# 1984 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1984 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

## Summary
### Election result

1984 Thurrock Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | 3 | 75.0 | 15 | 27 | 69.2 | 17,079 | 53.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 25.6 | 10,915 | 34.2 | –1.5 |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | N/A | N/A | –2.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,906 | 6.0 | +3.2 |
| | Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,898 | 5.9 | –2.0 |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Residents | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Ward results
### Aveley

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Lee | 1,053 | 61.6 | –6.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Beasley | 493 | 28.8 | –3.1 |
| | Alliance | J. Norris | 163 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 32.8 | –3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 28.9 | –2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,997 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Aberdein* | 1,137 | 77.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | C. Clark | 322 | 22.1 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 55.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 24.2 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,125 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Rice | 1,218 | 55.9 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | D. Hemmings* | 587 | 26.9 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | V. Lanigan | 256 | 11.7 | –4.9 |
| | Alliance | A. Scott | 119 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 28.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,180 | 27.1 | –6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,985 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Price* | 1,465 | 63.3 |
| | Labour | L. Boot | 1,382 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Hubbard | 923 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Whear | 857 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | ~2,356 | 24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,499 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Palmer | 1,075 | 70.2 | +44.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Grant | 457 | 29.8 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 40.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532 | 36.1 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,271 | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | 15.8 | |

### Grays Thurrock (North)

Grays Thurrock (North) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Hammett | 534 | 42.2 | –18.3 |
| | Labour | C. Olivier | 509 | 40.2 | +0.7 |
| | Alliance | A. Senior | 222 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 2.0 | –19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 44.4 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,892 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Paul | 830 | 38.5 | –29.5 |
| | Independent | B. Taylor | 714 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | E. Attewell | 389 | 18.1 | –13.9 |
| | Alliance | P. Gray | 142 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Communist | J. Paul | 79 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.4 | –30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | 32.6 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Bennett | 1,146 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Cleverly | 1,093 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | J. Osman | 751 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | L. Groombridge | 687 | 30.4 |
| | Alliance | D. Benson | 467 | 20.6 |
| | Alliance | G. Rice | 380 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | ~2,293 | 28.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,963 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Borge | 1,208 | 68.4 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Stone | 500 | 28.3 | –3.6 |
| | Communist | J. Walker | 59 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 40.1 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,767 | 26.6 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,720 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Meen* | 1,405 | 64.1 | +21.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Wood | 788 | 35.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 28.1 | +20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,193 | 28.4 | –9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,857 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |

### Stifford

Stifford (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Scully | 1,247 | 49.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Beardwell | 1,195 | 47.0 |
| | Labour | M. Doyle | 1,187 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Luff | 1,169 | 46.0 |
| | Alliance | E. Ward | 284 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | ~3,200 | 48.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,544 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Clarke* | 1,067 | 60.8 | +30.1 |
| | Conservative | D. Connelly | 689 | 39.2 | –7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 31.0 | –8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,744 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.9 | |

### Tilbury

Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Watts | 858 | 50.8 | –27.7 |
| | Independent | C. Spriggs | 605 | 35.8 | N/A |
| | Alliance | M. Bamford | 121 | 7.2 | –14.3 |
| | Conservative | W. McLaughlin | 104 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 15.0 | –42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 21.1 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,106 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |