2021 Thurrock Council election

2021 UK local government election

Map showing the results of the 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%.[1]

## Result summary

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2021 Thurrock Council election[2]

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
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

## Ward results

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### Aveley & Uplands

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Aveley & Uplands[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maureen Pearce  | 1,137  | 66.3  | +45.1
| Labour | Srikanth Goud Panjala  | 579  | 33.7  | +9.5
Majority | 558  | 32.6  |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Belhus

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Belhus[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Chadwell St. Mary

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Chadwell St. Mary[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Chafford & North Stifford

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Chafford & North Stifford[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Thandi  | 1,031  | 69.1  | +23.8
| Labour | Mofeda Parvin Tuhin  | 460  | 30.9  | +9.5
Majority |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Corringham & Fobbing

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Corringham & Fobbing[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Graham Snell  | 992  | 70.3  | +23.2
| Labour | John Cecil  | 420  | 29.7  | +8.5
Majority |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### East Tilbury

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East Tilbury[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Grays Riverside

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Grays Riverside[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 | 279  | 12.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Grays Thurrock

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Grays Thurrock[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John George Kent  | 1,130  | 57.4  | +11.1
| Conservative | Sophie Corcoran  | 838  | 42.6  | +30.0
Majority | 292  | 14.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Little Thurrock Blackshots

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Little Thurrock Blackshots[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Ockendon

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Ockendon[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Orsett

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Orsett[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### South Chafford

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South Chafford[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Augustine Ononaji  | 672  | 53.0  | +7.2
| Labour | Clifford John Holloway  | 597  | 47.0  | +7.2
Majority | 75  | 6.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Stanford East & Corringham Town

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Stanford East & Corringham Town[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Stanford-le-Hope West

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Stanford-le-Hope West[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### The Homesteads

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The Homesteads[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Tilbury St. Chads

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Tilbury St. Chads[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |  |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### West Thurrock & South Stifford

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West Thurrock & South Stifford[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Labour | Lee Watson  | 1,004  | 55.1  | +0.2
| Conservative | Brian Seeger  | 817  | 44.9  | +27.7
Majority | 187  | 10.2  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Vote 2021 | Thurrock Council". www.thurrock.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
2. ^ "Thurrock Council". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Thurrock Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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