2016 UK local government election
The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council remained under no overall control. The Labour leader of the council, John Kent, resigned at the subsequent annual meeting of the council. The leader of the Conservative group, Rob Gledhill, was elected leader of the council instead.[3]
Results summary
Thurrock Borough Council election, 2016 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UKIP | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 38.8 | 11,922 | +2.5 |
| Conservative | 17 | 1 | 1 | | | 28.3 | 8,683 | -1.4 |
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 4 | 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
Aveley & Uplands 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Luke David Spillman | 1011 | 54.5 | |
| Labour | Judith Margaret Pothecary | 449 | 24.2 | |
| Conservative | Georgette Patricia Polley | 392 | 21.2 | |
Majority | 562 | 30.3 | |
Turnout | | 24.7 | |
| UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Belhus
Belhus 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Angela Sheridan | 939 | 49.6 | |
| Labour | Susan Margaret Gray | 648 | 34.2 | |
| Conservative | John Fredrick Biddall | 305 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 291 | | |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Chadwell St Mary
Chadwell St Mary 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerard William Rice | 1017 | 45.5 | 11.4 |
| UKIP | Matthew Torri | 968 | 43.3 | −0.9 |
| Conservative | Lee Dove | 252 | 11.3 | −10.4 |
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 | 45.3 | |
| Labour | Umar Kankiya | 493 | 33.2 | |
| UKIP | James Albert Mower | 318 | 21.5 | |
Majority | 179 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Corringham & Fobbing
Corringham & Fobbing 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Aaron Shaun Watkins | 753 | 47.1 | |
| UKIP | Neil Speight | 507 | 31.7 | |
| Labour | Vincent William Offord | 339 | 21.2 | |
Majority | 246 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Tilbury
East Tilbury 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Susan Rose Sammons | 736 | 58.5 | |
| Labour | Eleanor Lowe | 271 | 21.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Polley | 251 | 20.0 | |
Majority | 465 | | |
| UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Grays Riverside
Grays Riverside 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony William Fish | 857 | 43.2 | |
| UKIP | Michael John Carbery | 748 | 37.7 | |
| Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 379 | 19.1 | |
Majority | 109 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Thurrock
Grays Thurrock 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John George Kent | 1022 | 46.3 | |
| UKIP | Allen Mayes | 809 | 36.6 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Macadangdang | 278 | 12.6 | |
| Independent | Tom Davis | 100 | 4.5 | |
Majority | 213 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Blackshots
Little Thurrock Blackshots 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joy Redsell | 706 | 41.5 | 19.3 |
| UKIP | Jennifer Coleman | 705 | 41.5 | 36.2 |
| Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 287 | 16.9 | 17.4 |
Majority | 1 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ockendon
Ockendon 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | David Luke Potter | 1038 | 46.5 | |
| Conservative | Barry William Johnson | 634 | 28.4 | |
| Labour | Desmond Martins | 558 | 25.1 | |
Majority | 404 | | |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Orsett
Orsett 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Ann Little | 1057 | 54.4 | |
| UKIP | Peter Anthony Curtis | 634 | 32.6 | |
| Labour | Carl Anthony Graham Morris | 253 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 423 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Chafford
South Chafford 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Suzanne Gwenith Macpherson | 587 | 45.8 | |
| Labour | Qaisar Abbas | 510 | 39.8 | |
| UKIP | Torren Snell | 184 | 14.4 | |
Majority | 77 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stanford East & Corringham Town
Stanford East & Corringham Town 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Jack Sean Duffin | 1107 | 49.9 | |
| Labour | Terence Brian Hipsey | 611 | 27.6 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Andrew Smith | 499 | 22.5 | |
Majority | 496 | | |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Stanford-le-Hope West
Stanford-le-Hope West 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terry Louis Piccolo | 613 | 42.8 | |
| UKIP | Lee James Lloyd | 427 | 29.8 | |
| Labour | David Russell Hann | 393 | 27.4 | |
Majority | 186 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The Homesteads
The Homesteads 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gary Alan Collins | 908 | 38.5 | |
| UKIP | Clive Herbert Broad | 685 | 29.1 | |
| Labour | Michael John Alexander Fletcher | 469 | 19.9 | |
| Independent | Gary James Byrne | 295 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 223 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury St Chads
Tilbury St Chads 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | John Arthur Allen | 606 | 47.9 | |
| Labour | Lynn Worrall | 570 | 45.1 | |
| Conservative | Adam Carter | 89 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 36 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | | 31.7 | |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
West Thurrock & South Stifford
West Thurrock & South Stifford 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Oliver Gerrish | 984 | 54.9 | |
| UKIP | Jacqueline Ann Stephen | 500 | 27.9 | |
| Conservative | Tony Coughlin | 308 | 17.2 | |
Majority | 484 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Subsequent changes between 2016 and 2018 elections
All 17 UKIP councillors left the party in January 2018 to form Thurrock Independents.[4]
References
- ^ Thurrock Council website
- ^ "Elections 2016". Thurrock Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Echo
- ^ "Thurrock's 17 UKIP councillors all resign from party". BBC News Online. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.