2014 Thurrock Council election

Elections to Thurrock Council were held on 22 May 2014. The UK Independence Party gained five seats, three from the Conservatives and two from Labour. Of the sixteen wards contested, Labour won six, the UKIP five and the Conservatives five. The council went from Labour-controlled to no overall control.^[2]

Thurrock Council election, 2014^[1]

← 2012 22 May 2014 2015 →
16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative UKIP Seats won 6 5 5 Seats after 23 18 6 Seat change 2 3 5   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change
Results of the 2014 Thurrock Council election
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

Result

Thurrock Council election result, 2014^[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	23	0	2	-2	46.9	29.7	9,730
	Conservative	18	0	3	-3	36.7	28	9,157
	UKIP	6	5	0	+5	12.2	39	12,763
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	817
	Independent	2	0	0	0	4	-	-
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	110

See also

• Politics of the United Kingdom