# 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

## Summary
### Election results

1988 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 | 1 | 85.7 | 17 | 29 | 74.4 | 18,894 | 58.8 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 8 | 20.5 | 12,850 | 40.0 | +0.3 |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | N/A | N/A | –2.9 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 379 | 1.2 | +0.4 |

## Ward results
### Aveley

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Lee* | 1,321 | 65.2 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | F. Beasley | 706 | 34.8 | –5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 30.3 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,027 | 34.2 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,933 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Aberdein* | 1,226 | 69.7 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | H. Cook | 534 | 30.3 | –3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 39.3 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | 30.6 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,748 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Rice* | 1,703 | 69.1 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | G. Law | 761 | 30.9 | –5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 38.2 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | 32.1 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,678 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Coringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Price* | 1,621 | 57.1 |
| | Labour | C. Morris | 1,442 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | I. Harrison | 1,144 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Hunter | 1,096 | 38.6 |
| | Independent | R. Chaplin | 379 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | ~2,839 | 30.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,433 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Palmer* | 1,153 | 60.3 | –9.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Grozdenovic Kennedy | 758 | 39.7 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 20.7 | –19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | 42.6 | +6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,484 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Grays Thurrock (North)

Grays Thurrock (North) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Hale | 691 | 54.3 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | L. Brown | 582 | 45.7 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 43.6 | –0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,919 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Pollard | 1,337 | 59.3 | +19.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Carter | 917 | 40.7 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 18.6 | –1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,254 | 31.1 | –1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,241 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Bennett* | 1,755 | 55.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | B. Barton | 1,421 | 44.7 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 10.5 | –6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | 37.6 | –7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,449 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Lawrence | 1,354 | 65.2 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Carter | 723 | 34.8 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 30.4 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | 32.0 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,495 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Meen* | 1,593 | 60.4 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Wood | 1,043 | 39.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 20.9 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | 33.5 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,869 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Stifford

Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Scully* | 1,400 | 52.8 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Kingsland | 1,252 | 47.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | 42.1 | –5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,304 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Mallon | 1,183 | 52.6 | –11.1 |
| | Labour | A. Clarke* | 1,065 | 47.4 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 5.2 | –22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,248 | 38.1 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,903 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.1 | |

### Tilbury

Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Watts* | 1,567 | 79.8 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Bamford-Burst | 396 | 20.2 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | 59.7 | +39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 24.5 | –1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,999 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |