# 2001 Thurrock Council election

The 2001 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. The election took place at the same time as the 2001 general election after being postponed from the first week of May due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Among the candidates in the election was Pauline Campbell who stood as an independent candidate after resigning from the Conservatives. Campbell, who was disabled and used a wheelchair, said that she had been first told she was the Conservative candidate but then told that she could not stand as she would not be able to canvass. However the Conservatives denied this and said that they just wanted to give someone else a chance.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 37
* Conservative 10
* Independent 2

## Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 2001 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 83.3 | 54.9 | 26,168 | +9.6% |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 16.7 | 37.5 | 17,874 | -5.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 2,772 | +0.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 428 | +0.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 302 | +0.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 108 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Pearce | 1,418 | 47.3 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | William Tranter | 1,227 | 40.9 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lathan | 248 | 8.3 | −15.6 |
| | Green | Dean Hall | 108 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 6.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones | 1,584 | 58.6 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane Atkins | 694 | 25.7 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Biddall | 427 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 32.9 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Warren | 2,549 | 74.2 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Gunther Voggenreiter | 885 | 25.8 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,664 | 48.4 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,434 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chafford Hundred :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Healy | 956 | 37.5 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Antony Silver | 955 | 37.4 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 640 | 25.1 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,551 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Corringham and Fobbing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrison | 1,435 | 55.2 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Eunice Southam | 1,163 | 44.8 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 10.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,598 | 60 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Corringham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clinton Sear | 1,287 | 62.0 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Hart | 789 | 38.0 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 24.0 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Morris | 1,601 | 62.6 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Manfred Koppen | 956 | 37.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 25.2 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,557 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary McMahon | 1,991 | 61.4 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Clive Broad | 1,252 | 38.6 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 22.8 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,243 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Blackshots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Gooding | 958 | 43.1 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Maney | 951 | 42.8 | −19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Meechan | 315 | 14.2 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,224 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Thurrock Rectory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Cook | 1,581 | 59.6 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | James Carter | 1,071 | 40.4 | −15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | 55.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barrie Lawrence | 2,100 | 65.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Kazmimierz Rytter | 1,100 | 34.4 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | 31.2 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,200 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Orsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Revell | 1,577 | 57.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Wahidur Rahman | 740 | 27.1 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 413 | 15.1 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 30.7 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,730 | 62 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stanford-le-Hope West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alphonse Nuss | 1,295 |
| | Labour | Arthur Clarke | 1,218 |
| | Conservative | Barry Dorrington | 699 |
| | Conservative | Darren Webb | 690 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,902 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 1,572 | 46.0 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 1,264 | 37.0 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rabih Makki | 327 | 9.6 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Pauline Campbell | 254 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 9.0 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Salvatore Benson | 1,828 | 54.3 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | John Everett | 1,235 | 36.7 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | James Mallon | 302 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 17.6 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,365 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Tilbury Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Garner | 1,129 | 72.7 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 269 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 154 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 55.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,552 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
West Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Kent | 1,389 | 56.8 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Garry Hague | 634 | 25.9 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 248 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Independent | Reginald Lee | 174 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 30.9 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |