# 2000 Thurrock Council election

The 2000 Thurrock Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 38
* Conservative 10
* Vacant 1

## Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 64.7 | 45.3 | 7,433 | -18.4% |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 35.3 | 42.6 | 6,988 | +9.5% |
| Independent Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1,021 | +6.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 810 | +2.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 122 | +0.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 38 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leon Rudman | 444 | 39.1 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | Arthur Clarke | 382 | 33.7 | −19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 271 | 23.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Dean Hall | 38 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Maynard | 490 | 58.8 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | David Potter | 343 | 41.2 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 17.6 | −20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 833 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Barton | 751 | 65.8 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative | Nikki Lewis | 390 | 34.2 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 31.6 | −20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chafford Hundred :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrison | 262 | 33.2 | −32.1 |
| | Labour | Martin Healy | 250 | 31.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 156 | 19.7 | +19.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Smith | 122 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.6 | −29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Corringham and Fobbing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheale | 551 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 404 | 30.4 |
| | Independent Conservative | Francis Mallon | 373 | 28.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Hart | 439 | 64.7 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | Laura Orritt | 239 | 35.3 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 29.4 | −35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pearl Betts | 428 | 57.0 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Darren Galvin | 323 | 43.0 | +22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 14.0 | −30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Timothy McMahon | 511 | 54.2 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Kazimierz Rytter | 431 | 45.8 | +19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 8.4 | −28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Blackshots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Slocock | 635 | 62.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Kent | 288 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stokkereit | 99 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Little Thurrock Rectory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Tuffery | 512 | 56.2 |
| | Labour | David Gooding | 399 | 43.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Curtis | 573 | 57.6 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Voggenreiter | 421 | 42.4 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 15.2 | −21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 994 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Orsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diane Revell | 736 | 55.5 |
| | Labour | Eunice Southam | 282 | 21.3 |
| | Independent Conservative | Michele Valente | 191 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 117 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 34.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stanford-le-Hope East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Cooper | 405 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Anita Bailey | 228 | 27.6 |
| | Independent Conservative | Christopher Sheppard | 194 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Watts | 648 | 47.4 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Campbell | 613 | 44.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rabih Makki | 107 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 2.6 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Cooper | 505 | 40.0 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bailey | 493 | 39.1 | −8.2 |
| | Independent Conservative | James Mallon | 263 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.9 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury St Chads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valerie Liddiard | 259 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 119 | 27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 60 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 438 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
West Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Williams | 419 | 62.8 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Coe-Welch | 248 | 37.2 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 25.6 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 667 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |