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1988 Thurrock Borough Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
14 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered86,455
Turnout29,280
33.9% (Decrease 1.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 12 2 0
Seats after 29 8 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 18,894 12,850 did not stand
Percentage 58.8% 40.0% did not stand
Swing Increase 16.0% Increase 0.3% Decrease 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Summary

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Election results

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1988 Thurrock Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Increase 1 85.7 17 29 74.4 18,894 58.8 +16.0
  Conservative 2 Decrease 1 14.3 6 8 20.5 12,850 40.0 +0.3
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 5.1 N/A N/A –2.9
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 379 1.2 +0.4

Ward results

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Aveley

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Aveley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lee* 1,321 65.2 +5.4
Conservative F. Beasley 706 34.8 –5.4
Majority 615 30.3 +10.8
Turnout 2,027 34.2 +1.2
Registered electors 5,933
Labour hold Swing Increase5.4

Belhus

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Belhus
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Aberdein* 1,226 69.7 +3.6
Conservative H. Cook 534 30.3 –3.6
Majority 692 39.3 +7.2
Turnout 1,760 30.6 +1.6
Registered electors 5,748
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6

Chadwell St Mary

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Chadwell St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Rice* 1,703 69.1 +5.6
Conservative G. Law 761 30.9 –5.6
Majority 942 38.2 +11.1
Turnout 2,464 32.1 +2.2
Registered electors 7,678
Labour hold Swing Increase5.6

Coringham & Fobbing

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Corringham & Fobbing (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Price* 1,621 57.1
Labour C. Morris 1,442 50.8
Conservative I. Harrison 1,144 40.3
Conservative R. Hunter 1,096 38.6
Independent R. Chaplin 379 13.3
Turnout ~2,839 30.1
Registered electors 9,433
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

East Tilbury

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East Tilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Palmer* 1,153 60.3 –9.9
Conservative J. Grozdenovic Kennedy 758 39.7 +9.9
Majority 395 20.7 –19.6
Turnout 1,911 42.6 +6.5
Registered electors 4,484
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.9

Grays Thurrock (North)

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Grays Thurrock (North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Hale 691 54.3 +14.1
Conservative L. Brown 582 45.7 +3.5
Majority 109 8.6 N/A
Turnout 1,273 43.6 –0.8
Registered electors 2,919
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.3

Grays Thurrock (Town)

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Grays Thurrock (Town)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Pollard 1,337 59.3 +19.9
Conservative J. Carter 917 40.7 +11.3
Majority 420 18.6 –1.3
Turnout 2,254 31.1 –1.9
Registered electors 7,241
Labour hold Swing Increase8.6

Little Thurrock

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Little Thurrock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Bennett* 1,755 55.3 +4.7
Labour B. Barton 1,421 44.7 +11.0
Majority 334 10.5 –6.4
Turnout 3,176 37.6 –7.2
Registered electors 8,449
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.2

Ockendon

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Ockendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Lawrence 1,354 65.2 +17.5
Conservative A. Carter 723 34.8 +8.4
Majority 631 30.4 +9.1
Turnout 2,077 32.0 –3.6
Registered electors 6,495
Labour hold Swing Increase4.6

Stanford-le-Hope

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Stanford-le-Hope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Meen* 1,593 60.4 +21.2
Conservative G. Wood 1,043 39.6 +1.7
Majority 550 20.9 +19.6
Turnout 2,636 33.5 –4.0
Registered electors 7,869
Labour hold Swing Increase9.8

Stifford

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Stifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Scully* 1,400 52.8 +15.1
Conservative M. Kingsland 1,252 47.2 +3.4
Majority 148 5.6 N/A
Turnout 2,652 42.1 –5.5
Registered electors 6,304
Labour hold Swing Increase5.9

The Homesteads

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The Homesteads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Mallon 1,183 52.6 –11.1
Labour A. Clarke* 1,065 47.4 +11.1
Majority 118 5.2 –22.2
Turnout 2,248 38.1 –2.1
Registered electors 5,903
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease11.1

Tilbury

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Tilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Watts* 1,567 79.8 +26.0
Conservative M. Bamford-Burst 396 20.2 +7.1
Majority 1,171 59.7 +39.1
Turnout 1,963 24.5 –1.9
Registered electors 7,999
Labour hold Swing Increase9.5

References

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  1. ^ "Thurrock Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Council composition calculator". Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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