# 2019 Thurrock Council election

The 2019 Thurrock Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Thurrock Council in England.

## Election

A third of the seats were elected on 2 May 2019. Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, governed by a minority Conservative administration. They held 23 of 49 seats, while Labour held 17 seats, followed by the Thurrock Independents on 9 seats.
Elections were held in a total of sixteen wards, with Conservative, Labour, and Thurrock Independent candidates standing in each ward. UKIP stood two candidates. The Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the British Union & Sovereignty Party stood one candidate each in Chafford & North Stifford, Grays Riverside, and Belhus respectively. There were also two independents standing for election in Thurrock.

## Results summary

Changes in vote share are calculated from the 2015 election result, which was the last time this set of wards were up for election.
Prior to the election one seat was vacant.
2019 Thurrock 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 6 | 1 | 35.3 | 16 | 22 | 44.9 | 8,922 | 31.7 | 2.4 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 29.4 | 12 | 17 | 34.7 | 8,895 | 31.6 | 0.5 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | 5 | | 29.4 | 4 | 9 | 18.4 | 8,163 | 29.0 | New |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,274 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 399 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 344 | 1.2 | 34.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 0.5 | New |

## Candidates
### Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Colin Churchman | 660 | 43.8 | +16.6 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Peter Smith* | 513 | 34.1 | −9.1 |
| Labour | Charlie Curtis | 333 | 22.1 | −1.6 |

### Belhus

Belhus, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thurrock Ind. | Chris Baker | 670 | 38.7 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Lee Watson | 660 | 38.1 | −5.6 |
| Conservative | Romanus Nwakuma | 255 | 14.7 | −6.4 |
| Union & Sovereignty | Dave Bradshaw | 148 | 8.5 | N/A |

### Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Daniel Chukwu | 863 | 56.2 | −10.8 |
| Labour | Sara Muldowney | 783 | 51.0 | −16.0 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Steve Minett | 488 | 31.8 | +18.8 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Stacey Clark | 456 | 29.7 | +16.7 |
| Conservative | Georgette Polley | 301 | 19.6 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Paul Polley | 267 | 17.4 | −2.0 |
| Independent | Stephen Andrews | 142 | 9.2 | N/A |

### Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Coxshall* | 624 | 47.5 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Rafal Zak | 354 | 26.9 | −6.3 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Graham Hamilton* | 190 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Green | Julian Puttergill | 145 | 11.0 | N/A |
Hamilton served as a councillor for Belhus Ward prior to the election.

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Deborah Huelin* | 848 | 59.8 | +12.7 |
| Labour | John Cecil | 316 | 22.3 | +1.1 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Gbenga Olajugbagbe | 255 | 18.0 | N/A |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Fraser Massey | 984 | 62.6 | N/A |
| UKIP | Michael Keal | 196 | 12.5 | −46.0 |
| Conservative | Glenn Stanley | 161 | 10.2 | −7.8 |
| Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 158 | 10.0 | −11.5 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Oliver Smith | 74 | 4.7 | N/A |

### Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jane Pothecary | 800 | 46.6 | −9.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin McNamara | 399 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Gurjit Thandi | 299 | 17.4 | −8.6 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Kanlayani Sisasima | 218 | 12.7 | −5.3 |

### Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Catherine Kent | 925 | 49.2 | −5.8 |
| Conservative | James Thandi | 513 | 27.2 | +0.2 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Shelby Mayes | 445 | 23.6 | +5.6 |

### Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Kelly* | 586 | 40.4 | −14.6 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Russell Cherry* | 426 | 29.4 | +16.4 |
| Labour | Les Strange | 289 | 19.9 | −12.1 |
| UKIP | Neil Rivett | 148 | 10.2 | N/A |
Cherry was a councillor for Chadwell St Mary Ward prior to the election.

### Ockendon

Ockendon, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Jefferies | 982 | 41.1 | +8.1 |
| Labour | Ruth Clapham | 745 | 31.2 | −6.8 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Jan Baker | 663 | 27.7 | −1.3 |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thurrock Ind. | Shane Ralph | 812 | 42.4 | +16.4 |
| Conservative | Roy Jones | 709 | 37.0 | −1.0 |
| Labour | Carl Morris | 394 | 20.6 | −9.4 |

### Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Shane Hebb | 921 | 61.1 | +18.3 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Michael Fawcett | 313 | 20.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Clifford Holloway | 274 | 18.1 | −9.3 |

### Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thurrock Ind. | Jennifer Smith | 610 | 38.4 | +28.4 |
| Labour | Jennifer Craft | 492 | 31.0 | −5.0 |
| Conservative | Graham Snell | 485 | 30.6 | −13.4 |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thurrock Ind. | Gary Byrne | 960 | 42.9 | +19.9 |
| Conservative | Paul Arnold | 946 | 42.3 | −6.7 |
| Labour | Dan Norton | 328 | 14.7 | −6.3 |

### Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thurrock Ind. | Allen Mayes | 712 | 57.2 | +15.2 |
| Labour | Clare Baldwin* | 429 | 34.5 | −10.5 |
| Conservative | Daryl Palmer | 103 | 8.3 | −4.7 |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford, 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Victoria Holloway | 752 | 54.8 | −2.2 |
| Thurrock Ind. | Jimmy Mower | 358 | 26.1 | +16.1 |
| Conservative | Joseph Kaley | 262 | 19.1 | −8.9 |