1986 Rochford District Council election

1986 Rochford District Council election

←  1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987  →
14 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Seats won 5 5 3 Seats after 22 11 3 Seat change 5 3 1 Popular vote 6,518 6,145 3,409 Percentage 39.2% 37.0% 20.5% Swing 11.3% 7.9 2.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Residents Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 499 did not stand Percentage 3.0% did not stand Swing 1.0% N/A
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1986 Rochford District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Rochford District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	5	35.7	17	22	55.0	6,518	39.2	–11.3
	Alliance	5	3	35.7	6	11	27.5	6,145	37.0	+7.9
	Labour	3	1	21.4	0	3	7.5	3,409	20.5	+2.1
	Independent	1	1	7.1	2	3	7.5	499	3.0	+1.0
	Residents	0		0.0	1	1	2.5	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Ratepayer	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	42	0.3	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Downhall

Downhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Lemon	765	69.4	+13.4
	Conservative	T. Murray	337	30.6	–13.4
Majority			428	38.8	+26.8
Turnout			1,102	41.5	–2.9
Registered electors			2,655
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	13.4

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Skinner	697	44.9	+7.6
	Conservative	D. Geach	487	31.4	–1.8
	Labour	S. Cox	367	23.7	–5.8
Majority			210	13.5	+9.5
Turnout			1,551	35.2	+0.3
Registered electors			4,407
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sheaf*	801	48.5	–21.1
	Alliance	M. Stevens	464	28.1	N/A
	Labour	S. Leftley	386	23.4	–7.0
Majority			337	20.4	–18.8
Turnout			1,651	33.0	+4.7
Registered electors			5,009
	Conservative hold

Hockley East

Hockley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Faherty	645	64.3	+6.7
	Labour	J. Christie	358	35.7	N/A
Majority			287	28.6	N/A
Turnout			1,003	31.3	–11.9
Registered electors			3,200
	Conservative hold

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Flack	529	45.6	+9.6
	Conservative	E. Letch	423	36.5	–0.4
	Alliance	M. Menning	207	17.9	–9.2
Majority			106	9.1	N/A
Turnout			1,159	37.5	+4.7
Registered electors			3,091
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	5.0

Hullbridge South

Hullbridge South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Brown	413	52.1	+15.1
	Labour	A. Malcolm	379	47.9	+13.6
Majority			34	4.3	+1.5
Turnout			792	33.6	–1.4
Registered electors			2,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Handford	919	49.1	+8.4
	Conservative	J. Murison*	759	40.5	–8.3
	Labour	J. Foley	194	10.4	–0.1
Majority			160	8.5	N/A
Turnout			1,872	40.1	+5.0
Registered electors			4,665
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	8.4

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Silva	499	43.1	+8.7
	Conservative	R. Foster*	344	29.7	–10.0
	Alliance	N. Harris	316	27.3	+11.3
Majority			155	13.4	N/A
Turnout			1,159	39.9	+5.9
Registered electors			2,904
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	9.4

Rochford Eastwood

Rochford Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Budge*	233	32.6	–21.8
	Labour	G. Tasker	231	32.4	N/A
	Alliance	P. Saunders	208	29.1	–16.5
	Ratepayer	G. Skinner	42	5.9	N/A
Majority			2	0.3	–8.6
Turnout			714	52.6	+5.6
Registered electors			1,358
	Conservative hold

Rochford Roche

Rochford Roche

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Stephenson*	408	53.5	+2.3
	Conservative	D. Eade	230	30.1	–4.9
	Alliance	J. Haslam	125	16.4	+2.6
Majority			178	23.3	+7.1
Turnout			763	50.3	–4.7
Registered electors			2,462
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Rochford St Andrews

Rochford St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Weir*	453	37.6	–12.3
	Conservative	P. Easter	443	36.8	–13.3
	Alliance	B. Cummings	309	25.6	N/A
Majority			10	0.8	N/A
Turnout			1,205	48.9	+1.7
Registered electors			2,462
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Boyd*	937	71.6	+11.7
	Conservative	S. Easter	371	28.4	–11.7
Majority			566	43.3	+23.6
Turnout			1,308	45.6	–2.5
Registered electors			2,868
	Alliance hold		Swing	11.7

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Lovett*	538	47.9	+1.5
	Alliance	J. Gordonn	482	42.9	–10.7
	Labour	G. Plackett	104	9.3	N/A
Majority			56	5.0	N/A
Turnout			1,124	45.5	–1.1
Registered electors			2,469
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Hunnable	716	59.2	+24.0
	Conservative	D. Fowler	494	40.8	–12.0
Majority			222	18.3	N/A
Turnout			1,210	46.3	+0.6
Registered electors			2,614
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	18.0

References

1. "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 8 September 2025.