2022 Rochford District Council election

The 2022 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2022 Rochford District Council election

4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)
13 out of 39 seats to Rochford District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Rochford Resident Liberal Democrats Last election 27 seats, 42.9% 6 seats, 28.1% 3 seats, 11.3% Seats won 5 4 3 Seats after 21 10 5 Seat change 6 4 2 Popular vote 8,028 4,399 3,702 Percentage 38.4% 21.0% 17.7% Swing 4.5% 7.1% 6.4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Green Last election 2 seats, 6.1% 1 seat, 0.4% Seats won 0 1 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 712 1,013 Percentage 3.4% 4.8% Swing 2.7% 4.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Rochford District Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Results summary

2022 Rochford District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	6	38.5	16	21	53.8	8,028	38.4	-4.5
	Rochford Resident	4	4	30.8	6	10	25.6	4,399	21.0	-7.1
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	23.1	2	5	12.8	3,702	17.7	+6.4
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	5.1	712	3.4	-2.7
	Green	1		7.7	0	1	2.6	1,013	4.8	+4.4
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,051	14.6	+3.5

Ward results

Downhall & Rawreth

Downhall & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Stanley	975	66.9	+5.0
	Conservative	Keith Podd	352	24.2	−5.1
	Labour Co-op	James Hedges	130	8.9	+0.2
Majority			623	42.7
Turnout			1,457	27.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.1

Foulness & The Wakerings

Foulness & The Wakerings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo McPherson	1,102	73.3	+5.8
	Labour	Philip Hannan	401	26.7	+6.2
Majority			701	46.6
Turnout			1,503	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Deborah Squires-Coleman	596	41.6	−1.7
	Conservative	Phil Shaw	552	38.5	−7.1
	Labour	Hollie Ridley	284	19.8	+8.7
Majority			44	3.1
Turnout			1,432	30.0
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	2.7

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Gooding	837	49.6	+7.1
	Rochford Resident	Andrea Styles	658	39.0	−10.9
	Labour	Teddy Ryan	191	11.3	+3.8
Majority			179	10.6
Turnout			1,686	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Hockley

Hockley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	John Mason	877	54.2	+9.8
	Conservative	Reid Fairbairn	529	32.7	−13.1
	Labour	Ian Rooke	213	13.2	+3.4
Majority			348	21.5
Turnout			1,619	31.6
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	11.5

Hockley & Ashingdon

Hockley & Ashingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danielle Belton	629	37.7	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Gardner	315	18.9	+4.0
	Rochford Resident	Elliot Mason	285	17.1	−16.3
	Independent	Carole Weston	275	16.5	N/A
	Labour	Jack Griffiths	166	9.9	−0.8
Majority			314	18.8
Turnout			1,670	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Hullbridge

Hullbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Stuart Wilson	1,013	54.1	N/A
	Conservative	Scott Peters	593	31.7	+6.4
	Labour	Conner Agius	265	14.2	+4.2
Majority			420	22.4
Turnout			1,871	33.4
	Green hold		Swing	N/A

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Richard Lambourne	811	47.4	+4.1
	Conservative	Simon Smith	690	40.3	−4.1
	Labour	Loaine Ridley	211	12.3	±0.0
Majority			121	7.1
Turnout			1,712	33.1
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	4.1

Roche North & Rural

Roche North & Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laureen Shaw	623	44.6	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Ioannou	463	33.1	+26.6
	Labour	David Bodimeade	311	22.3	+6.1
Majority			160	11.5
Turnout			1,397	27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

Roche South

Roche South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Steptoe	551	43.7	−3.5
	Rochford Resident	David Miles	403	32.0	+1.0
	Labour	Vicky Williams	306	24.3	+8.0
Majority			148	11.7
Turnout			1,260	26.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Sweyne Park & Grange

Sweyne Park & Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Vilma Wilson	769	53.5	+6.9
	Conservative	Jordan Jacobs	408	28.4	−13.7
	Labour	Craig Archer	261	18.2	+6.9
Majority			361	25.1
Turnout			1,438	28.8
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	10.3

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Sharp	1,222	60.6	+16.6
	Conservative	Robin Dray	637	31.6	−13.5
	Labour	Steve Cooper	156	7.7	−3.3
Majority			585	29.0
Turnout			2,015	37.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.1

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cross	727	39.4	+12.8
	Conservative	Richard Linden	525	28.5	−3.7
	Independent	Jamie Burton	437	23.7	−9.5
	Labour	David Lench	156	8.5	+0.5
Majority			202	10.9
Turnout			1,845	36.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.3