1988 Rochford District Council election

1988 Rochford District Council election

←  1988 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  →
13 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative SLD Seats won 8 5 Seats after 22 13 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 7,456 5,674 Percentage 46.0% 35.0% Swing 0.5% 5.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 0 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,825 250 Percentage 17.4% 2.5% Swing 4.9% 0.3%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1988 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Rochford District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	3	61.5	14	22	55.0	7,456	46.0	+0.5
	SLD	5	3	38.5	8	13	32.5	5,674	35.0	–5.2
	Labour	0		0.0	4	4	10.0	2,825	17.4	+4.9
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.5	250	1.5	–0.3

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	%	±%
	SLD	C. Wren	473	44.7	–11.3
	Conservative	R. Warner	459	43.3	+7.7
	Labour	R. McLeod	127	12.0	+3.3
Majority			14	1.3	–19.0
Turnout			1,059	44.3	–7.8
Registered electors			2,391
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	9.5

Downhall

Downhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Black*	872	73.7	+4.3
	Conservative	S. Fletcher	245	20.7	–9.9
	Labour	J. Foley	66	5.6	N/A
Majority			627	53.0	+14.2
Turnout			1,183	43.8	+2.3
Registered electors			2,701
	SLD hold		Swing	7.1

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Beckers*	933	47.7	+3.8
	Conservative	B. Spencer	671	34.3	+0.6
	Labour	S. Andre	350	17.9	–4.4
Majority			262	13.4	+3.2
Turnout			1,954	43.6	–0.5
Registered electors			4,482
	SLD hold		Swing	1.6

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Roden	1,026	54.2	+0.5
	SLD	H. Glynn	592	31.3	–4.3
	Labour	R. Cairey	275	14.5	+3.8
Majority			434	22.9	+4.7
Turnout			1,893	35.2	–7.6
Registered electors			5,378
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell*	672	60.1	+9.4
	Labour	V. Arnold	242	21.6	+10.7
	SLD	B. Cummings	205	18.3	–20.0
Majority			430	38.4	+26.0
Turnout			1,119	35.6	–9.2
Registered electors			3,143
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Hockley Central

Hockley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Hart*	420	53.0	+1.0
	SLD	S. Giles	373	47.0	+11.1
Majority			47	6.0	–10.1
Turnout			793	44.1	+1.6
Registered electors			1,798
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Hockley East

Hockley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Godfrey	762	61.4	–2.9
	SLD	W. Alabaster	245	19.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Christie	234	18.9	–16.8
Majority			517	41.7	+13.1
Turnout			1,241	38.0	+6.7
Registered electors			3,266
	Conservative hold

Hockley West

Hockley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Marlow	535	65.6	–9.6
	SLD	M. Nudd	189	23.2	–1.6
	Labour	E. Gay	92	11.3	N/A
Majority			346	42.4	–8.0
Turnout			816	37.2	+8.4
Registered electors			2,194
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hooper	554	51.8	+15.3
	Labour	C. Morgan	515	48.2	+2.6
Majority			39	3.6	N/A
Turnout			1,069	34.5	–3.0
Registered electors			3,099
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Hullbridge South

Hullbridge South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Walker*	505	55.0	+2.9
	Labour	M. Stevenson	414	45.0	–2.9
Majority			91	9.9	+5.8
Turnout			919	38.6	+5.0
Registered electors			2,381
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	S. Jarvis	1,139	55.9	+12.2
	Conservative	J. Parriers-Taylor*	769	37.8	–10.9
	Labour	J. Stracey	129	6.3	–1.3
Majority			370	18.2	N/A
Turnout			2,037	42.9	–5.7
Registered electors			4,748
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	11.6

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	N. Harris	407	40.4	+13.1
	Conservative	D. Geach	351	34.8	+5.1
	Independent	J. Bolton	250	24.8	N/A
Majority			56	5.6	N/A
Turnout			1,008	33.5	–6.4
Registered electors			3,009
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	4.0

Rochford St Andrews

Rochford St Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Amner	487	43.7	+6.9
	Labour	M. Weir	381	34.2	–3.4
	SLD	P. Wells	246	22.1	–3.5
Majority			106	9.5	N/A
Turnout			1,114	46.4	–2.5
Registered electors			2,401
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

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.