# 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Labour regained control of the council from No overall control.

## Summary
### Election result

1982 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 | 8 | 1 | 61.5 | 13 | 21 | 53.8 | 11,606 | 44.8 | –4.4 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 7 | 10 | 25.6 | 8,379 | 32.3 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 10.3 | 1,127 | 4.3 | –4.3 |
| | Independent Labour | 1 | | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 730 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Alliance | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3,105 | 12.0 | +8.2 |
| | Residents | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 815 | 3.1 | –2.6 |
| | New Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.6 | N/A |

## Ward results

Seat changes are compared to the last election when that specific seat was up for election and does not take into account by-elections or defections.

### Aveley

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Clark* | 906 | 52.2 | –6.9 |
| | Conservative | F. Beasley | 539 | 31.1 | –4.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Norris | 289 | 16.7 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 21.2 | –2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 27.9 | –7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,216 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Davis* | 1,075 | 73.0 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative | C. Clark | 398 | 27.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 46.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,473 | 23.7 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,221 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Millane | 1,261 | 52.0 | +8.2 |
| | Independent | R. Hill | 526 | 21.7 | –22.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Law | 330 | 13.6 | +3.3 |
| | Alliance | S. Senior | 307 | 12.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 30.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,424 | 30.4 | –6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,968 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.2 | |

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Rowan | 1,577 | 55.4 | –2.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Basson | 1,270 | 44.6 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 10.8 | –12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,847 | 30.6 | –6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,317 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Nunn | 980 | 40.0 | –1.0 |
| | Residents | B. Taylor | 815 | 33.3 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Riches | 464 | 19.0 | +2.0 |
| | Alliance | A. Fielder | 189 | 7.7 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 6.7 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,448 | 36.5 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,699 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Dimond | 1,432 | 46.9 | –7.4 |
| | Labour | T. Codley | 912 | 29.9 | –7.9 |
| | Alliance | G. Rice | 708 | 23.2 | +17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 17.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,052 | 39.1 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,814 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Gay | 1,300 | 65.2 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Stone | 695 | 34.8 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 30.3 | –7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 29.5 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,774 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Orsett

Orsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Beardwell* | 1,008 | 74.0 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | G. Miles | 354 | 26.0 | –3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 36.7 | –40.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,716 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 | |

### Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Thompson* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,810 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stifford

Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Lott* | 1,224 | 42.4 | –9.5 |
| | Labour | D. Scully | 1,160 | 40.1 | –5.6 |
| | Alliance | E. Ward | 506 | 17.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 2.3 | –3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,890 | 44.3 | –7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,527 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | G. O'Brien | 876 | 38.0 | +24.2 |
| | Conservative | L. Povey* | 760 | 32.9 | –9.8 |
| | Labour | Z. Chaudhri | 671 | 29.1 | –14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | 40.6 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,681 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.0 | |

### Tilbury

Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Rimmell | 1,042 | 49.0 | +17.9 |
| | Independent | A. Bragg* | 601 | 28.3 | –38.1 |
| | Alliance | M. Bamford | 230 | 10.8 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | L. Moir | 141 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | New Britain | D. March | 112 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | 26.5 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,019 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 28.0 | |

### West Thurrock

West Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | E. May* | 730 | 57.5 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | N. Hawes | 368 | 29.0 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Reekie | 118 | 9.3 | –8.0 |
| | New Britain | B. Slade | 53 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 28.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 31.1 | –43.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,080 | | |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |