2012 Thurrock Council election explained

Election Name:Thurrock Council election, 2014[1]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 Thurrock Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2014 Thurrock Council election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:17 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
Majority Seats:25
Election Date:3 May 2012
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:1
Seats After1:25
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:7
Seat Change2:1
Seats After2:21
Party3:UKIP
Seats3:1
Seat Change3:1
Seats After3:1
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats4:1
Seat Change4:1
Seats After4:1
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:No overall control
After Election:Labour
Image1:Councillor John Kent.png
Leader1:John Kent
Leader2:Phil Anderson
Leader4:Barry Palmer
Leader3:Robert Ray

The 2012 Thurrock Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

The result[3] was:

The Labour party took overall control (previously NOC with Labour administration).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thurrock Council . 19 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225217/https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/vote2014 . 23 May 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Local elections 2012 . 2012-04-30 . BBC News.
  3. Web site: Thurrock Council . 4 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709202301/http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/democracy/content.php?page=elections_2012 . 9 July 2012 . dead . dmy-all .