Thurrock, Essex

Thurrock Borough of Thurrock
Borough & Unitary authority area
Lakeside Shopping Centre
Shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°25′00″E / 51.50000°N 0.41667°E / 51.50000; 0.41667
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East
Ceremonial County	Essex
Government
• Body	Thurrock Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive	Conservative Administration, (Council NOC)
• MPs	Jackie Doyle-Price (C) Stephen Metcalfe (C)
• Leader of the Council	Cllr Robert Gledhill (C)
• Mayor of Thurrock	Cllr Cathy Kent (L)
Area
• Total	163.38 km2 (63.08 sq mi)
Population
• Total	Ranked 112th 165,200
• Density	1,010/km2 (2,600/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

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.