Thurrock Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without an election. Since the unitary authority was first elected in 1997, the council has consisted of 49 councillors elected from 20 wards.[1]
All 17 of UKIP's Thurrock councillors left the party on 27 January 2018.[24] They now[when?] sit as the Thurrock Independents group.