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Thurrock — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Thurrock was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,474 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Thurrock from 1945 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1945–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Leslie Judah Solley (Labour) 23,171 70.0% Thomas Adam (Conservative) 13,262 (40.1 pts) 76.9%
1950 Hugh James Delargy (Labour) 22,893 52.7% Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave (Conservative) 9,587 (22.1 pts) 85.3%
1951 Hugh James Delargy (Labour) 28,851 65.5% Godfrey William Lagden (Conservative) 13,685 (31.1 pts) 82.8%
1955 Hugh James Delargy (Labour) 31,375 66.2% Gerald Petty (Conservative) 15,329 (32.3 pts) 75.2%
1959 Hugh James Delargy (Labour) 32,270 61.5% William E McNamara (Conservative) 12,082 (23.0 pts) 78.2%
1964 Hugh James Delargy (Labour) 30,372 57.2% Robert Arthur McCrindle (Conservative) 15,757 (29.7 pts) 74.2%
1966 Hugh Delargy (Labour) 31,998 60.7% Cedric Hodgson (Conservative) 17,904 (34.0 pts) 72.7%
1970 Hugh Delargy (Labour) 30,874 55.7% Graham Bright (Conservative) 11,388 (20.6 pts) 65.7%
Oct 1974 Hugh Delargy (Labour) 34,066 55.6% Percy William Cecil Lomax (Conservative) 19,080 (31.1 pts) 68.6%
Feb 1974 Hugh Delargy (Labour) 36,217 52.1% Graham Bright (Conservative) 18,518 (26.7 pts) 78.4%
1979 Oonagh McDonald (Labour) 33,449 48.6% Anthony Baldry (Conservative) 6,419 (9.3 pts) 75.1%
1983 Oonagh McDonald (Labour) 17,600 39.2% Julie Gail Jallon (Conservative) 1,722 (3.8 pts) 67.7%
1987 Tim Janman (Conservative) 20,527 42.5% Oonagh McDonald (Labour) 690 (1.4 pts) 71.5%
1992 Andrew MacKinlay (Labour) 24,791 45.9% Tim Janman (Conservative) 1,172 (2.2 pts) 78.2%
1997 Andrew MacKinlay (Labour) 29,896 63.3% Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) 17,256 (36.5 pts) 65.9%
2001 Andrew MacKinlay (Labour) 21,121 56.5% Mike Penning (Conservative) 9,997 (26.8 pts) 48.8%
2005 Andrew MacKinlay (Labour) 20,636 47.2% Garry Hague (Conservative) 6,375 (14.6 pts) 54.9%
2010 Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) 16,869 36.8% Carl Morris (Labour) 92 (0.2 pts) 59.1%
2015 Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) 16,692 33.7% Polly Billington (Labour) 536 (1.1 pts) 64.1%
2017 Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) 19,880 39.5% John Kent (Labour) 345 (0.7 pts) 64.5%
2019 Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative) 27,795 58.6% John Kent (Labour) 11,482 (24.2 pts) 59.8%
2024 Jen Craft (Labour) 16,050 42.7% Sophie Preston-Hall (Reform UK) 6,474 (17.2 pts) 51.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leslie Judah Solley Labour 23,17170.0% Yes
Thomas Adam Conservative 9,90930.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh James Delargy Labour 22,89352.7% Yes
Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave Conservative 13,30630.6% No
Leslie Judah Solley Independent Labour 4,2509.8% No
William Harold Henry Siddons Liberal 3,0106.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh James Delargy Labour 28,85165.5% Yes
Godfrey William Lagden Conservative 15,16634.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh James Delargy Labour 31,37566.2% Yes
Gerald Petty Conservative 16,04633.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh James Delargy Labour 32,27061.5% Yes
William E McNamara Conservative 20,18838.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh James Delargy Labour 30,37257.2% Yes
Robert Arthur McCrindle Conservative 14,61527.5% No
A Noel H Blackburn Liberal 8,09415.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Delargy Labour 31,99860.7% Yes
Cedric Hodgson Conservative 14,09426.7% No
James Moran Liberal 6,64812.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Delargy Labour 30,87455.7% Yes
Graham Bright Conservative 19,48635.2% No
Kaye Fleetwood Liberal 5,0249.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Delargy Labour 34,06655.6% Yes
Percy William Cecil Lomax Conservative 14,98624.4% No
Robert Anthony Charlton Liberal 12,25520.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Delargy Labour 36,21752.1% Yes
Graham Bright Conservative 17,69925.5% No
Kaye Fleetwood Liberal 15,53422.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oonagh McDonald Labour 33,44948.6% Yes
Anthony Baldry Conservative 27,03039.2% No
Kenneth Michael Crowson Liberal 6,4459.4% No
Eric Albert Burdett National Front 1,3582.0% No
Benjamin Chattaway Independent 3650.5% No
Michael Patrick Daly Workers Revolutionary 2420.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oonagh McDonald Labour 17,60039.2% Yes
Julie Gail Jallon Conservative 15,87835.4% No
Donald Stephen Benson SDP-Liberal Alliance 9,76121.7% No
Medlock Joseph Bibby Independent 1,2002.7% No
Roy William Sinclair BNP 2520.6% No
Joseph Robert Paul Communist 1990.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Janman Conservative 20,52742.5% Yes
Oonagh McDonald Labour 19,83741.0% No
Donald Benson Social Democratic Party 7,97016.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 24,79145.9% Yes
Tim Janman Conservative 23,61943.7% No
Alan Banton Liberal Democrat 5,1459.5% No
Charles Rogers Pensioners' Party 3910.7% No
Peter Compobassi Anti-Federalist League 1170.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 29,89663.3% Yes
Andrew Rosindell Conservative 12,64026.8% No
Joe White Liberal Democrat 3,8438.1% No
Peter Compobassi UKIP 8331.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 21,12156.5% Yes
Mike Penning Conservative 11,12429.8% No
John Lathan Liberal Democrat 3,84610.3% No
Christopher Sheppard UKIP 1,2713.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 20,63647.2% Yes
Garry Hague Conservative 14,26132.6% No
Earnshaw Palmer Liberal Democrat 4,77010.9% No
Nick Geri BNP 2,5265.8% No
Carol Jackson UKIP 1,4993.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jackie Doyle-Price Conservative 16,86936.8% Yes
Carl Morris Labour 16,77736.6% No
Carys Davis Liberal Democrat 4,90110.7% No
Emma Colgate BNP 3,6187.9% No
Clive Broad UKIP 3,3907.4% No
Arinola Araba Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2660.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jackie Doyle-Price Conservative 16,69233.7% Yes
Polly Billington Labour 16,15632.6% No
Tim Aker UKIP 15,71831.7% No
Rhodri Jamieson-Ball Liberal Democrat 6441.3% No
Jamie Barnes Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 2440.5% No
Daniel Munyambu Independent 790.2% No
Aba Kristilolu All People's Party 310.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jackie Doyle-Price Conservative 19,88039.5% Yes
John Kent Labour 19,53538.8% No
Tim Aker UKIP 10,11220.1% No
Kevin McNamara Liberal Democrat 7981.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jacqueline Doyle-Price Conservative 27,79558.6% Yes
John Kent Labour 16,31334.4% No
Stewart Stone Liberal Democrat 1,5103.2% No
James Woollard Independent 1,0422.2% No
Ben Harvey Green 8071.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jen Craft Labour 16,05042.7% Yes
Sophie Preston-Hall Reform UK 9,57625.5% No
Jacqueline Doyle-Price Conservative 8,00921.3% No
Eugene McCarthy Green 1,6324.3% No
Michael Bukola Liberal Democrat 1,1573.1% No
Yousaff Khan Workers Party of Britain 6911.8% No
Nimal Raj Independent 4431.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1945: Labour margin 40.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 31.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 34.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 20.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 31.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1983: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1987: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 2.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 36.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 26.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.6 pts 2010: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 2015: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 24.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Thurrock has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Thurrock in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Thurrock in 2024 with 16,050 votes (42.7%), a majority of 6,474 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Thurrock since 1945?

Since 1945, Thurrock has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Thurrock?

The closest result on record for Thurrock was 2010, when Conservative beat Labour by just 92 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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