[6] The average turnout for the election was 26.41% per ward, meaning that one in four of all of Thurrock's eligible voters had participated.

[6] In the run-up to the election, both the Conservatives and Labour ran on local manifestoes focusing on financial prosperity.

[13] One Conservative to lose his seat was councillor David Van Day, who lost to Labour's Srikanth Panjala by twenty votes.

[15] The Thurrock Independents stood its leader's son Ross Byrne in the ward of Stanford East & Corringham Town,[6] although their own seats were uncontested.

[8] Mayor Sue Shinnick[16] vacated her Labour seat in Ockendon to stand in the Conservative-held South Chafford ward.