Election Name: | Thurrock Council election, 2015[1] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2014 Thurrock Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2016 Thurrock Council election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 4 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 18 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 5 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 17 |
Party3: | UKIP |
Seats3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 7 |
Seats After3: | 13 |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 1 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | No overall control |
The 2015 Thurrock Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as the general election and other local elections. Elections were held in 16 wards for seats that were last contested in 2011, to elect roughly one third of the council.
Following the election, the Labour minority administration continued in government.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
18 | 17 | 13 | 1 | |
Labour | Conservative | UKIP | I |
Each of the 16 wards elected one councillor for this election. Incumbent councillors are marked by an asterisk.
Coxshall previously served as Councillor for the Corringham & Fobbing ward from 2011-2015.