# 2015 Thurrock Council election

The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. 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.

## Result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2015 :
| 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 |

## Council Composition

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

## Results by ward

Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.

### Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 478 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | 61.0 | +25.8 |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 383 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,948 | 57.5 | +26.9 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 449 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,453 | 62.3 | +31.3 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 395 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,547 | 65.9 | +36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 201 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,098 | 71.0 | +27.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 53 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | 64.0 | +30.4 |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 495 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,098 | 55.0 | +27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 471 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,130 | 65.0 | +28.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Thurrock Rectory

Little Thurrock Rectory :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 126 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 68.7 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 694 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,512 | 64.4 | +25.5 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 291 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,087 | 63.6 | +22.7 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stanford-Le-Hope West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 362 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,045 | 65.9 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 377 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,489 | 68.7 | +28.3 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 521 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,643 | 71.0 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 58.4 | +28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 772 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,280 | 56.0 | 27.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |