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# The Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 129
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025
Made
6th February 2025
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated December 2024 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the borough of Thurrock. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.
A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.
The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025.
(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) Article 3 comes into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2026.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

## 2 Interpretation {#article-2}

(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2025”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

## 3 Wards of the borough of Thurrock and number of councillors {#article-3}

(1) The existing wards of the borough of Thurrock are abolished.
(2) The borough of Thurrock is divided into the 20 wards listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule.
(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in the Schedule.

## Schedule Wards of the borough of Thurrock and number of councillors {#schedule}

Article 3
(1) Name of borough ward | (2) Number of councillors
Aveley | 3
Belhus | 3
Chadwell St Mary | 3
Chafford Hundred East | 2
Chafford Hundred West | 2
Corringham & Fobbing | 3
East Tilbury, Linford & West Tilbury | 2
Grays Riverside | 3
Grays Town | 3
Little Thurrock Blackshots | 2
Little Thurrock Rectory | 2
Ockendon | 3
Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan | 2
Purfleet-on-Thames | 2
Stanford-le-Hope South | 3
Stifford | 2
The Homesteads & Stanford-le-Hope North | 3
Tilbury Riverside | 2
Tilbury St Chads | 2
West Thurrock & South Stifford | 2