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.
| Party | Elected members |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 18 |
| UK Independence Party | 17 |
| Labour | 14 |
Name |
Ward | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Councillor Tim Aker | Aveley and Uplands | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor John Allen | Tilbury St Chads | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor James Baker | East Tilbury | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Jan Baker | Ockendon | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Chris Baker | Belhus | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Clare Baldwin | Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park | Labour |
| Councillor Russell Cherry | Chadwell St Mary | UK Independence Party |
| 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 | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Tony Fish | Grays Riverside | Labour |
| Councillor Leslie Gamester | Stifford Clays | UK Independence Party |
| 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 | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Shane Hebb | Stanford-le-Hope West | Conservative |
| Councillor Victoria Holloway | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Clifford Holloway | West Thurrock and South Stifford | Labour |
| Councillor Deborah Huelin | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Roy Jones | Stanford East and Corringham Town | UK Independence Party |
| 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 Brian Little | Orsett | Conservative |
| Councillor Susan Little | Orsett | Conservative |
| Councillor Suzanne MacPherson | South Chafford | Conservative |
| Councillor Ben Maney | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Tunde Ojetola | South Chafford | 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 | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Joycelyn Redsell | Little Thurrock Blackshots | Conservative |
| Councillor Barbara Rice | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Gerard Rice | Chadwell St Mary | Labour |
| Councillor Sue Sammons | East Tilbury | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Angela Sheridan | Belhus | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Peter Smith | Aveley and Uplands | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Graham Snell | Stifford Clays | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Luke Spillman | Aveley and Uplands | UK Independence Party |
| Councillor Michael Stone | Grays Thurrock | Labour |
| Councillor Pauline Tolson | The Homesteads | Conservative |
| Councillor Aaron Watkins | Corringham and Fobbing | Conservative |
| Councillor Kevin Wheeler | Ockendon | UK Independence Party |
