Thurrock
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Thurrock Borough of Thurrock |
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| Borough & Unitary authority area | |
Lakeside Shopping Centre
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 Shown within Essex |
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| Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°25′00″E / 51.50000°N 0.41667°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East |
| Ceremonial County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Body | Thurrock Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive | Labour Administration, (Council NOC) |
| • MPs |
Jackie Doyle-Price (C) Stephen Metcalfe (C) |
| • Leader of the Council | Cllr John Kent (L) |
| • Mayor of Thurrock | Cllr Sue Gray (L) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.38 km2 (63.08 sq mi) |
| Population | |
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Ranked 113th 163,270 |
| • Density | 999/km2 (2,590/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicity | 91.0% White 3.3% S.Asian 3.2% Black 1.5% Mixed Race 1.0% Chinese or other |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC) |
| ONS code | 00KG (ONS) E06000034 (GSS) |
| Website | www.thurrock.gov.uk |
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Thurrock /ˈθʌrək/ is a unitary authority area 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 2016, the Conservative Party took control of the council, albeit as a minority-party administration.
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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