Thurrock Council elections
One third of Thurrock Council in Essex, England 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]
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Thurrock Council election, 1999
- Thurrock Council election, 2000
- Thurrock Council election, 2001
- Thurrock Council election, 2002
- Thurrock Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
- Thurrock Council election, 2006
- Thurrock Council election, 2007
- Thurrock Council election, 2008
- Thurrock Council election, 2010
- Thurrock Council election, 2011
- Thurrock Council election, 2012
- Thurrock Council election, 2014
- Thurrock Council election, 2015
By-election results
1997–2003
Stifford By-Election 23 July 1998[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Watts |
578 |
56.9 |
-1.8 |
|
Conservative |
Pauline Campbell |
304 |
30.0 |
-11.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tracey Ashdown |
133 |
13.1 |
+13.1 |
Majority |
274 |
26.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,015 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Grays By-Election 20 January 2000[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Rosemary McMahon |
269 |
52.5 |
-11.5 |
|
Conservative |
Kazimierz Rytter |
154 |
30.1 |
-3.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Livermore |
89 |
17.4 |
+8.1 |
Majority |
115 |
22.4 |
|
Turnout |
512 |
8.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Homesteads By-Election 20 January 2000[6] |
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 Democrat |
David Coward |
64 |
6.1 |
+6.1 |
Majority |
71 |
6.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,044 |
17.4 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
East Tilbury By-Election 25 January 2001[8] |
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 Democrat |
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[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Churchman |
803 |
58.7 |
+19.5 |
|
Labour |
Wahidur Rahman |
451 |
32.9 |
-0.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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[9] |
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 Democrat |
Mark Meechan |
45 |
5.7 |
-4.0 |
Majority |
88 |
11.1 |
|
Turnout |
798 |
20.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tilbury Riverside By-Election 25 July 2002[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Barrett |
358 |
72.9 |
-9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
|
2003–2009
Stanford Le Hope East By-Election 29 May 2003[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Terence Hipsey |
511 |
40.3 |
-7.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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[12] |
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 Democrat |
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[13] |
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 Democrat |
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[13] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Salvatore Benson |
661 |
42.2 |
-1.1 |
|
Conservative |
Pauline Tolson |
534 |
34.1 |
-22.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
|
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