Two years later, UKIP in Thurrock had more or less morphed into the Thurrock Independents.
It wasn’t the same and The Tories won this seat by over 600 votes.
Fresh faced Oliver Smith stood in 2018 and he is standing again.
Whilst most of the Thurrock Independents seem to be cast from the same perpetually angry mould, Oliver does seem to bring something fresh and energetic to the table.
When he talks about being there for the good of the people, you believe him.
He would make a change from the duo who have been representing the people of Little Thurrock Blackshots with all the glee of the couple in the American Gothic painting.