Result: Thurrock
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 47.2% |
| Conservative |  | 32.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.9% |
| Swing: 6.1% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Labour | 20,636 | 47.2 | -9.3 |
| Garry Hague | Conservative | 14,261 | 32.6 | +2.8 |
| Earnshaw Palmer | Liberal Democrat | 4,770 | 10.9 | +0.6 |
| Nick Geri | British National Party | 2,526 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Carol Jackson | UK Independence Party | 1,499 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | 6,375 | 14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 43,692 | 54.9 | +5.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR THURROCK | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 56.5% |
| Conservative |  | 29.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.3% |
| Others |  | 3.4% |
