Thurrock Council is the local authority for the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Since 1997, Thurrock has been a unitary authority, combining the functions of a non-metropolitan county with that of a non-metropolitan district.

Thurrock is divided into 20 wards and elects 49 councillors. The council comprises 24 Labour Party members, 22 Conservative Party members 2 Independent members and 1 Vacancy. One third of the councillors are elected in each of three years out of a four year cycle. The last election of one third of councillors was part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2010 and the next election of one third of councillors will form part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2011, with the remaining third of councillors standing for election as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

The planning function for large developments was exercised by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation in the whole of the borough, but in 2010, the government announced that the development corporation would be merged with Thurrock Council.

Thurrock is a unitary authority with borough status in the English ceremonial county of Essex. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The local authority is Thurrock Council.

It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. With over 18 miles (29 km) of riverfront it covers an area of 64 square miles (166 km²), with more than half defined as Green Belt. With Greater London to the west and the river to the south, the county of Essex abuts the Borough to the north and east, and across the river lies Kent.

The local authority is Thurrock Council. Elections are held 3 out of every 4 years. In the last election in 2012, Labour took control after a period in which no party had overall control.

Thurrock is covered by two parliamentary constituencies. Thurrock includes most of the borough while South Basildon and East Thurrock includes some wards in the east of the borough. Both seats were Conservative gains from Labour at the 2010 general election.

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