# 2004 Thurrock Council election

The 2004 Thurrock Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2002. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives win control of the council, which Labour had run before the election with 33 of the 49 seats. The Conservatives gained 18 seats while Labour lost 14.
Thurrock Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | +18 | 57.1 | 47.1 | 31,395 | +10.0% |
| Labour | 19 | -14 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 26,917 | -8.2% |
| Independent | 2 | -2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3,933 | -1.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3.8 | 2,543 | -3.2% |
| BNP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,531 | +2.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 324 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

Aveley & Uplands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Churchman | 1,152 | |
| | Conservative | John Cowell | 1,017 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Herd | 926 | |
| | Labour | Derek Maynard | 471 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Seamark | 399 | |
| | Labour | Anita Nuss | 388 | |
| | Green | Dean Hall | 324 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,677 | 29.8 |
Belhus (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Jones | 609 | |
| | Labour | David Hooper | 564 | |
| | Labour | Peter Maynard | 561 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Watts | 481 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Edwards | 459 | |
| | Conservative | Kelvin Watts | 421 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Biddall | 331 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,426 | 22.1 |
Chadwell St. Mary (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon Barton | 834 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Fish | 786 | |
| | Labour | Alan Warren | 711 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Hart | 464 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Catty | 413 | |
| | Conservative | Selina Kent | 412 | |
| | Conservative | Yvonna Partridge | 408 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Bowles | 371 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,701 | 24.8 |
Chafford & North Stifford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Garry Hague | 562 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Rockliffe | 469 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 431 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Harris | 270 | |
| | Labour | Martin Healy | 268 | |
| | Labour | Ian Duffield | 246 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 28.0 |
Corringham & Fobbing (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrison | 1,017 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheale | 975 | |
| | Labour | Julian Norris | 487 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Noakes | 426 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | 36.1 |
East Tilbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Barry Palmer | 1,357 | |
| | Independent | John Purkiss | 1,263 | |
| | Labour | Jonathon Canavon | 147 | |
| | Labour | Ken Clark | 144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | 35.1 |
Grays Riverside (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kent | 735 | |
| | Labour | Denise Cooper | 661 | |
| | Labour | Carl Morris | 651 | |
| | Conservative | Allan Edwards | 595 | |
| | Conservative | Sharon Faulkner | 526 | |
| | BNP | Nicholas Geri | 479 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Tuffery | 479 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,126 | 27.6 |
Grays Thurrock (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yash Gupta | 813 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Kent | 740 | |
| | Labour | Peter Harris | 720 | |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Brown | 675 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Cheale | 672 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Koppen | 646 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,266 | 30.8 |
Little Thurrock Blackshots (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joycelyn Redsell | 1,008 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Maney | 981 | |
| | Labour | David Gooding | 481 | |
| | Labour | Robert Oliver | 411 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | 35.4 |
Little Thurrock Rectory (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Edwards | 731 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Pearse | 687 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Cook | 536 | |
| | Labour | Vincent Offord | 531 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,485 | 31.8 |
Ockendon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amanda Arnold | 831 | |
| | Conservative | Darren Eva | 789 | |
| | Labour | Barrie Lawrence | 743 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Taylor | 735 | |
| | Labour | Charles Curtis | 725 | |
| | Labour | Michael Canavon | 648 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,471 | 26.5 |
Orsett (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diane Revell | 1,204 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Revell | 1,129 | |
| | Labour | Michael Green | 372 | |
| | Labour | Robert Moorman | 367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 39.9 |
South Chafford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Veryard | 431 | |
| | Conservative | Babatunde Ojetola | 321 | |
| | Labour | Victoria Healy | 261 | |
| | Labour | Stuart McConnell | 242 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adetokumboh Ogunfemi | 221 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 24.4 |
Stanford East & Corringham Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon Gambier | 897 | |
| | Conservative | Hazel Daniels | 881 | |
| | Labour | Phillip Smith | 871 | |
| | Conservative | Kay Mangion | 854 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Tolson | 827 | |
| | Labour | Graham Timms | 788 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,118 | 30.8 |
Stanford-le-Hope West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Hipsey | 802 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Woods | 721 | |
| | Labour | Alphonse Nuss | 480 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Clarke | 440 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,443 | 29.6 |
Stifford Clays (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Leopoldo Milan-Vega | 788 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Pearce | 756 | |
| | Labour | Gerard Rice | 661 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Rice | 645 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,850 | 33.5 |
The Homesteads (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Suzanne MacPherson | 1,082 | |
| | Conservative | Carl Mangion | 1,012 | |
| | Conservative | John Everett | 1,006 | |
| | Labour | Salvatore Benson | 827 | |
| | Labour | Beverley Evans | 810 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Sharp | 778 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,515 | 32.1 |
Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth Barrett | 556 | |
| | Labour | June Brown | 520 | |
| | Independent | Eunice Southam | 374 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Southam | 353 | |
| | BNP | Gary Maffia | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 28.5 |
Tilbury St. Chads (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valerie Liddiard | 468 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Smith | 451 | |
| | BNP | Mark Gorman | 333 | |
| | Independent | Robert Gledhill | 314 | |
| | Independent | Gina Edmead | 272 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,838 | 27.5 |
West Thurrock & South Stifford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Davies | 517 | |
| | Conservative | Georgette Polley | 477 | |
| | Conservative | Edward McInally | 469 | |
| | BNP | John Cotter | 404 | |
| | Labour | Richard Price | 404 | |
| | Labour | Bukky Okunade | 397 | |
| | Labour | Clinton Sear | 246 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,914 | 24.9 |