The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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17 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council 25 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Thurrock Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council remained under no overall control. The Labour leader of the council, John Kent, resigned at the subsequent annual meeting of the council. The leader of the Conservative group, Rob Gledhill, was elected leader of the council instead.[3]
Results summary edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38.8 | 11,922 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative | 17 | 1 | 1 | 28.3 | 8,683 | -1.4 | |||
Labour | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31.7 | 9,731 | +0.5 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 395 | -1.3 |
Overall results edit
At the previous election the composition of the council was:
18 | 17 | 13 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
17 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
UKIP | Conservative | Labour | I |
I - Independent
Ward results edit
Aveley & Uplands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Luke David Spillman | 1011 | 54.5 | ||
Labour | Judith Margaret Pothecary | 449 | 24.2 | ||
Conservative | Georgette Patricia Polley | 392 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 562 | 30.3 | |||
Turnout | 24.7 | ||||
UKIP gain from Independent | Swing |
Belhus edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Angela Sheridan | 939 | 49.6 | ||
Labour | Susan Margaret Gray | 648 | 34.2 | ||
Conservative | John Fredrick Biddall | 305 | 16.2 | ||
Majority | 291 | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadwell St Mary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerard William Rice | 1017 | 45.5 | 11.4 | |
UKIP | Matthew Torri | 968 | 43.3 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Lee Dove | 252 | 11.3 | -10.4 | |
Majority | 49 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,237 | 31.6 | -31. | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 |
Chafford & North Stifford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Garry Paul John Hague | 672 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Umar Kankiya | 493 | 33.2 | ||
UKIP | James Albert Mower | 318 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 179 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Corringham & Fobbing edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Aaron Shaun Watkins | 753 | 47.1 | ||
UKIP | Neil Speight | 507 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | Vincent William Offord | 339 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 246 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East Tilbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Susan Rose Sammons | 736 | 58.5 | ||
Labour | Eleanor Lowe | 271 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | Paul Polley | 251 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 465 | ||||
UKIP gain from Independent | Swing |
Grays Riverside edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony William Fish | 857 | 43.2 | ||
UKIP | Michael John Carbery | 748 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 379 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 109 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Grays Thurrock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John George Kent | 1022 | 46.3 | ||
UKIP | Allen Mayes | 809 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | Michelle Macadangdang | 278 | 12.6 | ||
Independent | Tom Davis | 100 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 213 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Thurrock Blackshots edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joy Redsell | 706 | 41.5 | 19.3 | |
UKIP | Jennifer Coleman | 705 | 41.5 | 36.2 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 287 | 16.9 | 17.4 | |
Majority | 1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ockendon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | David Luke Potter | 1038 | 46.5 | ||
Conservative | Barry William Johnson | 634 | 28.4 | ||
Labour | Desmond Martins | 558 | 25.1 | ||
Majority | 404 | ||||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Orsett edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Ann Little | 1057 | 54.4 | ||
UKIP | Peter Anthony Curtis | 634 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Carl Anthony Graham Morris | 253 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 423 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Chafford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suzanne Gwenith Macpherson | 587 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | Qaisar Abbas | 510 | 39.8 | ||
UKIP | Torren Snell | 184 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stanford East & Corringham Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Jack Sean Duffin | 1107 | 49.9 | ||
Labour | Terence Brian Hipsey | 611 | 27.6 | ||
Conservative | Stuart Andrew Smith | 499 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 496 | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Stanford-le-Hope West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry Louis Piccolo | 613 | 42.8 | ||
UKIP | Lee James Lloyd | 427 | 29.8 | ||
Labour | David Russell Hann | 393 | 27.4 | ||
Majority | 186 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
The Homesteads edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Alan Collins | 908 | 38.5 | ||
UKIP | Clive Herbert Broad | 685 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | Michael John Alexander Fletcher | 469 | 19.9 | ||
Independent | Gary James Byrne | 295 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 223 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tilbury St Chads edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | John Arthur Allen | 606 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | Lynn Worrall | 570 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Adam Carter | 89 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 36 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 31.7 | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
West Thurrock & South Stifford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Oliver Gerrish | 984 | 54.9 | ||
UKIP | Jacqueline Ann Stephen | 500 | 27.9 | ||
Conservative | Tony Coughlin | 308 | 17.2 | ||
Majority | 484 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Subsequent changes between 2016 and 2018 elections edit
All 17 UKIP councillors left the party in January 2018 to form Thurrock Independents.[4]
References edit
- ^ Thurrock Council website
- ^ "Elections 2016". Thurrock Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Echo
- ^ "Thurrock's 17 UKIP councillors all resign from party". BBC News Online. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.