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The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[2] 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.
Following the election, the Labour minority administration continued in government.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | 7 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 43.8 | 35.8 | 21,735 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 31.2 | 29.3 | 17,823 | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 25 | 32.1 | 19,524 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 139 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.5 | 1541 |
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
Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Peter Smith | 1,598 | 40.1 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Teresa Dawn Webster | 1,120 | 28.1 | +0.2 | |
Labour | John O'Regan | 896 | 22.5 | +0.4 | |
Independent | John Livermore | 373 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 478 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,987 | 61.0 | +25.8 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 Democrats | Kevin Barry Mulroue | 139 | 3.4 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 495 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,098 | 55.0 | +27.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Colin Churchman | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |