# Thurrock

The south of the East of England. About 124,793 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 64 square kilometres.

Jen Craft has been the Labour MP for Thurrock since July 2024. They won by 6,474 votes on a 51.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001546. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## MP and the 2024 result

Jen Craft has been the Labour MP for Thurrock since July 2024.
They won by 6,474 votes on a 51.2% turnout.

MP: [Jen Craft](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5056) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Thurrock

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jen Craft (elected) | Labour | 16,050 | 42.7% |
| Sophie Preston-Hall | Reform UK | 9,576 | 25.5% |
| Jacqueline Doyle-Price | Conservative | 8,009 | 21.3% |
| Eugene McCarthy | Green Party | 1,632 | 4.3% |
| Michael Bukola | Liberal Democrat | 1,157 | 3.1% |
| Yousaff Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 691 | 1.8% |
| Nimal Raj | Independent | 443 | 1.2% |

Electorate 73,392. Turnout 51.2%. Majority 6,474 (17.2%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3833

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 17.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Thurrock had a majority of 17.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 258th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 51.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Thurrock at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 74th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 120,816** (2021). Thurrock had 120,816 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 48th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 63%** (2022). About 63% of people in Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001546) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 63% of people in Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001546) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Thurrock, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Thurrock.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001546) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Thurrock, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Thurrock.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001546) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Thurrock had 120,816 usual residents at the census.

## How Thurrock compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Thurrock | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 17.2% | 258th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 51.2% | joint 74th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 120,816 | 48th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 63% | joint 239th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Thurrock?

Thurrock had 120,816 usual residents at the census.
Thurrock is the 48th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Thurrock

Most of Thurrock lies in Thurrock. These figures are published for the whole of Thurrock, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Thurrock itself. [See Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)

- **Average house price: £321,941** (July 2026). Thurrock’s average house price was £321,941 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,997** (2025). Full-time workers living in Thurrock earned a median of £41,997 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Thurrock costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.0** (2025). Thurrock has a deprivation score of 21.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 122nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Thurrock in brief

The winner in Thurrock had a majority of 17.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Thurrock at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.2%.
Thurrock had 120,816 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001546
- Council: [Thurrock †](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 64.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 124,793*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 66
- Output areas: 356

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock), [Hornchurch and Upminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hornchurch-and-upminster), [Dagenham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dagenham-and-rainham)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Thurrock

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001546

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock