Thurrock Council
Thurrock Borough Council, usually known as simply Thurrock Council, is the local authority for the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Since 1997, Thurrock has been a unitary authority, combining the functions of a non-metropolitan county wit ...
is the local authority for the
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
of
Thurrock
Thurrock () is a unitary authority area with borough status and unparished area in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The ...
in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. Until 1 April 1998 it was a
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shi ...
. One third of
the council is elected each year, followed by one year without an election. Since the unitary authority was first elected in 1997, the council has consisted of 49
councillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s elected from 20
wards.
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
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1973 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1976 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1979 Thurrock Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1980 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1982 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1983 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1984 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1986 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1987 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1988 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1990 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1991 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1992 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1994 Thurrock Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1995 Thurrock Borough Council election
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1996 Thurrock Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
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1997 Thurrock Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1999 Thurrock Council election
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2000 Thurrock Council election
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2001 Thurrock Council election
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2002 Thurrock Council election
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2004 Thurrock Council election (New ward boundaries)
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2006 Thurrock Council election
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2007 Thurrock Council election
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2008 Thurrock Council election
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2010 Thurrock Council election
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2011 Thurrock Council election
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2012 Thurrock Council election
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2014 Thurrock Council election
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2015 Thurrock Council election
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2016 Thurrock Council election
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2018 Thurrock Council election
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2019 Thurrock Council election
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2021 Thurrock Council election
The 2021 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Thurrock Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The previous election in the area was in 2019.
The Conservatives won the popular vote b ...
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2022 Thurrock Council election
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2023 Thurrock Council election
Changes between elections
By-elections
1998-2002
2002-2006
2010-2014
2014-2018
2018-2022
Changes in affiliation
All 17 of UKIP's Thurrock councillors left the party on 27 January 2018.
They now sit as the
Thurrock Independents
The Thurrock Independents, also known as the Thurrock Independents Party (TIP), are a localist and populist British political party based in Thurrock, Essex, England. It was formed in January 2018 when seventeen Thurrock councillors, including ...
group.
References
External links
Thurrock Council
{{Unitary authorities of England
Politics of Thurrock
Council elections in Essex
Unitary authority elections in England