Election dates
We organise several different types of election.
Council elections
Elections for one third of the council took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
These elections took place in 17 of Thurrock's 20 wards. Voter turn-out totals are shown below.
| Electors | Totals |
|---|---|
| Electors eligible to vote in person at polling stations | 94,631 |
| Electors who attended a polling station | 20,258 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were initially refused because they did not have voter ID | 54 |
| Electors who were initially refused a ballot paper at a polling station because they did not have voter ID, but who later returned with voter ID and were issued with a ballot paper | 35 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were refused because they did not have voter ID, and who had not been issued with a ballot paper by the time the poll closed | 19 |
| Electors issued with a ballot paper at polling stations | 20,239 |
Elections from 2025 will be 'all out', so all 49 councillor posts will be up for election at the same time.
The previous council elections took place for one third of the council on 4 May 2023.
Find out how to become a councillor.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) elections are held every 4 years.
Election of the PFCC for Essex took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) election, 2 May 2024
This election took place in all 20 of Thurrock's 20 wards. Voter turn-out totals are shown below.
| Electors | Totals |
|---|---|
| Electors eligible to vote in person at polling stations | 107,435 |
| Electors who attended a polling station | 21,965 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were initially refused because they did not have voter ID | 63 |
| Electors who were initially refused a ballot paper at a polling station because they did not have voter ID, but who later returned with voter ID and were issued with a ballot paper | 38 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were refused because they did not have voter ID, and who had not been issued with a ballot paper by the time the poll closed | 25 |
| Electors issued with a ballot paper at polling stations | 21,940 |
The previous election of a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex took place on 6 May 2021, after being postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
UK Parliament elections
The government usually holds parliamentary elections every 5 years. Go to UK Parliament.
The last UK Parliament elections took place on 12 December 2019.