2026 Thurrock Council election

2026 Thurrock Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Lynn Worrall George Coxshall
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 28 April 2025
Leader's seat Grays Town Belhus
Last election 27 seats, 52.1% 13 seats, 29.4%
Current seats 26 12
 
Leader Neil Speight Alex Anderson
Party Independent Reform
Leader's seat Stanford-le-Hope South Stanford East and Corringham Town
Last election 9 seats, 15.7% N/A (new party)
Current seats 8 3
Wards of Thurrock Council from the 2025 council election
Incumbent Leader

John Kent
Labour



The 2026 Thurrock Council election is due to take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members to Thurrock Council in Essex, England. 49 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Originally scheduled for 2026, the election was brought forward by a year to 2025 after the government intervened in the council after it declared bankruptcy, with a new electoral system installed where all 49 seats to the council would be up for a term of four years. In February 2025, elections in the borough were brought back to 2026, ahead of local government reorganisation and devolution. The 2026 election was due to be cancelled ahead of local government reorganisation, but in February it was reinstated.


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