Rochford is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after one of its main settlements, Rochford, where the council is based. The largest town in the district is Rayleigh. Other places in the district include Hockley, Ashingdon, Great Wakering, Canewdon and Hullbridge. The district wraps around the north of the city of Southend-on-Sea, with Southend Airport falling within the district. Most of the built-up areas are in the west of the district along the Shenfield to Southend Victoria railway. The eastern part of the district is more sparsely populated and has a stretch of coast at Foulness Island.
Rochford and Southend East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Sir James Duddridge, a Conservative.
South East Essex was a parliamentary constituency in Essex in the East of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
One third of Rochford District Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Essex County Council.
Elections to Rochford Council, Essex, England, were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2012 Rochford Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Rochford Council in England. They were held on the same day as other United Kingdom elections.
The 2014 Rochford District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of the Rochford District Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2015 Rochford District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rochford District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2016 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. Due to boundary changes, all seats on the council were up for election at the same time, with each ward electing three Councillors. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections to Rochford District Council were held on 5 May 2011 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.
The 2018 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Rochford District Council, in Essex, England, were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election.
Elections to Essex County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, with each returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The 2021 Rochford District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2022 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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