The2002 Thurrock Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members ofThurrock Council inEssex, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
43 candidates stood in the election, with 16 of the 20wards being contested.[2] BothConservative andLabour parties stood in all 16 seats, along with 7Liberal Democrats, 3Independents and 1Green Party candidate.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 | 48.6 | 8,379 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6.3 | 37.1 | 6,396 | -0.4 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 1,220 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 1,210 | +1.2 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 41 | +0.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Pearce | 889 | 60.9 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | Wahidur Rahman | 413 | 28.3 | −12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Meechan | 97 | 6.6 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Dean Hall | 41 | 2.8 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Pauline Campbell | 19 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 476 | 32.6 | +26.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,459 | 25.7 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hooper | 597 | 57.3 | −1.3 | |
| Conservative | Jane Atkins | 306 | 29.4 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Biddall | 138 | 13.3 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 291 | 27.9 | −5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,041 | 15.9 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Fish | 974 | 70.1 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Partridge | 416 | 29.9 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 558 | 40.2 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 19.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Earnshaw Palmer | 470 | 40.6 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | Neil Rockliffe | 407 | 35.1 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Ian Duffield | 282 | 24.3 | −13.2 | |
| Majority | 63 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,159 | 19.8 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nigel Barron | 399 | 52.3 | −9.7 | |
| Conservative | Nicola Stokes | 230 | 30.1 | −7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Thompson | 134 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 169 | 22.2 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 763 | 19.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Barry Palmer | 941 | 80.6 | +80.6 | |
| Labour | Julian Norris | 117 | 10.0 | −54.7 | |
| Conservative | Susan Harrison | 110 | 9.4 | −25.9 | |
| Majority | 824 | 70.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,168 | 27.0 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kent | 484 | 51.1 | −11.5 | |
| Conservative | Faye Rigby | 282 | 29.7 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Livermore | 182 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
| Majority | 202 | 11.4 | −13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 948 | 14.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yash Gupta | 740 | 57.1 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | Steven Mason | 557 | 42.9 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 183 | 14.2 | −8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,297 | 20.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Canavon | 751 | 61.1 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | Emma Woods | 479 | 38.9 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 272 | 22.2 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,230 | 18.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eunice Southam | 521 | 52.5 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | John Vesey | 472 | 47.5 | +19.9 | |
| Majority | 49 | 5.0 | −16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 993 | 22.8 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Clarke | 405 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Dorrington | 356 | 46.8 | ||
| Majority | 49 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 761 | 20.2 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Allan McPherson | 719 | 44.9 | −1.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Barnes | 623 | 38.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Slocock | 260 | 16.2 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 96 | 6.0 | −3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,602 | 27.1 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Sharp | 709 | 51.3 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Melanie Aung-Htut | 674 | 48.7 | +12.0 | |
| Majority | 35 | 2.6 | −15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,383 | 24.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malcolm Southam | 433 | 82.2 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Jean Watts | 94 | 17.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 339 | 64.4 | +9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 527 | 14.1 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Smith | 447 | 67.7 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Maurren Pearce | 123 | 18.6 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Coward | 90 | 13.6 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 324 | 49.1 | +17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 660 | 16.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Harris | 388 | 44.9 | −11.9 | |
| Conservative | Mark Harrison | 378 | 43.7 | +17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 99 | 11.4 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 10 | 1.2 | −29.7 | ||
| Turnout | 865 | 14.4 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||