2008 Rochford District Council election
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The Conservative party won all 15 seats up for election with no surprises in the results.[1][2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 33 | +1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrat | 5 | 0 |
| style="backgrouns-color: Template:Residents Association/meta/color" | | Rochford District Residents | 1 | 0 |
| style="backgrouns-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent | 0 | –1 |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 15 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0 | 61.6 | 9,551 | +12.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 1,549 | -12.8% | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 1,531 | +6.7% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 1,481 | -1.7% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 571 | -1.1% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 479 | -2.8% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 174 | +1.1% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1.1 | 163 | -1.7% | |
Two Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 663 | 55.1 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Stanton | 371 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
| Green | Andrew Vaughan | 169 | 14.0 | −21.4 | |
| Majority | 292 | 24.3 | −4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,203 | 34.4 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Barling and Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Steptoe | unopposed | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Foulness and Great Wakering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | 1,302 | 80.7 | ||
| Labour | David Thompson | 312 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 990 | 61.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,614 | 31.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Carter | 421 | 73.3 | −3.5 | |
| BNP | Mark Cooling | 92 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
| Labour | Sheila Downward | 61 | 10.6 | −12.6 | |
| Majority | 329 | 57.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 574 | 34.7 | −4.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hocklet West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Maddocks | 401 | 71.1 | ||
| Independent | Brian Hazlewood | 163 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 238 | 42.2 | |||
| Turnout | 564 | 35.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hullbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Robinson | 1,122 | 58.3 | +8.8 | |
| BNP | Robert Green | 479 | 24.9 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Angelina Marriott | 325 | 16.9 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 643 | 33.4 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,926 | 36.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Merrick | 549 | 50.3 | +6.5 | |
| English Democrat | David Merrick | 264 | 24.2 | −5.9 | |
| UKIP | Janet Davies | 174 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Green | Neil Kirsh | 105 | 9.6 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 285 | 26.1 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,092 | 34.5 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rayleigh Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Antony Humphries | 882 | 74.5 | +13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Nobes | 302 | 25.5 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 580 | 49.0 | +14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,184 | 35.3 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rochford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gillian Lucas-Gill | 864 | |||
| Conservative | Keith Gordon | 796 | |||
| Labour | David Lench | 361 | |||
| Labour | Myra Weir | 357 | |||
| English Democrat | Margaret Stoll | 347 | |||
| Green | Douglas Copping | 205 | |||
| Turnout | 2,930 | 29.5 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sweyne Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joan Mockford | 516 | 46.7 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Putt | 353 | 31.9 | −19.9 | |
| English Democrat | Kim Gandy | 236 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
| Majority | 163 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,105 | 33.7 | +8.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Gibbs | 562 | 51.1 | −10.5 | |
| English Democrat | John Hayter | 372 | 33.8 | +33.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 101 | 9.2 | −21.7 | |
| Labour | Peter Lickfold | 65 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 190 | 17.3 | −13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,100 | 37.9 | +3.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Pullen' | 829 | 77.7 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Corey Vost | 238 | 22.3 | −7.2 | |
| Majority | 591 | 55.4 | +14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,067 | 34.1 | −0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whitehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 641 | 56.4 | −7.0 | |
| English Democrat | Kenneth Bennett | 312 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 184 | 16.2 | −20.4 | |
| Majority | 329 | 29.0 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,137 | 36.2 | −0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Southend: Parties' election predictions". Essex Echo. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ "Rochford: Tories maintain their iron grip". Essex Echo. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
