2006 Rochford District Council election

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Results of the 2006 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 34+2
Liberal Democrat 40
Rochford District Residents10
Labour 0-1
Independent 0-1

Election result

Rochford local election result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1020+276.955.39,031-7.0%
  Liberal Democrats 200015.417.82,909+9.1%
 Rochford Residents10007.76.1992+6.1%
  Labour 001-1015.82,589-2.8%
  Green 000005.0817-5.4%
  Independent 001-1000+0.0%

Ward results

Downhall & Rawreth

Downhall & Rawreth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Black90073.3−1.4
Conservative Victor Howlett32826.7+1.4
Majority 57246.6−2.8
Turnout 1,22837.6+11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Foulness and Great Wakering

Foulness and Great Wakering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Goodwin85159.0−0.1
Labour Graham Fox39327.3−13.6
Green Gillian Askew19813.7+13.7
Majority 45831.7+13.5
Turnout 1,44232.7−3.0
Conservative hold Swing

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lumley68366.3+10.6
Conservative Roland Adams34733.7−10.6
Majority 33632.6+21.2
Turnout 1,03037.4+8.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hawkwell North

Hawkwell North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Starke59651.6+0.0
Rochford ResidentsChristine Mason43837.9+15.1
Labour Sheila Downard12110.5−1.0
Majority 15813.7−15.1
Turnout 1,15533.7+7.7
Conservative hold Swing

Hawkwell South

Hawkwell South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Glynn70177.8+33.2
Labour David Thompson20022.2+5.5
Majority 50155.6+49.7
Turnout 90128.2+5.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rochford ResidentsJohn Mason55444.7+44.7
Conservative Malcolm Houghton42234.0−9.4
Labour Myra Weir26421.3−18.4
Majority 13210.7
Turnout 1,24039.5+11.7
Rochford Residents hold Swing

Hockley Central

Hockley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Weston1,18168.5
Labour Dorothy Thompson31318.2
Green Gabrielle Yeadell23013.3
Majority 86850.3
Turnout 1,72434.1−4.0
Conservative hold Swing

HullBridge

Hullbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Brown97758.5+5.0
Labour Angelina Marriott38122.8−3.9
Green Robin Hume31318.7−1.1
Majority 59635.7+8.9
Turnout 1,67131.5−5.3
Conservative hold Swing

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Aves65461.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Putt28326.4
Labour Christopher Morgan13512.6
Majority 37134.6
Turnout 1,07232.7
Conservative hold Swing

Rochford

Rochford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Cottis87752.9−7.6
Labour Maureen Vince78247.1+7.6
Majority 955.8−15.2
Turnout 1,65932.0+1.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Grey61861.6+2.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Budden31030.9−9.7
Green Neil Kirsh767.6+7.6
Majority 30830.7+11.9
Turnout 1,00434.8−8.8
Conservative hold Swing

Wheatley

Wheatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mavis Webster76870.5+2.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Pearson32229.5−2.0
Majority 44641.0+4.0
Turnout 1,09034.4−3.7
Conservative hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Webster71163.4+0.7
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Dillnutt41136.6−0.7
Majority 30026.8+1.4
Turnout 1,12237.1−1.7
Conservative hold Swing

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