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1979 Thurrock Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Thurrock Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Registered91,737
Turnout~74.6%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 18 15 3
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 4 Steady
Popular vote 74,438 67,400 9,519
Percentage 45.9% 41.6% 5.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour Residents
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,539 2,997
Percentage 1.6% 1.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Thurrock Borough Council election.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1979 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England and the 1979 general election.

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. Labour lost control of the council to No overall control.

Summary

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Election result

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1979 Thurrock Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 39 18 1 6 Decrease 7 46.2 45.9 74,438
  Conservative 39 15 4 1 Increase 4 38.5 41.6 67,400
  Independent 3 3 0 0 Steady 7.7 5.9 9,519
  Independent Labour 2 2 2 0 Increase 2 5.1 1.6 2,539
  Residents 2 1 0 0 Increase 1 2.6 1.8 2,997
  Liberal 10 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 5,180

Ward results

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Aveley

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Aveley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Geaney* 2,155 60.4 –5.4
Labour J. Clark 1,926 53.9 –5.1
Conservative F. Beasley 1,882 52.7 +10.2
Labour A. May* 1,654 46.3 –6.5
Conservative J. Dobson 1,550 43.4 +2.0
Conservative V. Lanigan 1,544 43.2 +4.8
Turnout ~4,541 74.4 +38.6
Registered electors 6,103
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Belhus

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Belhus (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P. Maynard* 2,330 68.5
Labour S. Davis* 2,230 65.5
Labour J. Aberdein* 2,075 61.0
Conservative J. Brereton 1,302 38.3
Conservative V. Dobson 1,195 35.1
Conservative L. Swain 1,078 31.7
Turnout ~4,178 67.7
Registered electors 6,171
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chadwell St Mary

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Chadwell St Mary (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Siddons* 2,951 64.5 +8.0
Labour J. Taylor* 2,842 62.1 +13.7
Labour P. Bolger* 2,808 61.4 +17.3
Conservative P. Cleverley 1,603 35.0 +1.1
Conservative J. Everett 1,527 33.4 +5.9
Conservative J. Everett 1,390 30.4 +4.0
Liberal M. Haynes 603 13.2 –4.0
Turnout ~5,622 75.4 +39.0
Registered electors 7,456
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Corringham & Fobbing

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Corringham & Fobbing (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Wood* 3,345 53.2
Conservative D. Hart* 3,340 53.1
Labour A. Price 3,130 49.8
Conservative D. Awcock 3,108 49.4
Labour A. Clarke 3,030 48.2
Conservative I. Harrison 2,920 46.4
Turnout ~6,965 76.5
Registered electors 9,105
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

East Tilbury

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East Tilbury
Party Candidate Votes %
Residents D. Allchin 1,384 44.7
Conservative A. Hardy 997 32.2
Labour E. Godley 716 23.1
Majority 387 12.5
Turnout 3,097 78.0
Registered electors 4,028
Residents win (new seat)

Grays Thurrock (North)

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Grays Thurrock (North)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Thomas 1,224 60.4
Labour B. Newsome 804 39.6
Majority 420 20.7
Turnout 2,028 77.7
Registered electors 2,609
Conservative win (new seat)

Grays Thurrock (Town)

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Grays Thurrock (Town) (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Josling* 2,015 50.1
Labour R. Pye* 2,000 49.8
Labour K. Evans* 1,908 47.5
Residents B. Taylor 1,613 40.1
Conservative E. Attewell 1,312 32.7
Conservative D. Sutton 1,280 31.9
Conservative G. Riches 1,207 30.0
Liberal P. Gillard 720 17.9
Turnout ~4,842 73.4
Registered electors 6,597
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Little Thurrock

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Little Thurrock (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Andrews 3,242 65.0 +14.6
Conservative A. Edwards* 3,081 61.8 +11.6
Conservative J. Edwards* 3,078 61.7 +13.9
Labour T. Codley 1,910 38.3 –4.3
Labour B. Le Grys 1,862 37.4 –2.7
Labour N. Hawes 1,781 35.7 –3.2
Turnout ~5,810 77.3 +28.3
Registered electors 7,516
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ockendon

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Ockendon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Barnes* 2,297 62.9
Labour J. Mathison 2,166 59.3
Labour R. Abel 2,152 58.9
Conservative A. Bland 1,516 41.5
Conservative C. Clark 1,436 39.3
Conservative B. Lawrence 1,393 38.1
Turnout ~5,052 73.2
Registered electors 6,902
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Orsett

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Orsett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Greatrex* 1,742 71.1 –4.3
Conservative B. Beardwell 1,739 71.0 –1.8
Labour G. Miles 743 30.3 +1.8
Labour Z. Chaudhri 675 27.6 –0.6
Turnout ~2,725 77.2 +30.1
Registered electors 3,530
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanford-le-Hope

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Stanford-le-Hope (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Butt 2,559 53.1 +9.2
Labour F. Thompson 2,519 52.3 +10.2
Labour M. Meen* 2,443 50.7 +13.3
Labour J. Fuller 2,389 49.6 +12.5
Conservative P. Povey* 2,281 47.3 +4.9
Conservative A. McCartney 2,266 47.0 +5.8
Turnout ~5,661 75.2 +41.5
Registered electors 7,528
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Stifford

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Stifford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Greatrex 2,657 55.9 +8.2
Conservative H. Lott 2,463 51.8 +7.2
Conservative A. Turner 2,420 50.9 +8.5
Labour P. Rice* 2,307 48.5 –8.8
Labour G. Watts* 2,287 48.1 –6.2
Labour A. Fitzmaurice* 2,131 44.8 –8.9
Turnout ~5,114 78.4 +33.7
Registered electors 6,523
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

The Homesteads

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The Homesteads (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Dalton 1,754 46.6
Conservative L. Povey 1,672 44.4
Conservative B. Fenner 1,661 44.1
Labour D. Clarke 1,257 33.4
Labour R. Clark 1,222 32.5
Labour M. Bonfield 1,146 30.4
Liberal C. Farrand 896 23.8
Liberal G. Basson 868 23.1
Liberal C. Bowler 820 21.8
Turnout ~4,217 78.1
Registered electors 5,399
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Tilbury

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Tilbury (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Bibby* 3,646 72.7 +10.5
Independent A. Bragg* 2,963 59.1 +3.8
Independent T. Kendel* 2,910 58.0 +9.6
Labour T. Lockwood 1,392 27.7 –15.1
Labour T. O'Neill 1,319 26.3 –14.6
Labour E. Rimmell 1,112 22.2 –16.4
Conservative T. Lester 380 7.6 –4.2
Conservative R. Windley 314 6.3 N/A
Liberal M. Bamford 298 5.9 N/A
Conservative D. Revell 288 5.7 N/A
Liberal A. Maynard 230 4.6 N/A
Liberal J. Maynard 199 4.0 N/A
Turnout ~5,665 68.3 +30.9
Registered electors 8,295
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

West Thurrock

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West Thurrock (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Labour E. Vellacott* 1,406 51.2
Independent Labour E. May 1,133 41.3
Labour L. Gay* 782 28.5
Labour M. Epsley 627 22.8
Conservative P. Budge 522 19.0
Conservative M. Grant 477 17.4
Liberal K. Crowson 300 10.9
Liberal J. Norris 246 9.0
Turnout ~2,953 74.3
Registered electors 3,975
Independent Labour gain from Labour
Independent Labour gain from Labour

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.
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