Local government elections in Essex, England
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
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 | | |
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.
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.
- ^ "Breaking: All 17 UKIP councillors leave to form new party - Your Thurrock". Your Thurrock. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
- Thurrock Council
- By-election results