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 | 30 |
| Labour | 14 |
| Thurrock Independents | 3 |
| Independent | 2 |
Name |
Ward | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Councillor Qaisar Abbas | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Conservative |
| Councillor John Allen | Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | Independent |
| Councillor Alex Anderson | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Conservative |
| Councillor Paul Arnold | Ockendon | Conservative |
| Councillor Deborah Arnold | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Chris Baker | Belhus | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Gary Byrne | The Homesteads | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Adam Carter | Chadwell St Mary | Conservative |
| Councillor Daniel Chukwu | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Colin Churchman | Aveley and Uplands | Conservative |
| Councillor Gary Collins | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor George Coxshall | Belhus | Conservative |
| Councillor Mark Coxshall | Chafford and North Stifford | Conservative |
| Councillor Jack Duffin | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Conservative |
| Councillor Tony Fish | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor Rob Gledhill | Little Thurrock Rectory | Conservative |
| Councillor James Halden | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor Shane Hebb | Stanford-le-Hope West | Conservative |
| Councillor Victoria Holloway | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| 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 Ben Maney | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Fraser Massey | East Tilbury | Independent |
| Councillor Allen Mayes | Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | Conservative |
| Councillor Sara Muldowney | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Augustine Ononaji | South Chafford | Conservative |
| Councillor Srikanth Panjala | Aveley and Uplands | Labour |
| Councillor Maureen Pearce | Aveley and Uplands | Conservative |
| Councillor Terry Piccolo | Stanford-le-Hope West | Conservative |
| Councillor Georgette Polley | Belhus | Conservative |
| Councillor Jane Pothecary | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor Shane Ralph | Stanford East and Corringham Town | Conservative |
| Councillor Kairen Raper | Tilbury St Chads | Labour |
| Councillor Joycelyn Redsell | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Elizabeth Rigby | Stifford Clays | Conservative |
| Councillor Sue Sammons | East Tilbury | Conservative |
| Councillor Sue Shinnick | South Chafford | Labour |
| Councillor Jennifer Smith | Stifford Clays | Thurrock Independents |
| Councillor Graham Snell | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Luke Spillman | Ockendon | Conservative |
| Councillor James Thandi | Chafford and North Stifford | Conservative |
| Councillor Lee Watson | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Lynn Worrall | Grays Thurrock | Labour |
