2004 Rochford District Council election
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Elections to Rochford Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 32 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | |
Labour | 1 | -2 | |
Hawkwell Residents | 1 | 0 |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 9,370 | +13.6% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18.6 | 2,799 | -4.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1,565 | +6.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1,305 | -9.7% |
3 Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
editAshingdon and Canewdon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 714 | 56.5 | +3.3 | |
Green | Andrew Vaughan | 384 | 30.4 | +16.6 | |
Labour | John Dickson | 166 | 13.1 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 330 | 26.1 | −4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,264 | 37.0 | +11.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Foulness and Great Wakering
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | 903 | 59.1 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Graham Fox | 626 | 40.9 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 277 | 18.2 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,529 | 35.7 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hockley Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | 1,203 | |||
Conservative | Caroline Weston | 1,107 | |||
Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 415 | |||
Labour | David Thompson | 366 | |||
Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 353 | |||
Turnout | 3,444 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hockley North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Hungate | 473 | 76.8 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Stephen Hinde | 143 | 23.2 | +23.2 | |
Majority | 330 | 53.6 | +25.4 | ||
Turnout | 616 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hockley West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hullbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Robinson | 1,040 | 53.5 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Michael Hoy | 520 | 26.7 | −20.5 | |
Green | Robin Hume | 385 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Majority | 520 | 26.8 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,945 | 36.8 | +15.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Lodge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Merrick | 704 | 64.9 | +12.6 | |
Green | Neil Kirsh | 381 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
Majority | 323 | 29.8 | +25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,085 | 35.0 | +12.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rayleigh Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Antony Humphries | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rochford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Gordon | 957 | 60.5 | ||
Labour | Myra Weir | 625 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 332 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,582 | 31.0 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sweyne Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Mockford | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Trinity
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Gibbs | 722 | 59.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 494 | 40.6 | ||
Majority | 228 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | 43.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wheatley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pullen | 815 | 68.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 375 | 31.5 | ||
Majority | 440 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,190 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitehouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Smith | 732 | 62.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 436 | 37.3 | ||
Majority | 296 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,168 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- 2004 Rochford election result
- Rochford: Triumphant Tories
- Ward results Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine