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 | |
38.8 | 11,922 | +2.5 | |||
| Conservative | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
28.3 | 8,683 | -1.4 | |||
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 4 | |
31.7 | 9,731 | +0.5 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aaron Shaun Watkins | 753 | |||
| Labour | Vincent William Offord | 339 | |||
| UKIP | Neil Speight | 507 | |||
| Majority | 246 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
East Tilbury
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 379 | |||
| Labour | Anthony William Fish | 857 | |||
| UKIP | Michael John Carbery | 748 | |||
| Majority | 109 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Grays Thurrock
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joy Redsell | 706 | |||
| Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 287 | |||
| UKIP | Jennifer Coleman | 705 | |||
| Majority | 1 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ockendon
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Coughlin | 308 | |||
| Labour | Oliver Gerrish | 984 | |||
| UKIP | Jacqueline Ann Stephen | 500 | |||
| Majority | 484 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Elections 2016". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Thurrock Council website
- ↑ Echo
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