Election dates
We organise several different types of election.
UK Parliament elections
The next UK Parliament elections will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024.
Within Thurrock, elections will be held for Members of Parliament to serve the Thurrock constituency and the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency. You can check which constituency covers your address by going to UK Parliament: Constituencies.
Thurrock constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock (SBET) constituency
The timetable below shows important dates leading up to the election.
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| Friday 7 June | Last day for candidate nomination. Nominations must be received by 4pm – go to Electoral Commission: Candidates. To make an appointment or for more information about nominations, email electoral.services@thurrock.gov.uk |
| Monday 10 June | Starting date for delivery of poll cards to residents who have registered to vote. |
| Thursday 13 June | Starting date for sending ballot papers to residents registered for postal votes. |
| Tuesday 18 June | Last day for registering to vote. Registration must be before midnight – go to registering to vote. |
| Wednesday 19 June | Last day to apply for a postal vote. Applications must be received by 5pm – go to voting by post. |
| Wednesday 19 June | Final date for printing poll cards for delivery to residents registered to vote. |
| Saturday 22 June | Final date for sending ballot papers to residents registered for postal votes. |
| Wednesday 26 June | Last day to apply for a proxy vote. Applications must be received by 5pm – go to voting by proxy. |
| Wednesday 26 June | Last day to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. Applications must be received by 5pm – go to GOV.UK: Apply for photo ID. |
| Thursday 4 July | Election day. Polling stations open from 7am to 10pm. |
The government usually holds parliamentary elections every 5 years. The last UK Parliament elections took place on 12 December 2019. Go to UK Parliament.
Council elections
Elections for one third of the council took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
These elections took place in 17 of Thurrock's 20 wards. Voter turn-out totals are shown below.
| Electors | Totals |
|---|---|
| Electors eligible to vote in person at polling stations | 94,631 |
| Electors who attended a polling station | 20,258 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were initially refused because they did not have voter ID | 54 |
| Electors who were initially refused a ballot paper at a polling station because they did not have voter ID, but who later returned with voter ID and were issued with a ballot paper | 35 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were refused because they did not have voter ID, and who had not been issued with a ballot paper by the time the poll closed | 19 |
| Electors issued with a ballot paper at polling stations | 20,239 |
Elections from 2025 will be 'all out', so all 49 councillor posts will be up for election at the same time.
The previous council elections took place for one third of the council on 4 May 2023.
Find out how to become a councillor.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner elections
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) elections are held every 4 years.
Election of the PFCC for Essex took place on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) election, 2 May 2024
This election took place in all 20 of Thurrock's 20 wards. Voter turn-out totals are shown below.
| Electors | Totals |
|---|---|
| Electors eligible to vote in person at polling stations | 107,435 |
| Electors who attended a polling station | 21,965 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were initially refused because they did not have voter ID | 63 |
| Electors who were initially refused a ballot paper at a polling station because they did not have voter ID, but who later returned with voter ID and were issued with a ballot paper | 38 |
| Electors who requested a ballot paper at a polling station but were refused because they did not have voter ID, and who had not been issued with a ballot paper by the time the poll closed | 25 |
| Electors issued with a ballot paper at polling stations | 21,940 |
The previous election of a Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex took place on 6 May 2021, after being postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.