2016 Thurrock Council election explained

Election Name:Thurrock Council election, 2016[1]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 Thurrock Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2018 Thurrock Council election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:17 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
Majority Seats:25
Election Date:5 May 2016
Party1:UKIP
Seats1:6
Seat Change1:6
Seats After1:17
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:7
Seats After2:17
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Seats3:11
Seat Change3:1
Seats After3:14
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats4:0
Seat Change4:2
Seats After4:1
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:No overall control
After Election:No overall control
Leader2:Rob Gledhill
Leader3:John Kent
Leader1:Graham Snell
Image3:Councillor John Kent.png

The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council remained under no overall control. The Labour leader of the council, John Kent, resigned at the subsequent annual meeting of the council. The leader of the Conservative group, Rob Gledhill, was elected leader of the council instead.[3]

Overall results

At the previous election the composition of the council was:

1817131
LabourConservativeUKIPI

After the election the composition of the council was:

1717141
UKIPConservativeLabourI
I - Independent

Ward results

West Thurrock & South Stifford

Subsequent changes between 2016 and 2018 elections

All 17 UKIP councillors left the party in January 2018 to form Thurrock Independents.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/vote-2016 Thurrock Council website
  2. Web site: Elections 2016 . Thurrock Council . 21 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514015520/https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/elections-and-election-results/elections-2016 . 14 May 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14475349.ELECTION_2016__Ukip_make_great_gains_in_Thurrock_Council_elections_as_Labour_support_plunges/ Echo
  4. News: Thurrock's 17 UKIP councillors all resign from party. 26 January 2018 . . 26 January 2018.