Politics
Chadwell has three councillors on Thurrock council. For most recent elections, Labour councillors have been elected. Current councillors are Barbara Ann Rice (elected May 2010), Gerard Rice (elected May, 2008), and Anthony Fish (elected May, 2007). In the 2010 election, the British National Party (BNP) candidate came third, having secured second place in 2008 and 2007.
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