THE LABOUR Party have held the ward of West Thurrock and South Stifford in a By-Election.
The by-election was called after the resignation of Labour cllr Terry Brookes.
Cliff Holloway (Lab)-629
Helen Adams (UKIP)-450
Tony Coughlin (Cons)-384
Turnout-19.2%
Compared to the By-election in 2014, the Labour share of the vote fell from 50% to 42%; the UKIP vote fell from 34% to 30% and the Conservative vote increased from 15% to 20%.
The last by-election in Oct 2014
Terry Brookes (Lab): 903
Russell Cherry (UKIP): 621
John Rowles (Cons): 270
Turnout: 23%
