Thurrock Council election, 2018
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The 2018 Thurrock Council elections will take place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[1] No party holds overall control, with a minority Conservative administration running the council.[2] Councillors in 16 out of the 20 electoral wards will be up for election.[3] The Conservatives will be defending five seats, the Thurrock Independents will be defending five seats and Labour will be defending six seats. Beyond those councillors seeking re-election, some additional candidates have already announced, but the full lineup may not be known until April 2018.[4]
On 26 January 2018, all sitting UKIP councillors resigned from the party and formed a new opposition group called Thurrock Independents.[5]
On 13 March 2018, Basildon UKIP announced that they had taken over responsibility for the 6 East Thurrock wards and are now called UKIP Basildon and Thurrock Branch.[6]
Before the elections, there was a by-election held in Ockendon which resulted in a Conservative gain after a tie and drawing of lots. [7]
Council Composition
Going into the election, the composition of the council was:
19 | 16 | 14 |
Conservative | Thurrock Independent | Labour |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
20 | 12 | 17 |
Conservative | Thurrock Independent | Labour |
Election Results
Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2014.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 56.3 | 41.9 | 12,381 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | 6 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 37.5 | 33.7 | 9,972 | +12.1 | |
Thurrock Independent | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6.2 | 21.2 | 6,282 | N/A | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 2.9 | 846 | -36.1 | |
Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 94 | N/A |
Ward Candidates
All percentage changes are versus 2014, the last time the comparable set of wards were fought. Holds / Gains are given against control of ward going in to the 2018 elections.
Aveley & Uplands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Thurrock Independent | Tim Aker | 1,037 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | David Van Day | 653 | 27.2 | ||
Labour | Rafal Zak | 570 | 23.7 | ||
UKIP | Peter Curtis | 141 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 384 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,401 | ||||
Thurrock Independent hold | Swing |
† Percentage change calculated from the 2014 Aveley & Uplands by-election at which Aker was elected (as a UKIP candidate). He subsequently defected from the UKIP group on Thurrock council and formed Thurrock Independents, although he still sits as a UKIP MEP.
Belhus
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Mike Fletcher | 828 | 43.7 | ||
Thurrock Independent | Chris Baker* | 667 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | Georgette Polley | 399 | 21.1 | ||
Majority | 161 | 8.5 | |||
Labour gain from Thurrock Independent | Swing | ||||
No UKIP candidate as previously (-49.6%).
† change calculated from the 2014 election when Baker was originally elected (as a UKIP candidate).
Chadwell St Mary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Rice (incumbent) | 1383 | 67% | +23% | |
Conservative | Paul Armold | 402 | 20% | +5% | |
Thurrock Independent | Paul Stevens | 264 | 13% | +13% | |
Majority | 981 | 47% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +9% |
Note no UKIP as previously (-39%), no Lib Dem as previously (-2%)
Grays Riverside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Kerin (incumbent) | 1,063 | 56% | +14% | |
Conservative | Wendy Herd | 488 | 26% | +7% | |
Thurrock Independent | Shane McDonagh | 343 | 18% | +18% | |
Majority | 575 | 30% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-34%)
Grays Thurrock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Worrall | 1124 | 55% | +13% | |
Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 559 | 27% | +9% | |
Thurrock Independent | Gillian Wardrop | 362 | 18% | +18% | |
Majority | 565 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-36%)
Little Thurrock Blackshots
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Maney | 1073 | 59% | +18% | |
Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 471 | 26% | +10% | |
Thurrock Independent | Oliver Smith | 284 | 16% | +16% | |
Majority | 602 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-39%)
Little Thurrock Rectory
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gledhill | 842 | 55% | +15% | |
Labour | Lawson Akhigbe | 486 | 32% | +7% | |
Thurrock Independent | Jay Hayers | 200 | 13% | +13% | |
Majority | 356 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-32%)
Ockendon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Shinnick | 864 | 38% | +17% | |
Conservative | Romanus Nwakuna | 740 | 33% | +2% | |
Thurrock Independent | Jan Baker (incumbent) | 663 | 29% | +29% | |
Majority | 124 | ||||
Labour gain from Thurrock Independent | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP as previously (-46%)
Orsett
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Barry Johnson | 1091 | 65% | +17% | |
Labour | Vince Offord | 290 | 17% | +4% | |
UKIP | Adrian Short | 206 | 12% | -24% | |
Thurrock Independent | James Mower | 81 | 5% | +5% | |
Majority | 801 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Chafford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abbie Akinbohun | 685 | 48% | +21% | |
Conservative | Tunde Ojetola | 647 | 45% | +1% | |
Thurrock Independent | Torren Snell | 105 | 7% | +7% | |
Majority | 38 | 3% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Note no UKIP as previously (-26%)
Stanford East & Corringham Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Anderson | 810 | 38% | +5% | |
Labour | George Elcock | 636 | 30% | +3% | |
Thurrock Independent | Roy Jones (incumbent) | 565 | 26% | +26% | |
UKIP | Michael Keal | 132 | 6% | -35% | |
Majority | 174 | ||||
Conservative gain from Thurrock Independent | Swing | ||||
Stifford Clays
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Rigby | 804 | 44% | +18% | |
Labour | Lee Watson | 668 | 36% | +1% | |
UKIP | Stephen Andrews | 195 | 11% | -27% | |
Thurrock Independent | Graham Snell | 177 | 10% | +10% | |
Majority | 136 | ||||
Conservative gain from Thurrock Independent | Swing | ||||
The Homesteads
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Halden (incumbent) | 1233 | 49% | +6% | |
Thurrock Independent | Gary Byrne | 575 | 23% | +23% | |
Labour | Daniel Friday Chukwu | 532 | 21% | +2% | |
UKIP | Peter Prendegast | 172 | 7% | -31% | |
Majority | 658 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bukky Okunade (incumbent) | 563 | 45% | +7% | |
Thurrock Independent | Allen Mayes | 528 | 42% | +42% | |
Conservative | Elaine Parker | 159 | 13% | -7% | |
Majority | 35 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-36%)
Tilbury St Chads
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Liddiard (incumbent) | 558 | 58% | +14% | |
Thurrock Independent | Paul Martin | 240 | 25% | +25% | |
Conservative | Steve Minett | 169 | 17% | +4% | |
Majority | 318 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-42%)
West Thurrock & South Stifford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Qaisar Abbas | 1058 | 57% | +10% | |
Conservative | George Coxshall | 505 | 27% | +12% | |
Thurrock Independent | Michael Wager | 191 | 10% | +10% | |
Democrats and Veterans | Christopher Boosey | 94 | 5% | +5% | |
Majority | 553 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Note no UKIP candidate as previously (-34%)
References
- ↑ https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/current-councillors
- ↑ http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/14517888.Conservatives_seize_power_at_Thurrock_Council_after_knife_edge_vote_with_Ukip/
- ↑ "Order of retirement of Thurrock Councillors" (PDF). Thurrock Council. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/15583700.Thurrock_Labour_begin_to_announce_candidates_for_next_year_s_local_elections
- ↑ https://apple.news/A9yScbABxThKmiE3Cb7zEhQ
- ↑ http://kippercentral.com/2018/03/13/local-elections-basildon-thurrock-firing-on-all-cylinders/
- ↑ http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/16110788.Ockendon_by_election__winner_pulled_out_of_a_box_in_tiebreaker_result/