THE results of Thurrock Council’s elections have been announced.
Elections took place in 17 of the borough’s 20 wards yesterday (Thursday, 6 May). The results mean the Conservative party is in overall control of the council, with the current breakdown of seats as follows:
29 Conservative (held 28 seats, gained 1)
16 Labour (held 16 seats, gained 1, lost 1)
3 Thurrock Independents (held 3 seats, gained 0)
1 Independent (held 1 seat, lost 1)
The overall turnout was 27.34% per cent. The full list of results is available at thurrock.gov.uk/vote2021.
The election for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex also took place on Thursday 6 May. The results for the region will be available from Saturday 8 May and will be published online at thurrock.gov.uk.
A Dilliner man is facing multiple charges, including fleeing from police, following his alleged involvement in a recent high-speed chase with Greene County Sheriffâs Office deputies.
Jason Gene DeBolt, 41, is facing one felony count each of fleeing or attempting to elude police and flight to avoid apprehension, one misdemeanor count each of resisting arrest and recklessly endangering another person and three traffic summary violations.
The charges were filed by the Greene County Sheriffâs Office April 20 following the incident that allegedly occurred April 19 in Dunkard Township.
According to the criminal complaint, deputies from the sheriffâs office and a state constable went to DeBoltâs home on Bald Hill Church Road around 12:43 a.m. for a warrant service. While there they observed DeBolt driving in a pickup truck toward the house, the complaint said.
THIS is once again one of those wards act has plenty to get its teeth into and a ward that has changed so much over the last few years. Indeed, with developments in Purfleet, it is a ward that will change even further.
It once had three Conservative councillors but that was quite a few years ago. You would have thought that this was a ward to cultivate.
Tory candidate, Brian Seeger describes himself as working class and perhaps it is that type of Thurrock voter that he can reach out to. There are plenty of them as evidenced by the last four General Elections. He may not win this time but it could be worth cultivating this ward.
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Cumberland Township police contended a Rices Landing man was drinking at a house party before he got into a 2019 crash that killed a passenger in the truck he was driving.
Thomas Casey Wilson, 21, was less than half of a mile away from the party when he crashed the truck into a parked car and a telephone pole on Nemacolin Road in Cumberland Township on July 7, according to court paperwork.
Landen Watters, 20 of Rices Landing was killed, and Wilson is facing several charges, including homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment.
Police said Wilson, Watters and Jacob Tedrow came to the party together. When they left, a Wilson was driving, according to a witness.