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Thurrock 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

16 ward races

16 seats

2 elected below the proportional quota

12.5% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	12,442	48.3%	9	56.3%	8	50.0%	+1
Labour Party	12,351	47.9%	6	37.5%	8	50.0%	-2
Independent	562	2.2%	1	6.3%	0	0.0%	+1
TH IND	427	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	25,782	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · +6.5 pts below quota
Stanford East & Corringham Town · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · +3.6 pts below quota
Aveley & Uplands · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Belhus · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Stifford Clays · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
West Thurrock & South Stifford · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Ockendon · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
South Chafford · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
Little Thurrock Rectory · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Chadwell St. Mary · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
Little Thurrock Blackshots · 1 seat · won at 61.3% · above quota
The Homesteads · 1 seat · won at 65.9% · above quota
Grays Thurrock · 1 seat · won at 68.1% · above quota
Grays Riverside · 1 seat · won at 71.9% · above quota
Orsett · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota
Tilbury St. Chads · 1 seat · won at 75.2% · above quota

Race results

Tilbury Riverside & Thurrock Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,291

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allen J.	Independent	562	43.5%	Elected
2	Okunade B.	Labour Party	439	34.0%
3	Ali J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	290	22.5%

Electorate 4,724 · Ballots cast 1,291 · EC ward code E05002246 · Back to ward index

Stanford East & Corringham Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,775

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anderson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	824	46.4%	Elected
2	Cecil J.	Labour Party	524	29.5%
3	Byrne R.	TH IND	427	24.1%

Electorate 6,340 · Ballots cast 1,775 · EC ward code E05002242 · Back to ward index

Aveley & Uplands · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 1,734

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Panjala S.	Labour Party	877	50.6%	Elected
2	Day D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	857	49.4%

Electorate 7,518 · Ballots cast 1,734 · EC ward code E05002229 · Back to ward index

Belhus · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 1,686

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coxshall G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	864	51.2%	Elected
2	Hurrell M.	Labour Party	822	48.8%

Electorate 7,180 · Ballots cast 1,686 · EC ward code E05002230 · Back to ward index

Stifford Clays · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 1,414

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rigby E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	749	53.0%	Elected
2	Hooper M.	Labour Party	665	47.0%

Electorate 4,994 · Ballots cast 1,414 · EC ward code E05002244 · Back to ward index

West Thurrock & South Stifford · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 2,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Abbas Q.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,139	53.7%	Elected
2	Harris D.	Labour Party	982	46.3%

Electorate 8,684 · Ballots cast 2,121 · EC ward code E05002248 · Back to ward index

Ockendon · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,898

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Arnold P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,021	53.8%	Elected
2	Clapham R.	Labour Party	877	46.2%

Electorate 8,234 · Ballots cast 1,898 · EC ward code E05002239 · Back to ward index

South Chafford · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 1,263

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shinnick S.	Labour Party	697	55.2%	Elected
2	Akinbohun A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	566	44.8%

Electorate 5,005 · Ballots cast 1,263 · EC ward code E05002241 · Back to ward index

Little Thurrock Rectory · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 1,373

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gledhill R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	765	55.7%	Elected
2	Green A.	Labour Party	608	44.3%

Electorate 4,546 · Ballots cast 1,373 · EC ward code E05002238 · Back to ward index

Chadwell St. Mary · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.8 pts Valid ballots 1,914

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Muldowney S.	Labour Party	1,144	59.8%	Elected
2	Holland G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	770	40.2%

Electorate 7,220 · Ballots cast 1,914 · EC ward code E05002231 · Back to ward index

Little Thurrock Blackshots · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.3 pts Valid ballots 1,477

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maney B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	906	61.3%	Elected
2	Holloway C.	Labour Party	571	38.7%

Electorate 5,118 · Ballots cast 1,477 · EC ward code E05002237 · Back to ward index

The Homesteads · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.9 pts Valid ballots 2,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Halden J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,363	65.9%	Elected
2	Dobson J.	Labour Party	704	34.1%

Electorate 6,371 · Ballots cast 2,067 · EC ward code E05002245 · Back to ward index

Grays Thurrock · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.1 pts Valid ballots 1,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Worrall L.	Labour Party	1,153	68.1%	Elected
2	Swash J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	540	31.9%

Electorate 6,584 · Ballots cast 1,693 · EC ward code E05002236 · Back to ward index

Grays Riverside · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.9 pts Valid ballots 1,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kerin M.	Labour Party	1,208	71.9%	Elected
2	Obi-Njoku O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	472	28.1%

Electorate 8,075 · Ballots cast 1,680 · EC ward code E05002235 · Back to ward index

Orsett · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.8 pts Valid ballots 1,505

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,095	72.8%	Elected
2	Watson G.	Labour Party	410	27.2%

Electorate 5,042 · Ballots cast 1,505 · EC ward code E05002240 · Back to ward index

Tilbury St. Chads · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.2 pts Valid ballots 891

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Liddiard S.	Labour Party	670	75.2%	Elected
2	Morgan D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	221	24.8%

Electorate 4,308 · Ballots cast 891 · EC ward code E05002247 · Back to ward index