A GENERAL election is set for the 8th June. Prime Minister Theresa May made the surprise announcement outside 10 Downing Street this morning.
Firstly, Mrs May will need to go to the House of Commons to have the Fixed Term Act repealed.
More follows.
Thurrock 2015
Conservative: Jackie Doyle-Price: 16,692
Labour Polly Billington: 16,156
UKIP Tim Aker: 15,718
Liberal Democrat: Rhodri Jamieson-Ball: 644
CISTA Jamie Barnes: 244
Independent: Daniel Munyambu: 79
All People’s Party: Aba Kristilolu: 31
Majority: 536
Turnout 49,564 63.9
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Conservative: Stephen Metcalfe: 19,788
UKIP: Ian Luder: 12,097
Labour Mike Le-Surf: 11,493
Liberal Democrat: Geoff Williams: 1,356
Independent: Kerry Smith: 401
Independent: None Of The Above X: 253
Independent: Stuart Hooper: 205
Majority: 7,692 16.9
Turnout 45,593 64.1
Conservative hold Swing 2.6
