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Local Government: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to UIN 89916, whether Thurrock's 2026 local elections will be to elect all councillors; and whether he plans to amend the Thurrock (Ele

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to UIN 89916, whether Thurrock's 2026 local elections will be to elect all councillors; and whether he plans to amend the Thurrock (Ele

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The May 2026 elections to Thurrock Council are for all councillors. We have no plans to amend the 2025 Order.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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