2008 Thurrock Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Thurrock Council election The 2008 Thurrock Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/kg.stm Thurrock 2009-12-03 BBC News 2008-04-19 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 24 Labour 22 Independent 2 British National Party 1 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Campaign The 2008 election in Thurrock was seen as one of the key national contests with the Conservatives needing to gain one seat to take overall control. The key battlegrounds The Sunday Telegraph 8 2008-04-13 Jason Beattie Cutting truth of voting Tory Daily Mirror 6 2008-04-28 Important issues in the election included recycling, local bus services and race relations. 18 seats were contested in the election with the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park seat being a by-election after the previous councillor resigned. http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/content.php?page=story&ID=2675 News Archive – Thurrock Council election night 2009-11-29 2008-05-02 Thurrock Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110608224011/http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/content.php?page=story&ID=2675 8 June 2011 dead The Conservatives, Labour and British National Party contested all 18 seats except in East Tilbury where the Conservatives did not put up a candidate. https://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/2173410.bnp-to-fight-all-seats-in-thurrock-election/ BNP to fight all seats in Thurrock election 2009-12-03 2008-04-04 Thurrock Gazette There were also 8 Liberal Democrats and 2 other candidates. Election results The results saw the council stay under no overall control but with the British National Party gaining a seat. Nicholas Cecil Cameron steps up march across country Evening Standard London 4 2008-05-02 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/7376057.stm Ups and downs for Tories in Essex 2009-12-03 2008-05-02 BBC News The Conservatives remained the largest party on the council after winning 10 of the seats contested as compared to 6 for Labour. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2242059.m5ec/?from=ec&to=2242059&l=thurrock_bnp_take_tilbury_seat Thurrock: BNP take Tilbury seat 2009-12-03 2008-05-02 Evening Echo The final seat was won by independent Barry Palmer in East Tilbury. http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/electionresults/2242112.conservatives_hold_onto_power_in_thurrock/ Conservatives hold on to power in Thurrock 2009-12-03 2008-05-02 Thurrock Gazette While the Conservatives were still just short of an overall majority they remained in control of the council due to their existing agreement with the 2 independent councillors. http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/electionresults/2242189.tory_chiefs_delight_at_two_more_years/ Tory chief's delight at two more years 2009-12-03 2008-05-02 Thurrock Gazette Both main parties said they would not work with the new British National Party councillor, although she said she did not want to work with them anyway. Following the election in March 2009, Terry Hipsey, the then Conservative leader of the council, defected from the Conservatives to Labour, leaving each of the major parties with 23 councillors. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/7964803.stm Party switch for council leader 2009-12-03 2009-03-25 BBC News Thurrock local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 1 0 55.6 37.2 11,900 +6.5% Labour Party (UK) 6 2 2 0 33.3 32.6 10,416 -1.5% British National Party 1 1 0 +1 5.6 21.3 6,827 -3.3% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.6 3.5 1,115 -0.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1,265 +0.0% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 372 -0.5% Independent Working Class Association 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 98 -0.2% Independent Socialist 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 Ward results Aveley & Uplands http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/democracy/pdf/election_20080501.pdf Full election results, 01/05/2008 2009-11-28 Thurrock Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110608223930/http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/democracy/pdf/election_20080501.pdf 8 June 2011 dead Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Wilton 845 45.5 +8.5 British National Party Dave Strickson 521 28.1 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) John Garner 363 19.5 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Livermore 128 6.9 -1.1 324 17.4 +11.4 1,857 29.0 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Belhus Labour Party (UK) Sue Gray 786 42.8 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Georgette Polley 549 29.9 -4.6 British National Party Lauren Kay 387 21.1 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Biddall 115 6.3 -0.5 237 12.9 +11.4 1,837 28.6 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Chadwell St. Mary Labour Party (UK) Gerard Rice 925 42.0 -1.3 British National Party Bryn Robinson 645 29.3 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Redsell 515 23.4 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Saunders 119 5.4 -0.9 280 12.7 +2.2 2,204 30.7 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Chafford & North Stifford Conservative Party (UK) Garry Hague 866 52.6 +16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earnshaw Palmer 390 23.7 -5.2 British National Party Sandra Strickson 201 12.2 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Martin Healy 188 11.4 -3.7 476 28.9 +21.3 1,645 31.1 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Corringham & Fobbing Conservative Party (UK) Ian Harrison 837 49.2 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) John Cecil 560 32.9 +0.9 British National Party Warren Parish 303 17.8 -8.7 277 16.3 +6.8 1,700 38.2 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) East Tilbury Independent (politician) Barry Palmer 923 64.6 -1.7 British National Party Bradley Elvin 286 20.0 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Felton Flavius 220 15.4 +5.9 637 44.6 +2.5 1,429 31.0 +0.2 Independent (politician) Grays Riverside Labour Party (UK) John Kent 720 41.8 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Coutts 473 27.5 +6.8 British National Party Jamie Strickson 398 23.1 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Jones 130 7.6 -2.3 247 14.3 -3.7 1,721 23.8 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Grays Thurrock Labour Party (UK) Yash Gupta 1,011 47.3 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Leo Milan-Vega 555 25.9 -0.8 British National Party Ricky-Lee Strickson 445 20.8 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Jackson 128 6.0 +6.0 456 21.4 -0.4 2,139 33.9 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Little Thurrock Blackshots Conservative Party (UK) Joycelyn Redsell 735 46.8 -18.0 Labour Party (UK) Bob Moorman 279 17.8 -4.0 British National Party Dean Kay 243 15.5 +15.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Broad 207 13.2 +13.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Kelly 106 6.8 -6.6 456 29.0 -14.0 1,570 35.0 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ockendon Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Arnold 1,016 45.3 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Curtis 806 35.9 +1.8 British National Party Sophie Agass 422 18.8 -1.9 210 9.4 +8.7 2,244 33.9 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Orsett Conservative Party (UK) Diane Revell 1,103 59.5 -13.9 Labour Party (UK) Angela Gaywood 420 22.7 +6.9 British National Party Derek Beackon 330 17.8 +17.8 683 36.8 -20.8 1,853 40.0 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) South Chafford Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Veryard 547 55.0 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) David Hooper 188 18.9 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adedoyin Ogunfemi 149 15.0 -15.5 British National Party Donna Strickson 111 11.2 +11.2 359 36.1 +20.2 995 21.5 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stanford East & Corringham Town Conservative Party (UK) Danny Nicklen 1,069 43.5 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Gambier 949 38.6 +0.9 British National Party Danny Brown 344 14.0 -7.1 Independent Working Class Association Dave Amis 98 4.0 -2.0 120 4.9 2,460 38.0 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanford-Le-Hope West Conservative Party (UK) Terry Hipsey 718 44.7 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Anita Nuss 450 28.0 +0.3 British National Party Anita Jessup 275 17.1 -0.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Clive Broad 165 10.3 -4.3 268 16.7 +4.7 1,608 33.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) The Homesteads Conservative Party (UK) Suzanne MacPherson 1,203 45.5 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Sharp 901 34.1 +0.4 British National Party Paul Woodley 542 20.5 -4.5 302 11.4 +3.8 2,646 39.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park British National Party Emma Colgate 530 39.9 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Martin 463 34.8 +0.9 Independent (politician) June Brown 192 14.4 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Dove 144 10.8 -1.3 67 5.1 1,329 30.9 +5.9 British National Party Labour Party (UK) Tilbury St. Chads Labour Party (UK) Lynn Worrall 519 46.5 -1.2 British National Party Angela Daly 458 41.0 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kay Mangion 139 12.5 -0.9 61 5.5 -15.2 1,116 27.8 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) West Thurrock & South Stifford Labour Party (UK) Oliver Gerrish 668 40.7 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Davies 586 35.7 +7.2 British National Party Ken Daly 386 23.5 -6.1 82 5.0 -7.3 1,640 25.9 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Thurrock Category:2000s in Essex