Members of Parliament

Parliamentary constituency boundaries are changing for UK general elections.

Changes are being made because:

• local population sizes have changed since boundaries were last agreed
• the government wants constituencies to have roughly the same number of electors

The Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each published their final recommendations in June 2023 following 3 rounds of public consultation.

For more information on the review and its recommendations for England, go to the Boundary Commission for England.

How the recommendations affect Thurrock

The borough of Thurrock is split between 2 parliamentary constituencies:

• Thurrock constituency – entirely within the borough of Thurrock
• South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency – part in Thurrock, part in Basildon

The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that for UK general elections, the Chadwell St Mary ward should become part of South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency instead of Thurrock constituency.

For all other purposes, the Chadwell St Mary ward will remain part of Thurrock and take part in Thurrock Council elections. No other Thurrock wards are affected by Boundary Commission for England recommendations.

The changes come into force when the government drafts an Order containing recommendations of all 4 Parliamentary Boundary Commissions, and the Order is approved by the Privy Council. The new constituencies will be used for the next general election following that date. Existing constituencies will be used for any by-elections before the next general election.

Parliamentary constituencies after the changes

Wards within the borough of Thurrock are shown with bold text in the table below.