Elections to Rochford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| 1998 Rochford District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 |  5 | 28.6 | 14 | 18 | 45.0 | 3,706 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | 5 |  1 | 35.7 | 7 | 12 | 30.0 | 3,230 | 26.9 | ||
| Conservative | 4 | 4 | 28.6 | 2 | 6 | 15.0 | 4,363 | 36.4 | ||
| Residents | 1 |  | 7.1 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 698 | 5.8 | ||
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | S. Lemon | 510 | 61.2 | ||
| Conservative | P. Savill | 189 | 22.7 | ||
| Labour | R. Lushey | 135 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 38.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 25.9 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Adams | 467 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | D. Rossi | 420 | 32.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | V. Howlett | 398 | 31.0 | ||
| Majority | 3.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 26.6 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | H. Glynn | 860 | 56.9 | ||
| Conservative | T. Cutmore | 420 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Thompson | 231 | 15.3 | ||
| Majority | 29.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 26.7 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | R. Vingoe | 698 | 77.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Mead | 132 | 14.7 | ||
| Labour | L. Bain | 68 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 63.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.0 | ||||
| Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Flack | 418 | 63.6 | ||
| Conservative | J. Spillane | 239 | 36.4 | ||
| Majority | 27.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 21.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Stephenson | 314 | 66.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Spillane | 161 | 33.9 | ||
| Majority | 32.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 20.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | D. Helson | 466 | 43.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Mockford | 436 | 40.3 | ||
| Labour | S. Walton | 181 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | 2.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 24.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Helson | 324 | 44.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Mockford | 268 | 36.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Popplewell | 141 | 19.2 | ||
| Majority | 7.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 25.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Ford | 229 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Stanton | 175 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | V. Keenan | 143 | 26.1 | ||
| Majority | 9.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Ford | 370 | 66.3 | ||
| Conservative | M. Shelley | 188 | 33.7 | ||
| Majority | 32.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Weir | 377 | 53.3 | ||
| Conservative | R. Amner | 330 | 46.7 | ||
| Majority | 6.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Gibbs | 372 | 47.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Pearse | 271 | 34.2 | ||
| Labour | J. Fielding | 149 | 18.8 | ||
| Majority | 12.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.5 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Webster | 478 | 52.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Swain | 344 | 37.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Randall | 87 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | 14.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.2 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Webster | 540 | 53.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Hunnable | 358 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Emmons | 110 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 18.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.1 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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