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

Unitary authority elections

Council composition

Year Labour Conservative UKIP Liberal Democrats[a] Reform UK Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (39 seats)
1973 33 3 – 0 – 3 Labour
1976 25 11 – 0 – 3 Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
1979 18 15 – 0 – 6 No overall control
1980 19 13 – 0 – 7 No overall control
1982 21 10 – 1 – 7 Labour
1983 23 10 – 1 – 5 Labour
1984 27 10 – 0 – 2 Labour
1986 29 7 – 0 – 3 Labour
1987 28 9 – 0 – 2 Labour
1988 29 8 – 0 – 2 Labour
1990 31 7 – 0 – 1 Labour
1991 33 6 – 0 – 0 Labour
1992 29 9 – 0 – 1 Labour
1994 29 7 0 0 – 3 Labour
1995 32 4 0 0 – 3 Labour
1996 38 1 0 0 – 0 Labour
Thurrock becomes a unitary authority; new ward boundaries (39 seats)
1997 36 3 0 0 – 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1999 45 1 0 0 – 3[b] Labour
2000 38 11 0 0 – 0 Labour
2001 37 10 0 0 – 2 Labour
2002 37 9 0 1 – 2 Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2004 19 28 0 0 – 2 Conservative
2006 21 26 0 0 – 2 Conservative
2007 22 24 0 0 – 3 No overall control
2008 22 24 0 0 – 3[c] No overall control
2010 22 23 0 0 – 4[d] No overall control
2011 24 22 0 0 – 3 No overall control
2012 25 21 1 0 – 2 Labour
2014 23 18 6 0 – 2 No overall control
2015 18 17 13 0 – 1 No overall control
2016 14 17 17 0 – 1 No overall control
2018 17 20 0 0 – 12[e] No overall control
2019 17 22 0 0 – 10[f] No overall control
2021 16 29 0 0 0 4[g] Conservative
2022 14 30 0 0 0 5[h] Conservative
2023 19 26 0 0 0 4[i] Conservative
2024 27 13 0 0 – 9 Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
2026 2 2 – 0 45 0 Reform

Results maps

By-elections

1998-2002

Stifford By-Election 23 July 1998[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[12]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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

2022-2026

Ockendon By-Election 1 May 2025 (2 seats)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alan Benson 1,214
Reform Russell Cherry 1,138
Conservative Sue Johnson 533
Labour Shalini Bhatt 478
Conservative Graham Snell 439
Labour Haruna Hamza 438
Green Ri Goodyear 93
Green Daniel Fallows 86
Liberal Democrats Brad Hayman 74
Independent Kameel Mohammed 47
Reform gain from Conservative Swing
Reform gain from Labour Swing

2026-2030

Grays Riverside By-Election 23 July 2026[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo Potter 389 30.2
Reform Jason Mitchell 362 28.1
Green Pauline Weir 354 27.5
Conservative Srikanth Panjala 182 14.1
Majority 27 2.1
Turnout 1,287
Labour gain from Reform Swing
Grays Town By-Election 23 July 2026[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amin Hoque 673 37.0
Reform John Pearson 491 27.0
Independent Neil Speight 235 12.9
Conservative Joglur Rahman 224 12.3
Green Rhea Nathan 160 8.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Lancaster 34 1.9
Majority 182 10.0
Turnout 1,817
Labour gain from Reform 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. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025. Retrieved on 18 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Stifford Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Grays Thurrock Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "The Homesteads Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  12. 1 2 "Aveley Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  13. ↑ "East Tilbury Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  14. ↑ "Little Thurrock Blackshots Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  15. ↑ "Tilbury Riverside Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  16. ↑ "Stanford-le-Hope East Ward (Pre-2004)". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "News Archive – Grays Riverside ward by-election re". Thurrock Council. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  18. 1 2 "News Archive – By-election results". Thurrock Council. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stifford Clays Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aveley and Uplands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ockendon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aveley and Uplands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ockendon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grays Riverside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grays Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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