He said: ""I just want to say a very heartily thank you to all those voters who have voted for me.
"I must thank my colleagues in the Labour party who have helped me.
"I will work very hard for the people of Thurrock to make sure our community works very closely and happily for the benefit of everybody."
Result:
Yash Gupta (Lab) 1,011
Leo Milan-Vega (Con)555
Ricky-Lee Strickson (BNP) 445
William Jackson (Lib Dem) 128
Maj 456
Lab hold
Turnout 34%
