1982 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

1982 Thurrock Borough Council election

← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
13 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	86,842
Turnout	25,927 29.9% ( 6.1%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 8 3 0 Seats after 21 10 4 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 11,606 8,379 1,127 Percentage 44.8% 32.3% 4.3% Swing 4.4% 0.2% 4.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Labour Alliance Residents Seats won 1 1 0 Seats after 2 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 730 3,105 815 Percentage 2.8% 12.0% 3.1% Swing N/A 8.2% 2.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Labour

Labour regained control of the council from No overall control.

Summary

Election result

1982 Thurrock Borough Council election[2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	1	61.5	13	21	53.8	11,606	44.8	–4.4
	Conservative	3	1	23.1	7	10	25.6	8,379	32.3	+0.2
	Independent	0	1	0.0	4	4	10.3	1,127	4.3	–4.3
	Independent Labour	1		7.7	1	2	5.1	730	2.8	N/A
	Alliance	1	1	7.7	0	1	2.6	3,105	12.0	+8.2
	Residents	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	815	3.1	–2.6
	New Britain	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	165	0.6	N/A

Ward results

Seat changes are compared to the last election when that specific seat was up for election and does not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aveley

Aveley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clark*	906	52.2	–6.9
	Conservative	F. Beasley	539	31.1	–4.7
	Alliance	J. Norris	289	16.7	+11.6
Majority			367	21.2	–2.1
Turnout			1,734	27.9	–7.2
Registered electors			6,216
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Belhus

Belhus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Davis*	1,075	73.0	–1.8
	Conservative	C. Clark	398	27.0	+1.8
Majority			677	46.0	N/A
Turnout			1,473	23.7	+1.4
Registered electors			6,221
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Millane	1,261	52.0	+8.2
	Independent	R. Hill	526	21.7	–22.2
	Conservative	G. Law	330	13.6	+3.3
	Alliance	S. Senior	307	12.7	+10.7
Majority			735	30.3	N/A
Turnout			2,424	30.4	–6.1
Registered electors			7,968
	Labour hold		Swing	15.2

Corringham & Fobbing

Corringham & Fobbing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Rowan	1,577	55.4	–2.4
	Conservative	G. Basson	1,270	44.6	+10.2
Majority			307	10.8	–12.6
Turnout			2,847	30.6	–6.5
Registered electors			9,317
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Grays Thurrock (Town)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Nunn	980	40.0	–1.0
	Residents	B. Taylor	815	33.3	–6.4
	Conservative	G. Riches	464	19.0	+2.0
	Alliance	A. Fielder	189	7.7	+5.4
Majority			165	6.7	+5.4
Turnout			2,448	36.5	+0.3
Registered electors			6,699
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Little Thurrock

Little Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Dimond	1,432	46.9	–7.4
	Labour	T. Codley	912	29.9	–7.9
	Alliance	G. Rice	708	23.2	+17.8
Majority			520	17.0	+0.5
Turnout			3,052	39.1	+0.6
Registered electors			7,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Ockendon

Ockendon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Gay	1,300	65.2	–3.5
	Conservative	J. Stone	695	34.8	+3.5
Majority			605	30.3	–7.0
Turnout			1,995	29.5	–1.2
Registered electors			6,774
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Orsett

Orsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Beardwell*	1,008	74.0	+3.9
	Labour	G. Miles	354	26.0	–3.9
Majority			654	48.0	N/A
Turnout			1,362	36.7	–40.5
Registered electors			3,716
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Stanford-le-Hope

Stanford-le-Hope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Thompson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,810
	Labour hold

Stifford

Stifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lott*	1,224	42.4	–9.5
	Labour	D. Scully	1,160	40.1	–5.6
	Alliance	E. Ward	506	17.5	N/A
Majority			64	2.3	–3.9
Turnout			2,890	44.3	–7.1
Registered electors			6,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

The Homesteads

The Homesteads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. O'Brien	876	38.0	+24.2
	Conservative	L. Povey*	760	32.9	–9.8
	Labour	Z. Chaudhri	671	29.1	–14.5
Majority			116	5.0	N/A
Turnout			2,307	40.6	+1.3
Registered electors			5,681
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	17.0

Tilbury

Tilbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Rimmell	1,042	49.0	+17.9
	Independent	A. Bragg*	601	28.3	–38.1
	Alliance	M. Bamford	230	10.8	+8.3
	Conservative	L. Moir	141	6.6	N/A
	New Britain	D. March	112	5.3	N/A
Majority			441	20.7	N/A
Turnout			2,126	26.5	–5.5
Registered electors			8,019
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	28.0

West Thurrock

West Thurrock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	E. May*	730	57.5	+10.8
	Labour	N. Hawes	368	29.0	+3.0
	Conservative	J. Reekie	118	9.3	–8.0
	New Britain	B. Slade	53	4.2	N/A
Majority			362	28.5	N/A
Turnout			1,269	31.1	–43.2
Registered electors			4,080
	Independent Labour hold		Swing	3.9