Thurrock council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
26.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 9 +3 11,833 45.1% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -5 8,490 32.4% -15.9
Independent 2 +1 2,633 10.0% +7.9
Thurrock Independents 1 +1 2,706 10.3% +8.7
Reform UK 0 +0 436 1.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 79 0.3% —
Green Party 0 +0 64 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 6
Independent 4
Reform UK 3
Green Party 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 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 +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacqui Maney Elected 928 52.6% +3.2
Labour Party Cathy Sisterson 834 47.3% -3.3
Majority94
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors7,519
Ballots cast1,763

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Belhus

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Wayne Hurrell Elected 765 48.5% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Abbie Akinbohun 433 27.5% -23.8
Thurrock Independents Chris Baker 299 19.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Henry Keal 79 5.0% —
Majority332
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors7,210
Ballots cast1,576

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chadwell St Mary

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daniel Chukwu Elected 1,256 73.0% +13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Sophie Corcoran 462 26.8% -13.4
Majority794
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors7,317
Ballots cast1,721

Labour Party hold

Chafford and North Stifford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vikki Hartstean Elected 741 49.1% +18.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Steven Coxshall 639 42.3% -26.8
Reform UK Sue Truman 129 8.5% —
Majority102
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors5,581
Ballots cast1,510

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Corringham and Fobbing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Deborah Carol Arnold Elected 555 39.0% -31.3
Thurrock Independents John Robert Fox 545 38.3% —
Labour Party Ngozi Christa Alike 324 22.8% -7.0
Majority10
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors4,391
Ballots cast1,424

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

East Tilbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Fraser Massey Elected 980 74.6% +34.1
Labour Party Alastair Michael Craft 245 18.6% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Daryl Palmer 83 6.3% -36.5
Majority735
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors5,222
Ballots cast1,314

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Grays Riverside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Valerie Morris-Cook Elected 1,191 75.5% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Emily Folorunsho 386 24.5% -3.6
Majority805
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors8,206
Ballots cast1,577

Labour Party hold

Grays Thurrock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cathy Kent Elected 1,151 68.4% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Alo 343 20.4% -11.5
Reform UK Rev Roy Grayson 183 10.9% —
Majority808
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors6,644
Ballots cast1,682

Labour Party hold

Little Thurrock Rectory

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Kelly Elected 580 39.7% -16.0
Labour Party Enayet Hussain Sarwar 550 37.6% -6.7
Thurrock Independents Russ Cherry 332 22.7% —
Majority30
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors4,539
Ballots cast1,462

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ockendon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Jefferies Elected 1,014 48.2% -5.6
Labour Party Gary Watson 839 39.9% -6.3
Thurrock Independents Ross James Byrne 248 11.8% —
Majority175
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors8,333
Ballots cast2,105

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Stanford East and Corringham Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Cecil Elected 667 37.2% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Ralph 568 31.7% -14.7
Independent Roy Robert Jones 559 31.2% —
Majority99
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,317
Ballots cast1,792

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Stanford-le-Hope West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Neil Speight Elected 643 38.1% —
Labour Party Philip George Smith 532 31.6% +9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Hebb 511 30.3% -20.1
Majority111
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors5,537
Ballots cast1,686

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Stifford Clays

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Anthony Hooper Elected 610 40.9% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Gavin Holland 476 31.9% -21.1
Thurrock Independents Jennifer Smith 340 22.8% —
Green Party Jack Beauchamp-Stansfield 64 4.3% —
Majority134
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors5,006
Ballots cast1,492

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

The Homesteads

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Thurrock Independents Gary James Byrne Elected 942 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shamim Miah 603 27.2% -38.7
Labour Party Tony Benson 544 24.6% -9.5
Reform UK Bill Poskitt 124 5.6% —
Majority339
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors6,376
Ballots cast2,213

Thurrock Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cici Manwa Elected 486 45.0% +11.0
Independent Craig Terrence Austin 451 41.7% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Allen Mayes 144 13.3% -9.1
Majority35
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors4,826
Ballots cast1,081

Labour Party gain from Independent

West Thurrock and South Stifford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Aaron James Green Elected 1,098 58.8% +12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tunde Ojetola 765 41.0% -12.7
Majority333
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors8,908
Ballots cast1,866

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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