# 2006 Thurrock Council election

The 2006 Thurrock Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 26
* Labour 21
* Independent 2

## Election result

The results saw Labour gain one seat from the Conservatives in West Thurrock and South Stifford ward where the British National Party pushed the Conservatives into third place. However the Conservatives held the other 7 seats they were defending and as a result maintained an overall majority of 3 on the council.
Thurrock Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 56.3 | 35.9 | 10,365 | -4.5% |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 43.8 | 41.3 | 11,933 | -5.8% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 3,476 | +9.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 2,049 | +3.3% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 561 | -4.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 523 | +1.3% |

## Ward results

Aveley & Uplands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Herd | 941 | 51.6 | |
| | Labour | Martin Healy | 509 | 27.9 | |
| | Green | Dean Hall | 202 | 11.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 173 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,825 | 28.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Maynard | 726 | 41.5 | |
| | BNP | John Cotter | 524 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Woods | 499 | 28.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 26.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell St. Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Canavon | 928 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Redsell | 648 | 26.9 | |
| | BNP | Dave Strickson | 598 | 24.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 237 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 33.6 | +8.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Morris | 765 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative | Allan Edwards | 501 | 28.6 | |
| | BNP | Emma Colgate | 487 | 27.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | 25.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Harris | 987 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative | Sharon Ponder | 876 | 37.3 | |
| | BNP | Bryn Robinson | 411 | 17.5 | |
| | Independent | Danbir Bhullar | 77 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,351 | 37.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Blackshots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Maney | 1,081 | 64.8 | |
| | Labour | Clinton Sear | 363 | 21.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 224 | 13.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 43.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 37.7 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Rectory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Gledhill | 978 | 68.3 | |
| | Labour | Gabriel Olufemi | 454 | 31.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 32.1 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barrie Lawrence | 916 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Sibthorpe | 791 | 39.0 | |
| | Green | Ian Burgess | 321 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | 30.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Orsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Revell | 1,379 | 73.4 | |
| | Labour | Julian Norris | 297 | 15.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tunbridge | 204 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 57.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880 | 44.3 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Chafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Babatunde Ojetola | 539 | 46.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 354 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour | Oliver Gerrish | 268 | 23.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | 25.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stanford East & Corringham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Smith | 939 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative | Kay Mangion | 847 | 36.3 | |
| | BNP | Christopher Roberts | 548 | 23.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,334 | 36.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stifford Clays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Pearce | 829 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 795 | 41.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Harris | 296 | 15.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 40.9 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Everett | 1,061 | 42.7 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Sharp | 860 | 34.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Riley | 561 | 22.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,482 | 37.2 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bukky Okunade | 392 | 36.6 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Southam | 345 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Coutts | 335 | 31.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,072 | 25.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury St. Chads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Bingley | 558 | 47.7 | |
| | BNP | Nicholas Geri | 316 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Dove | 157 | 13.4 | |
| | Independent | John-Paul Garner | 139 | 11.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,170 | 28.1 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Thurrock & South Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Smith | 608 | 36.4 | |
| | BNP | Michael White | 592 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart St.Clair-Haslam | 471 | 28.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 28.9 | +4.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |