Rochford District Council elections

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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.

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Council elections

Council composition

Composition of the council [2]
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Labour Green Rochford Residents UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (40 seats)
1973 19112–––8No overall control
New ward boundaries (40 seats)
1976 29210––8Conservative
1979 27310––9Conservative
1980 26330––8Conservative
1982 28430––5Conservative
1983 28720––3Conservative
1984 29820––1Conservative
1986 231060––1Conservative
1987 231060––1Conservative
1988 221340––1Conservative
1990 161570––2No overall control
1991 111980––2No overall control
1992 121970––2No overall control
1994 102170–02Liberal Democrats
1995 72280–03Liberal Democrats
1996 123110–04Liberal Democrats
1998 618120301No overall control
1999 1113120301No overall control
2000 19990201No overall control
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2002 28440102Conservative
2003 31420101Conservative
2004 32410101Conservative
2006 34400100Conservative
2007 32500101Conservative
2008 32500101Conservative
2010 31501101Conservative
2011 32401200Conservative
2012 31402200Conservative
2014 28312230Conservative
2015 29212230Conservative
New ward boundaries (39 seats)
2016 21403641Conservative
2018 32303531Conservative
2019 26303403Conservative
2021 27301602Conservative
2022 215011002Conservative
2023 14801709No overall control
2024 101101809No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Roche By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31750.2
Liberal Democrats 17427.5
Conservative 14122.3
Majority 14322.7
Turnout 632
Labour hold Swing
Barling & Sutton By-Election 5 December 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 15551.7
Labour 12441.3
Liberal Democrats 217.0
Majority 3110.4
Turnout 30021.8
Independent hold Swing
Hawkwell West By-Election 6 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 25740.4−1.5
Resident19430.5
Conservative 18529.1+7.3
Majority 639.9
Turnout 636
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Roche By-Election 30 August 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 24144.5−21.8
Conservative 23343.1+9.4
Liberal Democrats 458.3+8.3
Independent 224.1+4.1
Majority 81.4
Turnout 54126.9
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Sweyne Park By-Election 14 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Mockford31059.9
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Frend11221.6
Labour Stephen Hinde9518.4
Majority 19838.3
Turnout 51715.8
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Hockley North By-Election 14 June 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Carter29749.5−27.3
BNP Mark Cooling17629.3+29.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Pearson12721.2+21.2
Majority 12120.2
Turnout 60036.6
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

Hullbridge By-election, 16 June 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Diane Hoy75748.22
Conservative Mark Peter Hale55535.35
Labour Angelina Donna Marriott18211.59
UKIP Carl Whitwell764.84
Majority 20212.87
Turnout 157029.01
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Rayleigh Central By-election, 1 December 2011 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Edwina Roe40654.8
English Democrat John Hayter21829.4
Liberal Democrats Elena Black11715.8
Majority 18825.37
Turnout 74122.03
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkwell North By-election, 2 May 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Butcher 372 37.6 −33.5
UKIP Keith Gibbs31131.4+31.4
Independent Arthur Williams17317.5+17.5
Labour John Jefferies13313.4−15.5
Majority 616.2
Turnout 989
Conservative hold Swing
Whitehouse By-election, 2 May 2013 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Dray 408 43.1 −29.4
UKIP Linda Kendall40142.4+42.4
Labour David Bodimeade13714.5−13.0
Majority 70.7
Turnout 946
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Downhall and Rawreth By-election, 18 January 2018 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Cannell 794 77.0 +16.6
Conservative Tony Hollis23723.0+6.4
Majority 55754.0
Turnout 1,031
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2018-2022

Downhall and Rawreth By-election, 3 March 2022 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Cripps 791 71.5
Conservative Danielle Belton26523.9
Labour Lorraine Ridley514.6
Majority 52647.5
Turnout 1,107
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ http://www.rochford.gov.uk/council__democracy/elections/election_results.aspx [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.rochford.gov.uk/pdf/elections_rayleighcentral_spn.pdf [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hawkwell North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Downhall and Rawreth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Downhall and Rawreth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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