The people of Thurrock have spoken and finally ejected the lying corrupt Conservative council who put its residents £1.5billion in debt and continually lied and denied any wrong doing but chose not to investigate themselves. Roll on the General Election when we can finally get rid of our useless Liz Truss (who made her a Dame) supporting M.P Jackie Doyle-Price whose husband happened to be the leader of the council at the time...
Labour hold commanding majority on Thurrock Council as Tories lose ten seats.
On a remarkable night at Purfleet's Backstage Centre, the leadership of Thurrock Council dramatically changed hands as the borough's Conservative vote collapsed and the Tories lost ten seats.
Labour picked up eight of them and now have 27 seats - a majority of five.
Independent councillors picked up two Tory seats and also triumphed in Stanford East & Corringham Town, a seat previously won by the Conservatives, but whose councillor Jack Duffin declared himself an independent in the weeks before the elections after losing the Tory whip when he voted against the Conservative budget. There are now nine independent councillors, just four less than the Tories.
Five of those independent councillors work together as a group, rather than a political party, administratively under the acronym NPAIC (Non-Political Alliance of Independent Councillors. In the aftermath of the election a spokesperson for the group said invitations will be sent to the newly-elected independents to work together as a non-political alliance, but each councillor will retain independence and freedom to vote however they wish on any issues.
As a side note to bring a bit of humour to British Politics 'Dollars' David Van Day was returned the Conservative councillor in Orsett having deserted Aveley where he had previously stood.
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Labour hold commanding majority on Thurrock Council as Tories lose ten seats.
On a remarkable night at Purfleet's Backstage Centre, the leadership of Thurrock Council dramatically changed hands as the borough's Conservative vote collapsed and the Tories lost ten seats.
Labour picked up eight of them and now have 27 seats - a majority of five.
Independent councillors picked up two Tory seats and also triumphed in Stanford East & Corringham Town, a seat previously won by the Conservatives, but whose councillor Jack Duffin declared himself an independent in the weeks before the elections after losing the Tory whip when he voted against the Conservative budget. There are now nine independent councillors, just four less than the Tories.
Five of those independent councillors work together as a group, rather than a political party, administratively under the acronym NPAIC (Non-Political Alliance of Independent Councillors. In the aftermath of the election a spokesperson for the group said invitations will be sent to the newly-elected independents to work together as a non-political alliance, but each councillor will retain independence and freedom to vote however they wish on any issues.
As a side note to bring a bit of humour to British Politics 'Dollars' David Van Day was returned the Conservative councillor in Orsett having deserted Aveley where he had previously stood.