Thurrock election results by ward: Grays Riverside Reform hat-trick but no-one there to take the plaudits

By Nub News Reporter 8th May 2026

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REFORM took the three Grays Riverside seats from Labour - though non of the successful candidates was present at the declaration.

Grays Riverside (3 seats)

THURROCK COUNCIL ELECTION RESULT for Grays Riverside

Funmi Ademilua (Labour) - 569

Chloe Anderson (Green) - 633

Darren Dennis (Reform) - 716

Kimberley Zoe Dennis (Green) - 562

Catalin-Daniel Farcas (Reform) - 650

Tony Fish (Labour) - 520

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Mark Wayne Hurrell (Labour) - 482

Claudia Luna (Conservative) - 238

Paul Ryan Parfitt (Green) - 516

Rakhi Rashmi (Conservative) - 186

Joe Soper (Reform) - 657

Adeleke Abidemi Taiwo (Conservative) - 174

ELECTED: Darren Dennis (Reform), Catalin-Daniel Farcas (Reform), and Joe Soper (Reform)

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