1995 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford District Council, in Essex, England, were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election.

1995 Rochford District Council election

4 May 1995
13 out of 39 seats on the Rochford District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Last election 10 4 0 Seats before 21 7 10 Seats won 8 3 1 Seats after 22 8 7 Seat change 1 1 3 Popular vote 5,562 3,739 3,320 Percentage 42.6% 25.4% 25.4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Residents Last election N/A 1 Seats before 0 2 Seats won 1 N/A Seats after 1 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 430 N/A Percentage 3.3% N/A

Results summary

1995 Rochford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	1	61.5	14	22	55.0	5,562	42.6
	Labour	3	1	23.1	5	8	20.0	3,739	28.6
	Conservative	1	3	7.7	6	7	17.5	3,320	25.4
	Residents	0		0.0	2	2	5.0	0	0.0
	Independent	1	1	7.7	0	1	2.5	430	3.3

Ward results

Ashingdon

Ashingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hosking	471	55.7
	Conservative	A. Hornett	235	27.8
	Labour	M. Vince	140	16.5
Majority				27.9
Turnout				36.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Barling & Sutton

Barling & Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Lee	430	67.6
	Labour	D. Ford	178	28.0
	Conservative	T. Chapman	28	4.4
Majority				39.6
Turnout				46.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Canewdon

Canewdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Powell	477	69.8
	Conservative	L. Butcher	117	17.1
	Labour	C. Stephenson	89	13.0
Majority				52.7
Turnout				39.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Foulness & Great Wakering East

Foulness & Great Wakering East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pearson	403	55.1
	Labour	H. King	328	44.9
Majority				10.2
Turnout				44.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Francis	739	43.4
	Labour	D. Rossi	588	34.5
	Conservative	G. Mockford	375	22.0
Majority				8.9
Turnout				37.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Wakering Central

Great Wakering Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Sutton	Unopposed
Majority				0.0
Turnout				0.0
	Labour hold

Great Wakering West

Great Wakering West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Fox	378	91.7
	Conservative	R. Powell	34	8.3
Majority				83.4
Turnout				41.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Leach	917	51.0
	Labour	J. Dickson	478	26.6
	Conservative	J. Roden	403	22.4
Majority				24.4
Turnout				32.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Weir	693	52.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Saunders	314	23.9
	Conservative	J. Fawell	305	23.2
Majority				28.9
Turnout				43.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Brown	1,037	61.8
	Conservative	T. Livings	341	20.3
	Labour	J. Foley	299	17.8
Majority				41.5
Turnout				36.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cumberland	567	55.1
	Conservative	J. Duncombe	273	26.5
	Labour	G. Angus	189	18.4
Majority				28.6
Turnout				35.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tellis	501	48.5
	Conservative	P. Savill	389	37.7
	Labour	V. Foley	142	13.8
Majority				10.8
Turnout				43.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Giles	539	45.2
	Conservative	M. Webster	417	35.0
	Labour	J. Daly	237	19.9
Majority				10.2
Turnout				44.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing