# 1999 Thurrock Council election

The 1999 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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. Overall turnout in the election was 20.0%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 45
* Conservative 1

## Election result

Thurrock Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 16 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 94.1 | 63.7 | 10,232 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 5,318 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 434 |
| Grays Residents Ind. Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 79 |
Two Labour candidates were unopposed in the election.

## Ward results

Aveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Timms | 635 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 299 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 256 | 21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Hooper | 756 | 69.2 |
| | Conservative | David Potter | 337 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Chadwell St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Fish | 1,078 | 76.1 |
| | Conservative | Kazimierz Rytter | 338 | 23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 52.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,416 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Chafford Hundred :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Vesey | 506 | 65.3 |
| | Labour | Pauline De'Ath | 269 | 34.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 775 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Corringham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Barron | 505 | 68.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrison | 232 | 31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 737 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Palmer | 947 | 82.6 |
| | Conservative | Nikki Lewis | 199 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 65.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kent | 611 | 65.1 |
| | Conservative | James Carter | 190 | 20.2 |
| | Grays Residents Ind. Party | James Calder | 79 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 59 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 44.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yash Gupta | 821 | 64.0 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Jameson | 343 | 26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 119 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,283 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Merlyn Jones | 818 | 68.1 |
| | Conservative | Claire Riley | 384 | 31.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stanford-le-Hope East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Julian Norris | 693 |
| | Labour | Peter Cooper | 685 |
| | Conservative | Anita Bailey | 318 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bailey | 308 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,004 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stanford-le-Hope West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Moore | 503 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheale | 455 | 47.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allan McPherson | 719 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Campbell | 543 | 43.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Kirkwood | 702 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | John Everett | 631 | 47.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,333 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tilbury Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Southam | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tilbury St Chads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Smith | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Price | 490 | 67.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Coe-Welch | 235 | 32.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |