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2011 Thurrock Council election

2011 UK local government election

2011 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_nameThurrock Council election, 2011
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election2010 Thurrock Council election
previous_year2010
next_election2012 Thurrock Council election
next_year2012
seats_for_election16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
majority_seats25
election_dateMay 2011
party1Labour Party (UK)
seats19
seat_change11
seats_after124
party2Conservative Party (UK)
seats26
seat_change21
seats_after222
party3Independent (politician)
seats31
seat_change3
seats_after33
map_imageFile:Thurrock UK ward map 2011.svg
map_captionResults of the 2011 Thurrock Council election
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionNo overall control
after_electionNo overall control

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 summary

Of the 16 wards that were contested, nine were won by Labour, six by the Conservatives and one by an independent.

|seats % = 56.25 |votes % = 41.0 |plus/minus = +6.9 |seats % = 37.5 |votes % = 32.7 |plus/minus = -10.6 |seats % = 6.25 |votes % = 5.4 |plus/minus = +5.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 12.7 |plus/minus = +12.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.2 |plus/minus = -20.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 3.7 |plus/minus = +3.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.2

Council Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

LabourConservativeOther

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

Belhus

Chadwell St. Mary

Chafford & North Stifford

Corringham & Fobbing

East Tilbury

Grays Riverside

Grays Thurrock

Little Thurrock Rectory

Ockendon

Stanford East & Corringham Town

Stanford-Le-Hope West

Stifford Clays

The Homesteads

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park

West Thurrock & South Stifford

References

References

  1. "England council elections". [[BBC News Online]].
  2. (9 May 2011). "2011 election results".
  3. (6 May 2011). "Labour claims narrow council victory". Thurrock Gazette.
  4. "Election of a Borough Councillor for Aveley & Uplands on Thursday 5 May 2011".
  5. (26 May 2011). "News Archive - Charlie Curtis named mayor".
  6. Cramer, Lucy. (30 May 2011). "Ex-Tory helps keep Labour in control". Echo.
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