Thurrock Council election, 2008

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Elections to Thurrock Council in Essex, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The election in the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park ward was a by election following the resignation of the previous councillor. There was no contest in the Little Thurrock Rectory and Stifford Clays wards which have only two councillors.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Ward results

Ward Conservative Labour BNP Liberal Democrat Independent UKIP
Aveley 845 363 521 128
Belhus 549 786 387 115
Chadwell 515 925 645 119
Chafford 866 188 201 390
Corringham and Fobbing 837 560 303
East Tilbury 220 286 923
Grays Riverside 473 720 398 130
Grays Thurrock 555 1011 445 128
Little Thurrock Blackshots 735 279 243 106 207
Little Thurrock Rectory
Ockendon 1016 806 422
Orsett 1103 420 330
South Chafford 547 188 111 149
Stanford East 1069 949 344 98
Stanford West 718 450 275 165
Stifford Clays
The Homesteads 1203 901 542
Tilbury Riverside 144 463 530 192
Tilbury St Chads 139 519 458
West Thurrock 586 668 386
Total 11900 10416 6827 1265 1213 372
Percentage 37.2 32.6 21.3 4.0 3.8 1.2

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Preceded by
Thurrock Council election, 2007		 Thurrock local elections Succeeded by
Thurrock Council election, 2010