Labour councillor Terry Brookes has been arrested on suspicion of possession of child rape images.
Mr.Brookes is a shop worker and is a member of the Marxist GMB union and Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw).
A statement from Essex police said: “Police have arrested a 58 year old man from Grays on suspicion of possession of indecent images.
“He was detained on July 20th and taken into police custody for questioning before being released on bail until December pending further investigations.”
A by-election for his ward of West Thurrock and South Stifford has been scheduled for 10 September.
Mr Brookes and his wife have now put the property in Grays up for sale.
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