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2014 Thurrock Council election

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Thurrock Council election, 2014[1]
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16 of the 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Seats won 6 5 5
Seats after 23 18 6
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease3 Increase5

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Thurrock Council were held on 22 May 2014. The UK Independence Party gained five seats, three from the Conservatives and two from Labour. Of the sixteen wards contested, Labour won six, the UKIP five and the Conservatives five. The council went from Labour-controlled to no overall control.[2]

Result

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Thurrock Council election result, 2014[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 23 0 2 -2 46.9 29.7 9,730
  Conservative 18 0 3 -3 36.7 28 9,157
  UKIP 6 5 0 +5 12.2 39 12,763
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 817
  Independent 2 0 0 0 4 - -
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 110

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thurrock Council". Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ BBC Election results
  3. ^ "2014 Wards And Elections". Thurrock Council. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.