Ockendon (ward)
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Ockendon is an electoral ward of Thurrock. It was first used at the 1979 elections. The ward returns three councillors to Thurrock Council.
| Ockendon | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Thurrock Council | |
 Ockendon ward boundaries since 2004 | |
| District | Thurrock |
| County | Essex |
| Population | 11,967 (2021) |
| Major settlements | South Ockendon |
| Area | 11.53 square kilometres (4.45 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1979 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| ONS code | 00KGNH |
| GSS code | E05002239 |
Thurrock council elections since 2026
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Thurrock in 2026 with all seats up for election that year.
2026 election
The election took place on 7 May 2026.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Alan Benson | 1,500 | 57.6 | N/A | |
| Reform | Russ Cherry | 1,473 | 56.6 | N/A | |
| Reform | Jay Varley | 1,324 | 50.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Jayden O'Brien | 607 | 23.3 | –29.8 | |
| Labour | Peter Singh | 521 | 20.0 | –33.1 | |
| Conservative | Sue Johnson | 506 | 19.4 | –27.5 | |
| Green | Rory Hildick | 468 | 18.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Leo Dredge | 442 | 17.0 | –29.9 | |
| Conservative | Graham Snell | 421 | 16.2 | –30.7 | |
| Labour | Prince Ogbomoh | 410 | 15.7 | –37.4 | |
| Independent | Kameel Mohammed | 138 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,857 | 34.6 | +5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,243 | ||||
| Reform hold | |||||
| Reform hold | |||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
2004–2026 Thurrock council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Thurrock in 2004 with all seats up for election that year. The subsequent election cycle for the first Ockendon seat was 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. The cycle for the second seat was 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. The cycle for the third seat was 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.
2025 by-election
The by-election took place 1 May 2025, following the resignations of Ryan Polston and Andrew Jefferies.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Alan Benson | 1,214 | |||
| Reform | Russell Cherry | 1,138 | |||
| Conservative | Sue Johnson | 533 | |||
| Labour | Shalini Bhatt | 478 | |||
| Conservative | Graham Snell | 439 | |||
| Labour | Haruna Hamza | 438 | |||
| Green | Ri Goodyear | 93 | |||
| Green | Daniel Fallows | 86 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brad Hayman | 74 | |||
| Independent | Kameel Mohammed | 47 | |||
| Turnout | 2,368 | 27.98 | |||
| Reform gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2024 election
The election took place on 2 May 2024.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ryan Polston | 1,271 | 53.1 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | Luke Spillman | 1,123 | 46.9 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 148 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,394 | 29 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2023 election
The election took place on 4 May 2023.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Jefferies | 1,014 | 48.3 | –5.5 | |
| Labour | Gary Watson | 839 | 39.9 | –6.3 | |
| Thurrock Ind. | Ross Byrne | 248 | 11.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 175 | 8.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,110 | 25.3 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,333 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |  0.6 |
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2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Arnold | 1,021 | 53.8 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Ruth Clapham | 877 | 46.2 | +12.9 | |
| Majority | 144 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,923 | 23.35 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2021 election
The election took place on 6 May 2021.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Spillman | 1,213 | 55.2 | +26.8 | |
| Labour | Ruth Clapham | 733 | 33.3 | +8.3 | |
| Thurrock Ind. | Maurice Kelley | 252 | 11.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
2019 election
The election took place on 2 May 2019.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Jefferies | 982 | 41.1 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Ruth Clapham | 745 | 31.2 | −6.8 | |
| Thurrock Ind. | Jan Baker | 663 | 27.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Shinnick | 864 | 38 | +17 | |
| Conservative | Romanus Nwakuna | 740 | 33 | +2 | |
| Thurrock Ind. | Jan Baker | 663 | 29 | +29 | |
| Majority | 124 | ||||
| Labour gain from Thurrock Ind. | Swing | ||||
2018 by-election
The by-election took place on 22 March 2018, following the resignation of Kevin Wheeler.[8] Andrew Jefferies and Les Strange each received 696 votes and the tie was resolved by picking the name of the winner out of a box.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Jefferies | 696 | 36.1 | ||
| Labour | Les Strange | 696 | 36.1 | ||
| Thurrock Ind. | Jack Duffin | 531 | 28.8 | ||
| Majority | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
2016 election
The election took place on 5 May 2016.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | David Potter | 1,038 | 46.5 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Johnson | 634 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | Desmond Martins | 558 | 25.1 | ||
| Majority | 404 | ||||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2015 election
The election took place on 7 May 2015.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Kevin Wheeler | 1,991 | 44.1 | +35.6 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin Gadsby | 1,297 | 28.8 | −9.5 | |
| Labour | Anthony Fish | 1,224 | 27.1 | −14.5 | |
| Majority | 694 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,512 | 64.4 | +25.5 | ||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||