# 2002 Thurrock Council election

The 2002 Thurrock Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
43 candidates stood in the election, with 16 of the 20 wards being contested. Both Conservative and Labour parties stood in all 16 seats, along with 7 Liberal Democrats, 3 Independents and 1 Green Party candidate.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 37
* Conservative 9
* Independent 2
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 | 48.6 | 8,379 | -6.3% |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6.3 | 37.1 | 6,396 | -0.4% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 1,220 | +6.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 1,210 | +1.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 41 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Pearce | 889 | 60.9 | +13.6 |
| | Labour | Wahidur Rahman | 413 | 28.3 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Meechan | 97 | 6.6 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Dean Hall | 41 | 2.8 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Pauline Campbell | 19 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 32.6 | +26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 25.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hooper | 597 | 57.3 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Atkins | 306 | 29.4 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Biddall | 138 | 13.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 27.9 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | 15.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Fish | 974 | 70.1 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 416 | 29.9 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 40.2 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,390 | 19.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chafford Hundred :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 470 | 40.6 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Rockliffe | 407 | 35.1 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Duffield | 282 | 24.3 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 19.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Corringham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Barron | 399 | 52.3 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Stokes | 230 | 30.1 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Thompson | 134 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 22.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 19.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Barry Palmer | 941 | 80.6 | +80.6 |
| | Labour | Julian Norris | 117 | 10.0 | −54.7 |
| | Conservative | Susan Harrison | 110 | 9.4 | −25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 70.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | 27.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Kent | 484 | 51.1 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Faye Rigby | 282 | 29.7 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Livermore | 182 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 11.4 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 14.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yash Gupta | 740 | 57.1 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Steven Mason | 557 | 42.9 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 14.2 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,297 | 20.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Canavon | 751 | 61.1 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Emma Woods | 479 | 38.9 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 22.2 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 18.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stanford-le-Hope East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eunice Southam | 521 | 52.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | John Vesey | 472 | 47.5 | +19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 5.0 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stanford-le-Hope West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Clarke | 405 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Barry Dorrington | 356 | 46.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 20.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan McPherson | 719 | 44.9 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 623 | 38.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Slocock | 260 | 16.2 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | 27.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Sharp | 709 | 51.3 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Melanie Aung-Htut | 674 | 48.7 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 2.6 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Tilbury Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Southam | 433 | 82.2 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Jean Watts | 94 | 17.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 64.4 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 14.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury St Chads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Smith | 447 | 67.7 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Maurren Pearce | 123 | 18.6 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 90 | 13.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 49.1 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 16.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Harris | 388 | 44.9 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Harrison | 378 | 43.7 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 99 | 11.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.2 | −29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 14.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |