Thurrock

Thurrock (/ˈθʌrək/) is a unitary authority area with borough status in the English ceremonial county of Essex.

Thurrock Borough of Thurrock
Borough & Unitary authority area
Lakeside Shopping Centre
Shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°25′00″E
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East
Ceremonial County	Essex
Government
• Body	Thurrock Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet[1]
• 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 Tunde Ojetola (C)
Area
• Total	163.38 km2 (63.08 sq mi)
Population
• Total	Ranked 112th 167,000
• Density	1,021/km2 (2,640/sq mi)
• Ethnicity[2]	80.9% White British 4.9% Other White 3.8% Asian 7.8% Black 2.0% Mixed Race 0.6% other
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time
ONS code	00KG (ONS) E06000034 (GSS)
Website	www.thurrock.gov.uk