Map showing the results of the 2018 Thurrock Council election
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
No overall control
The 2018 Thurrock Council elections took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England.[1] Councillors in 16 out of the 20 electoral wards were to be up for election.[2] The council remained under no overall control, with a minority Conservative administration running the council.[3]
On 26 January 2018, all sitting UKIP councillors resigned from the party and formed a new opposition group called Thurrock Independents.[4]
On 13 March 2018, Basildon UKIP announced that they had taken over responsibility for the 6 East Thurrock wards and are now called UKIP Basildon and Thurrock Branch.[5]
Before the elections, there was a by-election held in Ockendon which resulted in a Conservative gain after a tie and drawing of lots.[6]
Council Composition
Going into the election, the composition of the council was:
19
16
14
Conservative
Thurrock Independent
Labour
After the election, the composition of the council was:
20
12
17
Conservative
Thurrock Independent
Labour
Election Results
Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2014.
All percentage changes are versus 2014, the last time the comparable set of wards were fought.
Holds / Gains are given against control of ward going in to the 2018 elections.
† Percentage change calculated from the 2014 Aveley & Uplands by-election at which Aker was elected (as a UKIP candidate). He subsequently defected from the UKIP group on Thurrock council and formed Thurrock Independents, although he still sits as a UKIP MEP.
a.1 Gary Byrne stood as an independent in the 2016 election for the same seat, achieving 12.5% of the vote. The change in this table is calculated from this result, though he is now a candidate for the Thurrock Independents.