# 2021 Thurrock Council election

The 2021 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The previous election in the area was in 2019 and the next was in 2022.
The Conservatives won the popular vote by over 50% of total vote share, and took three seats the party had never won previously – Chadwell St Mary, Belhus and East Tilbury.
The overall turnout for the election was 27.34%.

## Results

2021 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 | 13 | 6 | 76.5 | 16 | 29 | 59.2 | 15,533 | 53.2 | +21.5 |
| | Labour | 4 | | 23.5 | 12 | 16 | 32.7 | 9,704 | 33.2 | +1.6 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.1 | 2,435 | 8.3 | -20.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,086 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 301 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.5 | New |

## Wards
### Aveley & Uplands

Aveley & Uplands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Pearce | 1,137 | 66.3 | +45.1 |
| | Labour | Srikanth Goud Panjala | 579 | 33.7 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Belhus

Belhus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Georgette Polley | 767 | 44.8 | +28.7 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Aminul Hoque | 577 | 33.7 | −0.5 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Graham Lloyd Hamilton | 367 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Chadwell St. Mary

Chadwell St. Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Carter | 889 | 45.4 | +34.1 |
| | Labour | Carl Anthony Graham Morris | 771 | 39.3 | −6.2 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Russell Peter Cherry | 300 | 15.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Thandi | 1,031 | 69.1 | +23.8 |
| | Labour | Mofeda Parvin Tuhin | 460 | 30.9 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Snell | 992 | 70.3 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | John Cecil | 420 | 29.7 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Tilbury

East Tilbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Sammons | 639 | 42.8 | −15.7 |
| | Independent | Neil Speight | 605 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Dobson | 250 | 16.7 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Grays Riverside

Grays Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony William Fish | 917 | 51.3 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Adetobi Adewa-Faboro | 638 | 35.7 | +16.6 |
| | Green | Daniel David Fallows | 234 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 12.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Grays Thurrock

Grays Thurrock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John George Kent | 1,130 | 57.4 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Sophie Corcoran | 838 | 42.6 | +30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 14.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Thurrock Blackshots

Little Thurrock Blackshots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joycelyn Redsell | 879 | 51.8 | +10.2 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Oliver Mark Smith | 398 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marc John Francis Sugrue | 352 | 20.8 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Manmagun Singh | 67 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ockendon

Ockendon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Luke Spillman | 1,213 | 55.2 | +26.8 |
| | Labour | Ruth Clapham | 733 | 33.3 | +8.3 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Maurice Kelley | 252 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Orsett

Orsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Ann Morgan Little | 1,465 | 80.6 | +26.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Watson | 236 | 13.0 | +0.0 |
| | Independent | Stephen John Andrews | 117 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South Chafford

South Chafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Augustine Ononaji | 672 | 53.0 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Clifford John Holloway | 597 | 47.0 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 6.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford East & Corringham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Duffin | 1,153 | 61.2 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Valerie Morris-Cook | 412 | 21.9 | −5.7 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Olugbenga Olajugbagbe | 318 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Stanford-le-Hope West

Stanford-le-Hope West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Piccolo | 784 | 50.4 | +7.6 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | Ross James Byrne | 371 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Leslie James Strange | 342 | 22.0 | −5.4 |
| | Reform UK | Dean Peter Braun | 58 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### The Homesteads

The Homesteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Collins | 1,426 | 59.9 | +21.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Wayne Hurrell | 445 | 18.7 | −1.2 |
| | Thurrock Ind. | John Robert Fox | 429 | 18.0 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | William George Poskitt | 82 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tilbury St. Chads

Tilbury St. Chads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kairen Raper | 479 | 46.2 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | John Arthur Allen | 364 | 35.1 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Kaley | 193 | 18.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

West Thurrock & South Stifford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Watson | 1,004 | 55.1 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Seeger | 817 | 44.9 | +27.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 10.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |