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1982 Thurrock Borough Council election

The 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

1982 Thurrock Borough Council election
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
13 out of 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered86,842
Turnout25,927
29.9% (Decrease 6.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 8 3 0
Seats after 21 10 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 11,606 8,379 1,127
Percentage 44.8% 32.3% 4.3%
Swing Decrease 4.4% Increase 0.2% Decrease 4.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Independent Labour Alliance Residents
Seats won 1 1 0
Seats after 2 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 730 3,105 815
Percentage 2.8% 12.0% 3.1%
Swing N/A Increase 8.2% Decrease 2.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1982 Thurrock Borough Council election.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour

Labour regained control of the council from No overall control.

Summary

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Election result

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1982 Thurrock Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8   1 61.5 13 21 53.8 11,606 44.8 –4.4
  Conservative 3   1 23.1 7 10 25.6 8,379 32.3 +0.2
  Independent 0   1 0.0 4 4 10.3 1,127 4.3 –4.3
  Independent Labour 1   7.7 1 2 5.1 730 2.8 N/A
  Alliance 1   1 7.7 0 1 2.6 3,105 12.0 +8.2
  Residents 0   0.0 1 1 2.6 815 3.1 –2.6
  New Britain 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 165 0.6 N/A

Ward results

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Seat changes are compared to the last election when that specific seat was up for election and does not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aveley

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Aveley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Clark* 906 52.2 –6.9
Conservative F. Beasley 539 31.1 –4.7
Alliance J. Norris 289 16.7 +11.6
Majority 367 21.2 –2.1
Turnout 1,734 27.9 –7.2
Registered electors 6,216
Labour hold Swing  1.1

Belhus

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Belhus
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Davis* 1,075 73.0 –1.8
Conservative C. Clark 398 27.0 +1.8
Majority 677 46.0 N/A
Turnout 1,473 23.7 +1.4
Registered electors 6,221
Labour hold Swing  1.8

Chadwell St Mary

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Chadwell St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Millane 1,261 52.0 +8.2
Independent R. Hill 526 21.7 –22.2
Conservative G. Law 330 13.6 +3.3
Alliance S. Senior 307 12.7 +10.7
Majority 735 30.3 N/A
Turnout 2,424 30.4 –6.1
Registered electors 7,968
Labour hold Swing  15.2

Corringham & Fobbing

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Corringham & Fobbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Rowan 1,577 55.4 –2.4
Conservative G. Basson 1,270 44.6 +10.2
Majority 307 10.8 –12.6
Turnout 2,847 30.6 –6.5
Registered electors 9,317
Labour hold Swing  6.3

Grays Thurrock (Town)

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Grays Thurrock (Town)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Nunn 980 40.0 –1.0
Residents B. Taylor 815 33.3 –6.4
Conservative G. Riches 464 19.0 +2.0
Alliance A. Fielder 189 7.7 +5.4
Majority 165 6.7 +5.4
Turnout 2,448 36.5 +0.3
Registered electors 6,699
Labour hold Swing  2.7

Little Thurrock

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Little Thurrock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Dimond 1,432 46.9 –7.4
Labour T. Codley 912 29.9 –7.9
Alliance G. Rice 708 23.2 +17.8
Majority 520 17.0 +0.5
Turnout 3,052 39.1 +0.6
Registered electors 7,814
Conservative hold Swing  0.3

Ockendon

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Ockendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Gay 1,300 65.2 –3.5
Conservative J. Stone 695 34.8 +3.5
Majority 605 30.3 –7.0
Turnout 1,995 29.5 –1.2
Registered electors 6,774
Labour hold Swing  3.5

Orsett

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Orsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Beardwell* 1,008 74.0 +3.9
Labour G. Miles 354 26.0 –3.9
Majority 654 48.0 N/A
Turnout 1,362 36.7 –40.5
Registered electors 3,716
Conservative hold Swing  3.9

Stanford-le-Hope

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Stanford-le-Hope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Thompson* Unopposed
Registered electors 7,810
Labour hold

Stifford

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Stifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Lott* 1,224 42.4 –9.5
Labour D. Scully 1,160 40.1 –5.6
Alliance E. Ward 506 17.5 N/A
Majority 64 2.3 –3.9
Turnout 2,890 44.3 –7.1
Registered electors 6,527
Conservative hold Swing  2.0

The Homesteads

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The Homesteads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. O'Brien 876 38.0 +24.2
Conservative L. Povey* 760 32.9 –9.8
Labour Z. Chaudhri 671 29.1 –14.5
Majority 116 5.0 N/A
Turnout 2,307 40.6 +1.3
Registered electors 5,681
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing  17.0

Tilbury

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Tilbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Rimmell 1,042 49.0 +17.9
Independent A. Bragg* 601 28.3 –38.1
Alliance M. Bamford 230 10.8 +8.3
Conservative L. Moir 141 6.6 N/A
New Britain D. March 112 5.3 N/A
Majority 441 20.7 N/A
Turnout 2,126 26.5 –5.5
Registered electors 8,019
Labour gain from Independent Swing  28.0

West Thurrock

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West Thurrock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour E. May* 730 57.5 +10.8
Labour N. Hawes 368 29.0 +3.0
Conservative J. Reekie 118 9.3 –8.0
New Britain B. Slade 53 4.2 N/A
Majority 362 28.5 N/A
Turnout 1,269 31.1 –43.2
Registered electors 4,080
Independent Labour hold Swing  3.9

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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