Thurrock council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
30.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 9 +5 11,779 39.8% +8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 -1 10,574 35.8% +7.5
Thurrock Independents 1 +1 6,282 21.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -6 846 2.9% -35.9
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 94 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Labour Party 16
Thurrock Independents 16
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5
Independents for Direct Democracy 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Aveley and Uplands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Thurrock Independents Tim Aker Elected 1,037 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Day 653 27.2% +6.1
Labour Party Rafal Edmund Zak 570 23.7% -0.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Anthony Curtis 141 5.9% -48.6
Majority384
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,401

Thurrock Independents gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Belhus

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Fletcher Elected 828 43.7% +9.5
Thurrock Independents Chris Baker 667 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Georgette Polley 399 21.1% +4.9
Majority161
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,894

Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Chadwell St Mary

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barbara Rice Elected 1,383 67.5% +22.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Arnold 402 19.6% +8.4
Thurrock Independents Paul Stevens 264 12.9% —
Majority981
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,049

Labour Party hold

Grays Riverside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Christopher Kerin Elected 1,063 56.1% +12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Herd 488 25.8% +6.7
Thurrock Independents Shane McDonagh 343 18.1% —
Majority575
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,894

Labour Party hold

Grays Thurrock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynn Worrall Elected 1,124 55.0% +8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Evelina Vulpe 559 27.3% +14.8
Thurrock Independents Gillian Wardrop 362 17.7% —
Majority565
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,045

Labour Party hold

Little Thurrock Blackshots

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Maney Elected 1,073 58.7% +17.1
Labour Party Jacqui Dobson 471 25.8% +8.9
Thurrock Independents Oliver Smith 284 15.5% —
Majority602
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,828

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Little Thurrock Rectory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Gledhill Elected 842 55.1% —
Labour Party Lawson Akhigbe 486 31.8% —
Thurrock Independents Jay Hayers 200 13.1% —
Majority356
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,528

Ockendon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Shinnick Elected 864 38.1% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Romanus Nwakuna 740 32.6% -3.6
Thurrock Independents Jan Baker 663 29.2% +1.6
Majority124
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,267

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Orsett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry William Johnson Elected 1,091 65.4% +11.1
Labour Party Vincent Offord 290 17.4% +4.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adrian Philip Short 206 12.4% -20.2
Thurrock Independents Jimmy Mower 81 4.9% —
Majority801
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,668

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

South Chafford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abbie Akinbohun Elected 685 47.7% +7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tunde Ojetola 647 45.0% -0.8
Thurrock Independents Torren Snell 105 7.3% —
Majority38
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,437

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Stanford East and Corringham Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Anderson Elected 810 37.8% +15.3
Labour Party George Patrick Elcock 636 29.7% +2.1
Thurrock Independents Roy Robert Jones 565 26.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Henry Keal 132 6.2% -43.8
Majority174
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,143

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Stifford Clays

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lizzie Rigby Elected 804 43.6% —
Labour Party Lee Watson 668 36.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen John Andrews 195 10.6% —
Thurrock Independents Graham Snell 177 9.6% —
Majority136
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,844

The Homesteads

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Halden Elected 1,233 49.1% +10.6
Thurrock Independents Gary James Byrne 575 22.9% —
Labour Party Daniel Chukwu 532 21.2% +1.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Geoffrey Prendergast 172 6.8% -22.2
Majority658
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,512

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bukky Okunade Elected 563 45.0% —
Thurrock Independents Allen Mayes 528 42.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elaine Parker 159 12.7% —
Majority35
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,250

Tilbury St Chads

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Liddiard Elected 558 57.7% +12.6
Thurrock Independents Paul Sean Martin 240 24.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Minett 169 17.5% +10.4
Majority318
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast967

Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

West Thurrock and South Stifford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Qaisar Abbas Elected 1,058 57.3% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party George Coxshall 505 27.3% +10.1
Thurrock Independents Michael Wager 191 10.3% —
Independents for Direct Democracy Christopher James Boosey 94 5.1% —
Majority553
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,848

Labour Party hold

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