Editing Thurrock (section)

==Governance==
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There is only one tier of local government in Thurrock, being the unitary authority of [[Thurrock Council]]. There are no [[civil parish]]es in the borough, with the whole borough being an [[unparished area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
The local authority is [[Thurrock Council]]. [[Thurrock local elections|Elections]] are held in three years out of every four.

===Wider politics===
Thurrock is covered by two parliamentary constituencies. [[Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|Thurrock]] includes most of the borough while [[South Basildon and East Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|South Basildon and East Thurrock]] includes some wards in the east of the borough.