Thurrock Council election, 2016

2016 local election results in Thurrock

The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Following the elections, the makeup of the council was: UKIP 17 (+6 compared with position before poll), Conservative 17 (no change), Labour 14 (-4), Independent 1 (-2).[2]

There remains no overall control of the council. The Labour administration could have continued, until removed by a special motion,[3] but Councillor Kent chose to resign at the Annual Meeting and the leader of the Conservative group Councillor Gledhill was elected to replace him.

Results Summary

Thurrock Borough Council election, 2016
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  UKIP 17 4 0 Increase 4 38.8 11,922 +2.5
  Conservative 17 1 1 Steady 28.3 8,683 -1.4
  Labour 14 0 4 Decrease 4 31.7 9,731 +0.5
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 1.3 395 -1.3

Overall results

At the previous election the composition of the council was:

18 17 13 1
Labour Conservative UKIP I

After the election the composition of the council was:

17 17 14 1
UKIP Conservative Labour I

I - Independent

Ward results

Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Georgette Patricia Polley 392 21.2
Labour Judith Margaret Pothecary 449 24.2
UKIP Luke David Spillman 1011 54.5
Majority 562 30.3
Turnout 24.7
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

Belhus

Belhus 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Fredrick Biddall 305
Labour Susan Margaret Gray 648
UKIP Angela Sheridan 939
Majority 291
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lee Dove 252 11.3 -10.4
Labour Gerard William Rice 1017 45.5 11.4
UKIP Matthew Torri 968 43.3 -0.9
Majority 49 2.2
Turnout 2,237 31.6 -31.
Labour hold Swing 6.2

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Garry Paul John Hague 672
Labour Umar Kankiya 493
UKIP James Albert Mower 318
Majority 179
Conservative hold Swing

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Aaron Shaun Watkins 753
Labour Vincent William Offord 339
UKIP Neil Speight 507
Majority 246
Conservative hold Swing

East Tilbury

East Tilbury 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Polley 251
Labour Eleanor Lowe 271
UKIP Susan Rose Sammons 736
Majority 465
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Evelina Vulpe 379
Labour Anthony William Fish 857
UKIP Michael John Carbery 748
Majority 109
Labour hold Swing

Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michelle Macadangdang 278 13
Independent Tom Davis 100 5
Labour John George Kent 1022 46
UKIP Allen Mayes 809 37
Majority 213
Labour hold Swing

Little Thurrock Blackshots

Little Thurrock Blackshots 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joy Redsell 706
Labour Jacqueline Dobson 287
UKIP Jennifer Coleman 705
Majority 1
Conservative hold Swing

Ockendon

Ockendon 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Barry William Johnson 634
Labour Desmond Martins 558
UKIP David Luke Potter 1038
Majority 404
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Orsett

Orsett 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Susan Ann Little 1057
Labour Carl Anthony Graham Morris 253
UKIP Peter Anthony Curtis 634
Majority 423
Conservative hold Swing

South Chafford

South Chafford 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Suzanne Gwenith Macpherson 587
Labour Qaisar Abbas 510
UKIP Torren Snell 184
Majority 77
Conservative hold Swing

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stuart Andrew Smith 499
Labour Terence Brian Hipsey 611
UKIP Jack Sean Duffin 1107
Majority 496
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Terry Louis Piccolo 613
Labour David Russell Hann 393
UKIP Lee James Lloyd 427
Majority 186
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The Homesteads

The Homesteads 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gary Alan Collins 908
Independent Gary James Byrne 295
Labour Michael John Alexander Fletcher 469
UKIP Clive Herbert Broad 685
Majority 223
Conservative hold Swing

Tilbury St Chads

Tilbury St Chads 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Adam Carter 89 7.0
Labour Lynn Worrall 570 45
UKIP John Arthur Allen 606 47.9
Majority 36 2.9
Turnout 31.7
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tony Coughlin 308
Labour Oliver Gerrish 984
UKIP Jacqueline Ann Stephen 500
Majority 484
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Elections 2016". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. Thurrock Council website
  3. Echo
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