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.
Political control
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973-1976 | |
Conservative | 1976-1990 | |
No overall control | 1990-1994 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1994-1998 | |
No overall control | 1998-2002 | |
Conservative | 2002–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2004 have been:[1]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Cutmore | Conservative | 22 Jun 2004 | 14 May 2019 | |
Mike Steptoe | Conservative | 14 May 2019 | 9 Jul 2020 | |
Simon Wootton | Conservative | 9 Jul 2020 |
Council elections
- 1973 Rochford District Council election
- 1976 Rochford District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1979 Rochford District Council election
- 1980 Rochford District Council election
- 1982 Rochford District Council election
- 1983 Rochford District Council election
- 1984 Rochford District Council election
- 1986 Rochford District Council election
- 1987 Rochford District Council election
- 1988 Rochford District Council election
- 1990 Rochford District Council election
- 1991 Rochford District Council election
- 1992 Rochford District Council election
- 1994 Rochford District Council election
- 1995 Rochford District Council election
- 1996 Rochford District Council election
Composition of Council
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | UKIP | Green | Rochford Residents | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward boundary changes | |||||||
1998 | 6 | 18 | 12 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
1999 | 11 | 13 | 12 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
2000 | 19 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
2002 | 28 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
2003 | 31 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 34 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
2007 | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 31 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 32 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
2012 | 31 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
2014 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
2015 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
Ward boundary changes | |||||||
2016 | 21 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
2018 | - | ||||||
2019 | 26 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 |
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 317 | 50.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 174 | 27.5 | |||
Conservative | 141 | 22.3 | |||
Majority | 143 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 632 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 155 | 51.7 | |||
Labour | 124 | 41.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 21 | 7.0 | |||
Majority | 31 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 300 | 21.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 257 | 40.4 | -1.5 | ||
Resident | 194 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative | 185 | 29.1 | +7.3 | ||
Majority | 63 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 241 | 44.5 | -21.8 | ||
Conservative | 233 | 43.1 | +9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 45 | 8.3 | +8.3 | ||
Independent | 22 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 8 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 541 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Mockford | 310 | 59.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Frend | 112 | 21.6 | ||
Labour | Stephen Hinde | 95 | 18.4 | ||
Majority | 198 | 38.3 | |||
Turnout | 517 | 15.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Carter | 297 | 49.5 | -27.3 | |
BNP | Mark Cooling | 176 | 29.3 | +29.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 127 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Majority | 121 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 600 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Diane Hoy | 757 | 48.22 | ||
Conservative | Mark Peter Hale | 555 | 35.35 | ||
Labour | Angelina Donna Marriott | 182 | 11.59 | ||
UKIP | Carl Whitwell | 76 | 4.84 | ||
Majority | 202 | 12.87 | |||
Turnout | 1570 | 29.01 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cheryl Edwina Roe | 406 | 54.8 | ||
English Democrat | John Hayter | 218 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 117 | 15.8 | ||
Majority | 188 | 25.37 | |||
Turnout | 741 | 22.03 |
References
- ^ "Council minutes". Rochford District Council. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ http://www.rochford.gov.uk/council__democracy/elections/election_results.aspx[dead link]
- ^ http://www.rochford.gov.uk/pdf/elections_rayleighcentral_spn.pdf[dead link]