2015 Thurrock Council election
Appearance
The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections. Elections were held in 16 wards to elect roughly one third of the council. The results meant that there continued to be no overall control of the council. The new administration will be determined at the Annual Meeting on 27 May.
Result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | 7 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 43.8 | 35.8 | 21,735 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 31.2 | 29.3 | 17,823 | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 25 | 32.1 | 19,524 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 139 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.5 | 1541 |
18 | 17 | 13 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP | Ind |
Council Composition
After the election the composition of the council was:
Labour Party (18/49)
Conservative Party (17/49)
UKIP (13/49)
Independent (1/49)
Results by ward
Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.
Aveley & Uplands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Peter Smith | 1,598 | 40.1 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Teresa Dawn Webster | 1,120 | 28.1 | +0.2 | |
Labour | John O'Regan | 896 | 22.5 | +0.4 | |
Independent | John Livermore | 373 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 478 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,987 | 61.0 | +25.8 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Belhus
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Graham Hamilton | 1,749 | 44.3 | +29.3 | |
Labour | Charles John Curtis* | 1,366 | 34.6 | −17.1 | |
Conservative | John Frederick Biddall | 833 | 21.1 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 383 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,948 | 57.5 | +26.9 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadwell St. Mary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Russell Cherry | 1,967 | 44.2 | +32.3 | |
Labour | Susan Joyce Shinnick | 1,518 | 34.1 | −19.2 | |
Conservative | Lee Dove | 968 | 21.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 449 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,453 | 62.3 | +31.3 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Chafford & North Stifford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Steven Coxshall | 1,491 | 42.0 | −13.2 | |
Labour | Michael Bullion | 1,096 | 30.9 | +2.0 | |
UKIP | James Mower | 960 | 27.1 | +19.4 | |
Majority | 395 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,547 | 65.9 | +36.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.
Corringham & Fobbing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deborah Carol Stewart | 1,279 | 41.3 | −5.3 | |
UKIP | Clive Herbert Broad | 1,078 | 34.8 | +20.0 | |
Labour | Theresa Wodehouse | 741 | 23.9 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 201 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,098 | 71.0 | +27.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East Tilbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | James Nicholas Baker | 1,004 | 33.7 | +27.4 | |
Independent | John Ronald Purkiss* | 951 | 31.9 | −25.8 | |
Labour | Dorothy Millicent Turner | 529 | 17.8 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Steven Ronnie Scott Cole | 496 | 16.6 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 53 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,980 | 64.0 | +30.4 | ||
UKIP gain from Independent | Swing |
Grays Riverside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Catherine Pothecary | 1,721 | 42.0 | −10.8 | |
UKIP | Daniel Jukes | 1,226 | 29.9 | +23.6 | |
Conservative | Jack Edwin Barnes | 1,012 | 24.7 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Barry Mulroue | 139 | 3.4 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 495 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,098 | 55.0 | +27.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Grays Thurrock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Angela Kent* | 1,193 | 52.8 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Tracy Geraldine Barnes | 584 | 25.8 | −1.9 | |
BNP | Thomas Richard Davis | 200 | 8.9 | −15.9 | |
UKIP | Rajnikant Mistry | 186 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | William Andrew Jackson | 97 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 609 | 27.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,260 | 36.1 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Thurrock Rectory
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Anthony Kelly | 852 | 46.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Eileen O'Reilly | 693 | 38.2 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Alan David Broad | 214 | 11.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew James Orbell | 56 | 3.1 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 159 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,815 | 40.4 | +7.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ockendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aaron Kiely | 1,096 | 41.6 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Barry William Johnson* | 1,009 | 38.3 | 3.5 | |
BNP | Karne Thomas McGinn | 231 | 8.8 | −11.9 | |
UKIP | Jill Heather Broad | 223 | 8.5 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Paul Shirley | 73 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 87 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,632 | 38.9 | +7.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Stanford East & Corringham Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip George Smith | 1,104 | 42.0 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Natalie Jay Gannon | 968 | 36.8 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Roy Robert Jones | 487 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Leslie Stevart | 70 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 136 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,629 | 40.9 | +4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stanford-Le-Hope West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shane Steven Hebb | 720 | 39.6 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Gemma Robbins | 653 | 35.9 | +8.2 | |
UKIP | Stuart St.Clair-Haslam | 374 | 20.5 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Greenaway | 73 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 67 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,820 | 39.1 | +7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stifford Clays
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Diana Elizabeth Hale* | 877 | 45.1 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Johanna Catherine Morris | 523 | 26.9 | −7.7 | |
UKIP | Clive Herbert Broad | 475 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Jones | 68 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 354 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,943 | 40.4 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
The Homesteads
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Maria Tolson* | 1,298 | 43.2 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Richard Speight | 1,055 | 35.1 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Geoffrey Henry Prendergast | 485 | 16.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Maylin | 107 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Green | Simon John Barnes | 62 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 243 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,007 | 45.5 | +6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clare Esther Baldwin | 647 | 49.7 | +15.8 | |
Independent | Keith John Hatcher | 308 | 23.7 | N/A | |
BNP | Michael Edward Braun | 193 | 14.8 | −15.4 | |
Conservative | Georgette Polley | 153 | 11.8 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 339 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,301 | 30.3 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Thurrock & South Stifford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Victoria Holloway | 951 | 52.6 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Robert Gadsby | 578 | 31.9 | +3.4 | |
BNP | Warren Michael Parish | 193 | 10.7 | −18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Allen | 87 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 373 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,809 | 28.5 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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