Thurrock Council All 49 Seats Contested in 2026 Election

All 49 seats on Thurrock Council were up for election in the thurrock council local elections in Thurrock, Essex. Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday, May 7, and the count took place on Friday, May 8.

The council is a unitary authority responsible for education, social care, highways, transport, planning and recycling. Results for the Thurrock local elections were due from 3pm on Friday, May 8.

Thurrock Council Seats

The contest covered every seat on the council, with two seats in Chafford Hundred East, Chafford Hundred West, East Tilbury, Linford & West Tilbury, Little Thurrock Blackshots, Little Thurrock Rectory, Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, Purfleet-on-Thames, Stifford, Tilbury Riverside, Tilbury St Chads and West Thurrock & South Stifford.

Three seats were up in Aveley, Belhus, Chadwell St Mary, Corringham & Fobbing, Grays Riverside, Grays Town, Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope South and The Homesteads & Stanford-le-Hope North. That left no ward untouched in a contest that had not been held on this all-out basis since 2004.

Labour's 26 Seats

Before polling day, Labour held 26 seats on Thurrock Council. The wider election day covered more than 5,000 council seats across 136 local authorities in England, alongside mayoral elections in six areas.

For residents, the result matters because the council runs services that reach school places, care, roads, buses, planning decisions and waste collection. The count on Friday, May 8 set the first full picture of how those responsibilities would be represented after every seat was put before voters at once.