# 2011 Thurrock Council election

On 5 May 2011, one-third of seats on Thurrock Council were contested. The result of the election was that Thurrock Council stayed under no overall control. The Labour Party gained one seat from the Conservative party.

## Results

Of the 16 wards that were contested, nine were won by Labour, six by the Conservatives and one by an independent.
Thurrock Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 56.25 | 41.0 | 13,428 | +6.9% |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 37.5 | 32.7 | 10,719 | -10.6% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 5.4 | 1,771 | +5.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 4,169 | +12.7% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1,368 | -20.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1,203 | +3.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 62 | +0.2% |

## Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:
| 24 | 22 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | Other |
Following the election the vote for mayor was tied between Cllr Curtis and deputy mayor Cllr Tunde Ojetola. Outgoing Mayor Anne Cheale exercised her casting vote in favour of Councillor Curtis. In the election for council leader, Councillor Curtis then used his casting vote to elect John Kent as council leader, thus maintaining the Labour administration.

## Results by ward

Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.

### Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Carol Pearce | 626 | 27.9 | −9.1 |
| | Independent | Colin James Churchman | 551 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Tim Mark Aker | 528 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Clifford Holloway | 497 | 22.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 45 | 2.0 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | 35.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles John Curtis* | 1,034 | 51.7 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative | Rita Ajidagba | 393 | 19.6 | −14.9 |
| | UKIP | Stanley Christopher Baker | 301 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | Susan Sibthorpe | 219 | 11.0 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Denise Rowe | 55 | 2.7 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 30.6 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony William Fish | 1,174 | 53.3 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Lee Dove | 523 | 23.7 | +6.1 |
| | UKIP | James Nicholas Baker | 262 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | Derek William Beackon | 165 | 7.5 | −25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Butcher | 80 | 3.6 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,204 | 31.0 | 0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Ernest Wootton | 857 | 55.2 | +18.7 |
| | Labour | Augustine Nwanze | 449 | 28.9 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Donald | 127 | 8.2 | −20.7 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Philip Short | 120 | 7.7 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 29.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Steven Coxshall | 909 | 46.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Adam Fitch | 666 | 34.1 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Patrick Kelleher | 290 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Louise Beard | 88 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 44.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Ronald Purkiss* | 912 | 57.7 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Lowe | 303 | 19.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Polley | 211 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Peter Michael Fox | 100 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Anthony Tyson | 56 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 38.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 33.6 | +2.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Morris-Cook* | 1,036 | 52.8 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Evans | 515 | 26.2 | +5.5 |
| | BNP | Stephen Mark McNab | 167 | 8.5 | −17.2 |
| | UKIP | Jagdev Singh Bal | 124 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mulroue | 121 | 6.2 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 26.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 27.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Angela Kent* | 1,193 | 52.8 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Geraldine Barnes | 584 | 25.8 | −1.9 |
| | BNP | Thomas Richard Davis | 200 | 8.9 | −15.9 |
| | UKIP | Rajnikant Mistry | 186 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Andrew Jackson | 97 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,260 | 36.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Thurrock Rectory

Little Thurrock Rectory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Anthony Kelly | 852 | 46.9 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Eileen O'Reilly | 693 | 38.2 | +9.1 |
| | UKIP | Alan David Broad | 214 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew James Orbell | 56 | 3.1 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 40.4 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aaron Kiely | 1,096 | 41.6 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry William Johnson* | 1,009 | 38.3 | 3.5 |
| | BNP | Karne Thomas McGinn | 231 | 8.8 | −11.9 |
| | UKIP | Jill Heather Broad | 223 | 8.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Paul Shirley | 73 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 | 38.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip George Smith | 1,104 | 42.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Jay Gannon Quirk | 968 | 36.8 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Roy Robert Jones | 487 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Leslie Stevart | 70 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 40.9 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stanford-Le-Hope West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shane Steven Hebb | 720 | 39.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Gemma Robbins | 653 | 35.9 | +8.2 |
| | UKIP | Stuart St.Clair-Haslam | 374 | 20.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Greenaway | 73 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,820 | 39.1 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diana Elizabeth Hale* | 877 | 45.1 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Johanna Catherine Morris | 523 | 26.9 | −7.7 |
| | UKIP | Clive Herbert Broad | 475 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Jones | 68 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,943 | 40.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Maria Tolson* | 1,298 | 43.2 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Speight | 1,055 | 35.1 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Geoffrey Henry Prendergast | 485 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Maylin | 107 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Simon John Barnes | 62 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 45.5 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare Esther Baldwin | 647 | 49.7 | +15.8 |
| | Independent | Keith John Hatcher | 308 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Michael Edward Braun | 193 | 14.8 | −15.4 |
| | Conservative | Georgette Polley | 153 | 11.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | 30.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victoria Holloway | 951 | 52.6 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Robert Gadsby | 578 | 31.9 | +3.4 |
| | BNP | Warren Michael Parish | 193 | 10.7 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Allen | 87 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 28.5 | +5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |