Thurrock Council elections

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]

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Thurrock Borough Council election
1976 Thurrock Borough Council election
1979 Thurrock Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1980 Thurrock Borough Council election
1982 Thurrock Borough Council election
1983 Thurrock Borough Council election
1984 Thurrock Borough Council election
1986 Thurrock Borough Council election
1987 Thurrock Borough Council election
1988 Thurrock Borough Council election
1990 Thurrock Borough Council election
1991 Thurrock Borough Council election
1992 Thurrock Borough Council election
1994 Thurrock Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1995 Thurrock Borough Council election
1996 Thurrock Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

Results maps

2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

Changes between elections

By-elections

1998-2002

Stifford By-Election 23 July 1998^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Watts	578	56.9	−1.8
	Conservative	Pauline Campbell	304	30.0	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Ashdown	133	13.1	+13.1
Majority			274	26.9
Turnout			1,015
	Labour hold		Swing

Grays By-Election 20 January 2000^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary McMahon	269	52.5	−11.5
	Conservative	Kazimierz Rytter	154	30.1	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Livermore	89	17.4	+8.1
Majority			115	22.4
Turnout			512	8.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Homesteads By-Election 20 January 2000^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Everett	490	46.9	−0.4
	Labour	Denise Cooper	419	40.1	−12.5
	Independent	James Mallon	71	6.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Coward	64	6.1	+6.1
Majority			71	6.8
Turnout			1,044	17.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Aveley By-Election 25 May 2000^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Pearce	454	64.8	+25.7
	Green	Dean Hall	247	35.2	+31.9
Majority			207	29.6
Turnout			701	12.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

East Tilbury By-Election 25 January 2001^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Purkiss	623	67.6	+67.6
	Labour	David Gooding	139	15.1	−49.6
	Conservative	Robert Barnes	135	14.6	−20.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Coward	25	2.7	+2.7
Majority			484	52.5
Turnout			922	21.4
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Aveley By-Election 6 September 2001^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Churchman	803	58.7	+19.5
	Labour	Wahidur Rahman	451	32.9	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Lathan	85	6.2	−17.7
	Green	Dean Hall	31	2.3	−1.0
Majority			351	25.8
Turnout			1,370	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Thurrock Blackshotts By-Election 6 September 2001^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benjamin Maney	362	45.4	−16.7
	Labour	Eunice Southam	274	34.3	+6.1
	Independent	Geoffrey Slocock	117	14.7	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Meechan	45	5.7	−4.0
Majority			88	11.1
Turnout			798	20.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002-2006

Tilbury Riverside By-Election 25 July 2002^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Barrett	358	72.9	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Coward	70	14.3	+14.3
	Conservative	Jean Watts	63	12.9	−4.9
Majority			288	58.6
Turnout			491	13.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanford Le Hope East By-Election 29 May 2003^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Hipsey	511	40.3	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	James Thompson	428	33.8	+33.8
	Labour	Julian Norris	329	25.9	−26.6
Majority			83	6.5
Turnout			1,268	29.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Grays Riverside By-Election 4 September 2003^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Nicholas Geri	552	38.2	+38.2
	Conservative	Nicholas Edwards	382	26.4	−3.3
	Labour	Remia Sear	374	25.9	−25.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Livermore	137	9.5	−9.7
Majority			170	11.8
Turnout			1,445	22.0
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing

Grays Riverside By-Election 1 December 2005^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Morris-Cook	575	42.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Sharon Ponder	348	25.7	−7.2
	BNP	Emma Colgate	340	25.1	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Livermore	92	6.8	+6.8
Majority			227	16.7
Turnout			1,355	20.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The Homesteads By-Election 1 December 2005^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Salvatore Benson	661	42.2	−1.1
	Conservative	Pauline Tolson	534	34.1	−22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Riley	220	14.1	+14.1
	BNP	John Cotter	150	9.6	+9.6
Majority			127	8.1
Turnout			1,565	23.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2010-2014

Stifford Clays By-Election 17 October 2013^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Shinnick	646	36.8	−8.3
	Conservative	Danny Nicklen	570	32.5	+5.6
	UKIP	Clive Broad	504	28.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Mulroue	35	2.0	−1.5
Majority			76	4.3
Turnout			1,755
	Labour hold		Swing

2014-2018

West Thurrock and South Stifford By-Election 16 October 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Brookes	903	50.3	+3.0
	UKIP	Russell Cherry	621	34.6	+0.5
	Conservative	John Rowles	270	15.1	−0.2
Majority			282	15.7
Turnout			1,794
	Labour hold		Swing

Aveley and Uplands By-Election 4 December 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Tim Aker	747	41.0	−6.2
	Conservative	Teresa Webster	520	28.5	−1.2
	Labour	John O'Regan	338	18.6	+2.4
	Independent	Eddie Stringer	217	11.9	+11.9
Majority			227	12.5
Turnout			1,822
	UKIP hold		Swing

West Thurrock and South Stifford By-Election 10 September 2015^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Holloway	629	43.0	−3.9
	UKIP	Helen Adams	450	30.8	+1.9
	Conservative	Tony Coughlin	384	26.2	+2.0
Majority			179	12.2
Turnout			1,463
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Ockendon 22 March 2018^[22]
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

Aveley and Uplands By-Election 21 March 2019^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Van Day	773	43.6	+16.4
	Thurrock Ind.	Alan Field	551	31.1	−12.1
	Labour	Charles Curtis	394	22.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tomas Pilvelis	55	3.1	+3.1
Majority			222	12.5
Turnout			1,773
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

References

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

External links

[councillors-1] "Councillors Online". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[2] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[gain-7] "Thurrock council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[stifford-8] "Stifford Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[grays-9] "Grays Thurrock Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[homesteads-10] "The Homesteads Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[aveley-11] "Aveley Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[east-12] "East Tilbury Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[blackshotts-13] "Little Thurrock Blackshots Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[tilbury-14] "Tilbury Riverside Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[stanford-15] "Stanford-le-Hope East Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[riverside-16] "News Archive – Grays Riverside ward by-election re". Thurrock Council. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[archive-17] "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.

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