Thurrock has 49 councillors. Each has an overriding duty to the community as a whole, and a special duty to residents in their ward.
The Leader of the Council and 8 other councillors form the 'Cabinet'. Each Cabinet member is responsible for a policy area, known as a portfolio – see Cabinet portfolio holders. To find out more, go to how the council works.
Go to Ordnance Survey election maps – Thurrock wards to see current ward boundaries.
| Party | Elected members |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 20 |
| Labour | 17 |
| Thurrock Independents | 12 |
Name |
Ward | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Councillor Qaisar Abbas | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Tim Aker | Aveley and Uplands | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Abbie Akinbohun | South Chafford | Labour |
| Councillor John Allen | Tilbury St Chads | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Alex Anderson | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Conservative |
| Councillor James Baker | East Tilbury | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Clare Baldwin | Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | Labour |
| Councillor Russell Cherry | Chadwell St Mary | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Colin Churchman | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Conservative |
| Councillor Gary Collins | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor Mark Coxshall | Chafford and North Stifford | Conservative |
| Councillor Jack Duffin | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Tony Fish | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor Mike Fletcher | Belhus | Labour |
| Councillor Leslie Gamester | Stifford Clays | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Oliver Gerrish | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Rob Gledhill | Little Thurrock Rectory | Conservative |
| Councillor Garry Hague | Chafford and North Stifford | Conservative |
| Councillor James Halden | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor Graham Hamilton | Belhus | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Shane Hebb | Stanford-le-Hope West | Conservative |
| Councillor Victoria Holloway | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Deborah Huelin | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Andrew Jefferies | Ockendon | Conservative |
| Councillor Barry Johnson | Orsett | Conservative |
| Councillor Tom Kelly | Little Thurrock Rectory | Conservative |
| Councillor John Kent | Grays Thurrock | Labour |
| Councillor Cathy Kent | Grays Thurrock | Labour |
| Councillor Martin Kerin | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor Steve Liddiard | Tilbury St Chads | Labour |
| Councillor Susan Little | Orsett | Conservative |
| Councillor Suzanne MacPherson | South Chafford | Conservative |
| Councillor Ben Maney | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Bukky Okunade | Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | Labour |
| Councillor Terry Piccolo | Stanford-le-Hope West | Conservative |
| Councillor Jane Pothecary | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor David Potter | Ockendon | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Joycelyn Redsell | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Barbara Rice | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Gerard Rice | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Elizabeth Rigby | Stifford Clays | Conservative |
| Councillor Sue Sammons | East Tilbury | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Angela Sheridan | Belhus | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Sue Shinnick | Ockendon | Labour |
| Councillor Peter Smith | Aveley and Uplands | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Luke Spillman | Aveley and Uplands | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Pauline Tolson | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor Aaron Watkins | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Lynn Worrall | Grays Thurrock | Labour |
