2023 Thurrock Council election

The 2023 Thurrock Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect a third of the members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Thurrock Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
16 out of 49 seats to Thurrock Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mark Coxshall John Kent
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Chafford & North Stifford
(lost re-election)		 Grays Thurrock
Last election 30 seats, 48.3% 14 seats, 47.9%
Seats before 29 14
Seats won 4 9
Seats after 26 19
Seat change 2 5
Popular vote 8,490 11,833
Percentage 32.4% 45.1%
Swing 15.7% 3.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader N/A Gary Byrne
Party Independent Thurrock Ind.
Leader's seat N/A The Homesteads
Last election 1 seat, 2.2% 3 seats, 1.7%
Seats before 3 3
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 3 1
Seat change 1 4
Popular vote 2,633 2,706
Percentage 10.0% 10.3%
Swing 7.8% 8.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Thurrock Council election
Leader before election

Mark Coxshall
Conservative

 Leader after election

Andrew Jefferies
Conservative

The Conservatives narrowly retained their majority on the council at the election, but lost three seats compared to the position immediately before the election. The election was held in the context of the council having declared effective bankruptcy with debts of about £1.5 billion and a government-appointed commissioner having been installed to oversee the council's financial management. The Conservative leader of the council, Mark Coxshall, and the cabinet member for finance, Shane Hebb, were two of the three who lost their seats. At the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023, Andrew Jefferies was appointed the new leader.

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