Thurrock Council election, 2015
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 for seats that were last contested in 2011, 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
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
↓
| 23 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
| Labour |
Conservative |
UKIP |
I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
↓
| 18 |
17 |
13 |
1 |
| Labour |
Conservative |
UKIP |
I |
I - Independent
Results by ward
Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.
Aveley & Uplands
Belhus
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 Democrat |
Kevin Barry Mulroue |
139 |
3.4 |
-2.8 |
| Majority |
495 |
12.1 |
|
| Turnout |
4,098 |
55.0 |
+27.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Grays Thurrock
| Grays Thurrock |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Catherine Angela Kent* |
1,794 |
43.5 |
-9.3 |
|
UKIP |
Michael Heaver |
1,323 |
32.0 |
+23.8 |
|
Conservative |
Adam Carter |
1,013 |
24.5 |
-1.3 |
| Majority |
471 |
11.5 |
|
| Turnout |
4,130 |
65.0 |
+28.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Little Thurrock Rectory
| Little Thurrock Rectory |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Thomas Anthony Kelly* |
1,204 |
38.6 |
-8.3 |
|
UKIP |
Michael Wager |
1,078 |
34.6 |
+22.8 |
|
Labour |
Vincent William Offord |
837 |
26.8 |
-11.4 |
| Majority |
126 |
4.0 |
|
| Turnout |
3,119 |
68.7 |
+13.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ockendon
| Ockendon |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Kevin Wheeler |
1,991 |
44.1 |
+35.6 |
|
Conservative |
Benjamin Robert Gadsby |
1,297 |
28.8 |
-9.5 |
|
Labour |
Anthony William Fish |
1,224 |
27.1 |
-14.5 |
| Majority |
694 |
15.3 |
|
| Turnout |
4,512 |
64.4 |
+25.5 |
|
UKIP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Stanford East & Corringham Town
| Stanford East & Corringham Town |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Roy Robert Jones |
1,653 |
40.5 |
+22.0 |
|
Conservative |
Gary Allen Collins |
1,362 |
33.3 |
-3.5 |
|
Labour |
Philip George Smith* |
1,072 |
26.2 |
-15.8 |
| Majority |
291 |
7.2 |
|
| Turnout |
4,087 |
63.6 |
+22.7 |
|
UKIP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Stanford-Le-Hope West
| Stanford-Le-Hope West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Shane Steven Hebb* |
1,308 |
42.9 |
+3.4 |
|
UKIP |
Alan David Broad |
946 |
31.1 |
+10.6 |
|
Labour |
Elizabeth Vine |
791 |
26.0 |
-9.9 |
| Majority |
362 |
11.8 |
|
| Turnout |
3,045 |
65.9 |
+26.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stifford Clays
| Stifford Clays |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Leslie Gamester |
1,452 |
41.6 |
+17.1 |
|
Labour |
Eleanor Lowe |
1,075 |
30.8 |
-14.3 |
|
Conservative |
Michelle Ditol Macadangdang |
962 |
27.6 |
+0.7 |
| Majority |
377 |
10.8 |
|
| Turnout |
3,489 |
68.7 |
+28.3 |
|
UKIP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
The Homesteads
| The Homesteads |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Pauline Maria Tolson* |
1,967 |
42.4 |
-0.8 |
|
UKIP |
Stephen John Andrews |
1,446 |
31.1 |
+15.0 |
|
Labour |
Linda Kathleen Hall |
1,013 |
21.8 |
-13.3 |
|
Independent |
Gary James Byrne |
217 |
4.7 |
N/A |
| Majority |
521 |
11.3 |
|
| Turnout |
4,643 |
71.0 |
25.5 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park
| Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Clare Esther Baldwin* |
1,032 |
40.7 |
-9.0 |
|
UKIP |
Charlotte Compton |
1,027 |
40.5 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
Scott James Benton |
477 |
18.8 |
+7.0 |
| Majority |
5 |
0.2 |
|
| Turnout |
2,536 |
58.4 |
+28.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
West Thurrock & South Stifford
| West Thurrock & South Stifford |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Victoria Claire Holloway* |
2,009 |
45.9 |
-5.7 |
|
UKIP |
Sarah Curtis |
1,237 |
28.9 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
John Francis Rowles |
1,034 |
24.2 |
-7.7 |
| Majority |
772 |
18.0 |
|
| Turnout |
4,280 |
56.0 |
27.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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