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

Thurrock Council Thurrock Borough Council, usually known as simply Thurrock Council, is the local authority for the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Since 1997, Thurrock has been a unitary authority, combining the functions of a non-metropolitan county wit ...

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.

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stood two candidates. The

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, 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.

Candidates

Aveley & Uplands

Belhus

Chadwell St. Mary

Chafford & North Stifford

Hamilton served as a councillor for Belhus Ward prior to the election.

Corringham & Fobbing

East Tilbury

Grays Riverside

Grays Thurrock

Little Thurrock

Cherry was a councillor for Chadwell St Mary Ward prior to the election.

Ockendon

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford-le-Hope West

Stifford Clays

The Homesteads

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

West Thurrock & South Stifford

References

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2010s in Essex