The 2016 Thurrock Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council remained under no overall control. The Labour leader of the council, John Kent, resigned at the subsequent annual meeting of the council. The leader of the Conservative group, Rob Gledhill, was elected leader of the council instead.Echo
Results summary
Overall results At the previous election the composition of the council was:
+ 18 17 13 1 Labour Conservative UKIP I
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ 17 17 14 1 UKIP Conservative Labour I
I - Independent
Ward results
Aveley & Uplands
Belhus
Chadwell St Mary
Chafford & North Stifford
Corringham & Fobbing
East Tilbury
Grays Riverside
Grays Thurrock
Little Thurrock Blackshots
Ockendon
Orsett
South Chafford
Stanford East & Corringham Town
Stanford-le-Hope West
The Homesteads
Tilbury St Chads
West Thurrock & South Stifford
Subsequent changes between 2016 and 2018 elections All 17 UKIP councillors left the party in January 2018 to form Thurrock Independents.
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