 27 January 2018. [24] They now[ when? ] sit as the Thurrock Independents group.

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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. ↑ "Breaking: All 17 UKIP councillors leave to form new party - Your Thurrock". Your Thurrock. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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