| 词条 | 2010 Thurrock Council election |
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The result of the Thurrock Council election, 2010 (held on 6 May) was that Thurrock Council stay under no overall control. The Conservative party gained two seats from Labour while Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives. Of the 16 wards contested, eight were won by the Conservatives and eight by Labour. The composition of the resulting council[1] was:
A few days after the election, Stuart St Clair-Haslam resigned the Conservative party whip. Conservative councillor Ian Harrison also later resigned the Conservative whip, while Anne Cheale described herself as "non aligned".[2] Following the election, John Kent (Labour) was elected council leader, defeating the former leader, Garry Hague (Conservative), by 25 votes to 23. Kent was supported by the Labour group, the two non-aligned councillors and the BNP councillor. This ended the Conservative administration that had been in power since 2004.[3] At the same meeting, Anne Cheale was elected mayor. At this stage the party make-up was Labour 22 councillors, Conservatives 21, two East Tilbury Independents, three 'Thurrock Concerned Conservatives' and one British National Party councillor. In November 2010 the BNP councillor resigned from the party to become a single Independent.[4] In March 2011, Councillor St Clair-Haslam announced that he had joined the UKIP.[5] Notes1. ^2010 election results from Thurrock Council {{Essex elections}}{{United Kingdom local elections, 2010}}2. ^Thurrock Gazette 3. ^Thurrock Gazette 4. ^Thurrock Gazette 5. ^Thurrock Gazette 4 : Thurrock Council elections|2010 English local elections|May 2010 events|2010s in Essex |
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