1999 Thurrock Council election
1999 UK local government election
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The 1999 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 20.0%.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 45
- Conservative 1[3]
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 16 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 94.1 | 63.7 | 10,232 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 5,318 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 434 | ||
| Grays Residents Ind. Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 79 | ||
Two Labour candidates were unopposed in the election.[5]
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Timms | 635 | 53.4 | ||
| Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 299 | 25.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 256 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 336 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,190 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Vesey | 506 | 65.3 | ||
| Labour | Pauline De'Ath | 269 | 34.7 | ||
| Majority | 237 | 30.6 | |||
| Turnout | 775 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kent | 611 | 65.1 | ||
| Conservative | James Carter | 190 | 20.2 | ||
| Grays Residents Ind. Party | James Calder | 79 | 8.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Saunders | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 421 | 44.9 | |||
| Turnout | 939 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yash Gupta | 821 | 64.0 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Jameson | 343 | 26.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 119 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 478 | 37.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,283 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Norris | 693 | |||
| Labour | Peter Cooper | 685 | |||
| Conservative | Anita Bailey | 318 | |||
| Conservative | Alan Bailey | 308 | |||
| Turnout | 2,004 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||