# 2016 Thurrock Council election

The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. 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.

## Results summary

Thurrock Borough Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 562 | 30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.7 |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Belhus

Belhus 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Angela Sheridan | 939 | 49.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Margaret Gray | 648 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | John Fredrick Biddall | 305 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 31.6 | −31. |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 179 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aaron Shaun Watkins | 753 | 47.1 |
| | UKIP | Neil Speight | 507 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | Vincent William Offord | 339 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Susan Rose Sammons | 736 | 58.5 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Lowe | 271 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Polley | 251 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony William Fish | 857 | 43.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael John Carbery | 748 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | Evelina Vulpe | 379 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 213 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Thurrock Blackshots

Little Thurrock Blackshots 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | David Luke Potter | 1038 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry William Johnson | 634 | 28.4 |
| | Labour | Desmond Martins | 558 | 25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Orsett

Orsett 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 423 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Chafford

South Chafford 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Gwenith Macpherson | 587 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Qaisar Abbas | 510 | 39.8 |
| | UKIP | Torren Snell | 184 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 496 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 186 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 223 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tilbury St Chads

Tilbury St Chads 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | John Arthur Allen | 606 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | Lynn Worrall | 570 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Adam Carter | 89 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.7 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Oliver Gerrish | 984 | 54.9 |
| | UKIP | Jacqueline Ann Stephen | 500 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | Tony Coughlin | 308 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Subsequent changes between 2016 and 2018 elections

All 17 UKIP councillors left the party in January 2018 to form Thurrock Independents.