On the 1 April 1998 Thurrock Borough Council became a unitary authority.
| Period of Office | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Yash Gupta MBE |
| 2011-2012 | Charles Curtis |
| 2010-2011 | Anne Cheale |
| 2009-2010 | Maureen Pearce |
| 2008-2009 | John Everett |
| 2007-2008 | Diane Revell |
| 2006-2007 | Joycelyn Redsell |
| 2005-2006 | Colin Churchman |
| 2004-2005 | Ian C. Harrison |
| 2003-2004 | Gerard W. Rice |
| 2002-2003 | Gordon L. Barton |
| 2001-2002 | Barrie Lawrence |
| 2000-2001 | J.M. Norris BA |
| 1999-2000 | Carl Morris |
| 1998-1999 | A.A.W. Bennett |
Mayoral roll prior to Thurrock Borough Council becoming a unitary authority.
| Period of Office | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Merlyn B. Jones |
| 1996-1997 | S.J. Josling |
| 1995-1996 | R.D. Lee |
| 1994-1995 | B.J. Palmer |
| 1993-1994 | P.P. Rice LCP |
| 1992-1993 | M.P. Millane |
| 1991-1992 | Mrs A.M.K. Price |
| 1990-1991 | K.A. Evans |
| 1989-1990 | C.M. Bidmead |
| 1988-1989 | G.H. Watts |
| 1987-1988 | J. Dunn |
| 1986-1987 | M.B. Meen |
| 1985-1986 | A.A. Clarke JP |
| 1984-1985 | S.P. Davis |
| 1983-1984 | S.J. Josling |
| 1982-1983 | R.A. Wood JP |
| 1981-1982 | P.D. Butt |
| 1980-1981 | Mrs M.A. Greatrex |
| 1979-1980 | P. Bolger OBE BA |
| 1978-1979 | A.F. Barnes |
| 1977-1978 | J.W. Taylor |
| 1976-1977 | P.P. Rice LCP |
| 1975-1976 | Mrs E. Whalley |
| 1974-1975 | Mrs M.S. Jones JP |
