2019 Thurrock Council election

The 2019 Thurrock Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Thurrock Council in England.[1][2]

2019 Thurrock Council election
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16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.88%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Thurrock Ind.
Seats before 23 17 9
Seats after 22 17 9
Seat change -1 0 0

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 0
Seats after 1
Seat change +1

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Election

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A third of the seats were elected on 2 May 2019.[1] Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, governed by a minority Conservative administration. They held 23 of 49 seats, while Labour held 17 seats, followed by the Thurrock Independents on 9 seats.

Elections were held in a total of sixteen wards, with Conservative, Labour, and Thurrock Independent candidates standing in each ward. UKIP stood two candidates. The Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the British Union & Sovereignty Party stood one candidate each in Chafford & North Stifford, Grays Riverside, and Belhus respectively. There were also two independents standing for election in Thurrock.

Results summary

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Map showing the winner in each ward for the 2019 Thurrock Borough Council election

Changes in vote share are calculated from the 2015 election result, which was the last time this set of wards were up for election.

Prior to the election one seat was vacant.

2019 Thurrock Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6  1 35.3 16 22 44.9 8,922 31.7  2.4
  Labour 5  1 29.4 12 17 34.7 8,895 31.6  0.5
  Thurrock Ind. 5   29.4 4 9 18.4 8,163 29.0 New
  Independent 1  1 5.9 0 1 2.0 1,274 4.5  2.0
  Liberal Democrats 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 399 1.4  1.2
  UKIP 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 344 1.2  34.6
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 145 0.5 New

Candidates

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Aveley & Uplands

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Aveley & Uplands, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Churchman 660 43.8 +16.6
Thurrock Ind. Peter Smith* 513 34.1 −9.1
Labour Charlie Curtis 333 22.1 −1.6

Belhus

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Belhus, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thurrock Ind. Chris Baker 670 38.7 +3.5
Labour Lee Watson 660 38.1 −5.6
Conservative Romanus Nwakuma 255 14.7 −6.4
Union & Sovereignty Dave Bradshaw 148 8.5 N/A

Chadwell St. Mary

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Chadwell St. Mary, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Chukwu 863 56.2 −10.8
Labour Sara Muldowney 783 51.0 −16.0
Thurrock Ind. Steve Minett 488 31.8 +18.8
Thurrock Ind. Stacey Clark 456 29.7 +16.7
Conservative Georgette Polley 301 19.6 +0.2
Conservative Paul Polley 267 17.4 −2.0
Independent Stephen Andrews 142 9.2 N/A

Chafford & North Stifford

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Chafford & North Stifford, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Coxshall* 624 47.5 +2.2
Labour Rafal Zak 354 26.9 −6.3
Thurrock Ind. Graham Hamilton* 190 14.5 N/A
Green Julian Puttergill 145 11.0 N/A

Hamilton served as a councillor for Belhus Ward prior to the election.

Corringham & Fobbing

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Corringham & Fobbing, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Huelin* 848 59.8 +12.7
Labour John Cecil 316 22.3 +1.1
Thurrock Ind. Gbenga Olajugbagbe 255 18.0 N/A

East Tilbury

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East Tilbury, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fraser Massey 984 62.6 N/A
UKIP Michael Keal 196 12.5 −46.0
Conservative Glenn Stanley 161 10.2 −7.8
Labour Jacqueline Dobson 158 10.0 −11.5
Thurrock Ind. Oliver Smith 74 4.7 N/A

Grays Riverside

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Grays Riverside, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Pothecary 800 46.6 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Kevin McNamara 399 23.3 N/A
Conservative Gurjit Thandi 299 17.4 −8.6
Thurrock Ind. Kanlayani Sisasima 218 12.7 −5.3

Grays Thurrock

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Grays Thurrock, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Kent 925 49.2 −5.8
Conservative James Thandi 513 27.2 +0.2
Thurrock Ind. Shelby Mayes 445 23.6 +5.6

Little Thurrock

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Little Thurrock, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Kelly* 586 40.4 −14.6
Thurrock Ind. Russell Cherry* 426 29.4 +16.4
Labour Les Strange 289 19.9 −12.1
UKIP Neil Rivett 148 10.2 N/A

Cherry was a councillor for Chadwell St Mary Ward prior to the election.

Ockendon

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Ockendon, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Jefferies 982 41.1 +8.1
Labour Ruth Clapham 745 31.2 −6.8
Thurrock Ind. Jan Baker 663 27.7 −1.3

Stanford East & Corringham Town

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Stanford East & Corringham Town, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thurrock Ind. Shane Ralph 812 42.4 +16.4
Conservative Roy Jones 709 37.0 −1.0
Labour Carl Morris 394 20.6 −9.4

Stanford-le-Hope West

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Stanford-le-Hope West, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shane Hebb 921 61.1 +18.3
Thurrock Ind. Michael Fawcett 313 20.8 N/A
Labour Clifford Holloway 274 18.1 −9.3

Stifford Clays

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Stifford Clays, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thurrock Ind. Jennifer Smith 610 38.4 +28.4
Labour Jennifer Craft 492 31.0 −5.0
Conservative Graham Snell 485 30.6 −13.4

The Homesteads

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The Homesteads, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thurrock Ind. Gary Byrne 960 42.9 +19.9
Conservative Paul Arnold 946 42.3 −6.7
Labour Dan Norton 328 14.7 −6.3

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

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Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thurrock Ind. Allen Mayes 712 57.2 +15.2
Labour Clare Baldwin* 429 34.5 −10.5
Conservative Daryl Palmer 103 8.3 −4.7

West Thurrock & South Stifford

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West Thurrock & South Stifford, 2 May 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Holloway 752 54.8 −2.2
Thurrock Ind. Jimmy Mower 358 26.1 +16.1
Conservative Joseph Kaley 262 19.1 −8.9

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thurrock Council Elections and election results".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).