1987 Rochford District Council election

1987 Rochford District Council election

←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
12 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Alliance Seats won 8 3 Seats after 23 10 Seat change 1 Popular vote 7,709 6,799 Percentage 45.5% 40.2% Swing 6.3% 3.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 6 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,120 300 Percentage 12.5% 1.8% Swing 8.0% 1.2%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1987 Rochford District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1987 Rochford District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8		66.7	15	23	57.5	7,709	45.5	+6.3
	Alliance	3	1	25.0	7	10	25.0	6,799	40.2	+3.2
	Labour	1	1	8.3	5	6	15.0	2,120	12.5	–8.0
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.5	300	1.8	–1.2

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Ashingdon

Ashingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. Crick*	694	56.0	+10.1
	Conservative	J. Nicholls	442	35.6	–18.5
	Labour	J. Ellis	104	8.4	N/A
Majority			252	20.3	N/A
Turnout			1,240	52.1	+10.0
Registered electors			2,381
	Alliance hold		Swing	14.3

Barling & Sutton

Barling & Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Allen	369	52.9	+2.4
	Alliance	K. Nokes	234	33.6	–15.9
	Labour	C. Coyte	94	13.5	N/A
Majority			135	19.4	+18.4
Turnout			697	55.0	+5.7
Registered electors			1,268
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Canewdon

Canewdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Wood*	424	43.2	–24.6
	Alliance	T. Powell	371	37.8	N/A
	Independent	E. Gladstone	134	13.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Christie	52	5.3	–26.9
Majority			53	5.4	–30.2
Turnout			981	58.3	+15.8
Registered electors			1,682
	Conservative hold

Foulness & Great Wakering East

Foulness & Great Wakering East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pearson*	544	61.9	+2.3
	Alliance	S. Finch	169	19.2	N/A
	Labour	S. Bull	166	18.9	N/A
Majority			375	42.7	+23.5
Turnout			879	51.0	+5.3
Registered electors			1,722
	Conservative hold

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Godsell	874	43.9	–1.0
	Conservative	N. Hill	671	33.7	+2.3
	Labour	R. McCamley	444	22.3	–1.4
Majority			203	10.2	–3.3
Turnout			1,989	44.1	+8.9
Registered electors			4,507
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	1.7

Great Wakering Central

Great Wakering Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Stow	388	49.4	N/A
	Conservative	E. Easlea	304	38.7	–8.3
	Alliance	J. Alabaster	93	11.8	–41.2
Majority			84	10.7	N/A
Turnout			785	58.8	+11.9
Registered electors			1,335
	Labour gain from Alliance

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Harvey*	1,218	53.7	+5.2
	Alliance	H. Glynn	806	35.6	+7.5
	Labour	S. Leftley	243	10.7	–12.7
Majority			412	18.2	–2.2
Turnout			2,267	42.8	+9.8
Registered electors			5,298
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fawell*	711	50.7	+0.7
	Alliance	J. Haslam	537	38.3	+8.3
	Labour	G. Plackett	153	10.9	–9.1
Majority			174	12.4	–7.6
Turnout			1,401	44.8	+10.2
Registered electors			3,125
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Cooke*	1,124	48.7	+8.2
	Alliance	S. Jarvis	1,010	43.7	–5.4
	Labour	J. Stracey	175	7.6	–2.8
Majority			114	4.9	N/A
Turnout			2,309	48.6	+8.5
Registered electors			4,752
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Helson*	863	56.7	–14.9
	Conservative	D. Fowler	573	37.6	+9.2
	Labour	V. Arnold	87	5.7	N/A
Majority			290	19.0	–24.3
Turnout			1,523	51.6	+6.0
Registered electors			2,951
	Alliance hold		Swing	12.1

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Webster	650	49.4	+1.5
	Alliance	T. Dean*	574	43.6	+0.7
	Labour	S. Cox	93	7.1	–2.2
Majority			76	5.8	+0.8
Turnout			1,317	52.8	+7.3
Registered electors			2,496
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	0.4

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gibson*	679	44.1	+3.3
	Alliance	N. Harris	574	37.3	–21.9
	Independent	J. Bolton	166	10.8	N/A
	Labour	J. Foley	121	7.9	N/A
Majority			105	6.8
Turnout			1,540	56.9	+10.6
Registered electors			2,705
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

References

1. "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 9 September 2025.