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 compostion

Composition of Council
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour UKIP Green Rochford Residents Independent
Ward boundary changes
1998 61812--31
1999 111312--31
2000 1999--21
2002 2844--12
2003 3142--11
2004 3241--11
2006 344---1-
2007 325---11
2008 325---11
2010 315--111
2011 324--12-
2012 314--22-
2014 2831322-
2015 2921322-
Ward boundary changes
2016 214-4361
2018 323-3351
2019 263--343
2021 273--162
2022 215--1102
2023 148--179
2024 1011--189

Results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Roche By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31750.2
Liberal Democrats 17427.5
Conservative 14122.3
Majority14322.7
Turnout 632
Labour hold Swing
Barling & Sutton By-Election 5 December 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 15551.7
Labour 12441.3
Liberal Democrats 217.0
Majority3110.4
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
Majority639.9
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
Majority81.4
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
Majority19838.3
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
Majority12120.2
Turnout 60036.6
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

Hullbridge By-election, 16 June 2011 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Diane Hoy75748.22
Conservative Mark Peter Hale55535.35
Labour Angelina Donna Marriott18211.59
UKIP Carl Whitwell764.84
Majority20212.87
Turnout 157029.01
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Rayleigh Central By-election, 1 December 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Edwina Roe40654.8
English Democrat John Hayter21829.4
Liberal Democrats Elena Black11715.8
Majority18825.37
Turnout 74122.03
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkwell North By-election, 2 May 2013 [4]
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
Majority616.2
Turnout 989
Conservative hold Swing
Whitehouse By-election, 2 May 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Dray 408 43.1 −29.4
UKIP Linda Kendall40142.4+42.4
Labour David Bodimeade13714.5−13.0
Majority70.7
Turnout 946
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Downhall and Rawreth By-election, 18 January 2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Cannell 794 77.0 +16.6
Conservative Tony Hollis23723.0+6.4
Majority55754.0
Turnout 1,031
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2018-2022

Downhall and Rawreth By-election, 3 March 2022 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Cripps 791 71.5
Conservative Danielle Belton26523.9
Labour Lorraine Ridley514.6
Majority52647.5
Turnout 1,107
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. http://www.rochford.gov.uk/council__democracy/elections/election_results.aspx [ dead link ]
  3. http://www.rochford.gov.uk/pdf/elections_rayleighcentral_spn.pdf [ dead link ]
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Hawkwell North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Downhall and Rawreth 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.