Elections to Rochford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
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The Conservative Party won 13 seats up for election with surprise result with the Green Party gaining their first seat from the Conservative Party and Rochford District Residents holding one seat.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69.2 | 53.3 | 17,732 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 5,128 | |||
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 2,053 | ||
Rochford Resident | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 937 | |||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 569 | |||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 3,172 | |||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 2,722 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 910 |
Ward Results edit
Downhall and Rawreth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Black | 1846 | 70.57 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Alan Orr | 770 | 29.43 | ||
Majority | 1076 | 41.13 | |||
Turnout | 70.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Foulness & Great Wakering edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Edward Goodwin | 1607 | 53.73 | ||
Independent | Brian Efde | 659 | 22.03 | ||
Labour | Tim Nicholls | 625 | 20.90 | ||
Majority | 948 | 32.79 | |||
Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Lumley | 1205 | 62.60 | ||
Conservative | Aron Priest | 720 | 37.40 | ||
Majority | 485 | 25.19 | |||
Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hawkwell North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joanne Elizabeth McPherson | 1291 | 54.06 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sam Duncombe | 833 | 34.88 | ||
BNP | Antony William Evennett | 264 | 11.06 | ||
Majority | 458 | 19.18 | |||
Turnout | 68.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hawkwell South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Lilian Ann Glynn | 1584 | 80.28 | ||
BNP | Earl Victor Strobridge | 389 | 19.72 | ||
Majority | 1195 | 60.57 | |||
Turnout | 62.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hawkwell West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rochford Resident | John Mason | 937 | 40.2 | ||
Conservative | Ian Howard Ward | 832 | 35.7 | ||
Labour | Myra Anne Weir | 306 | 13.1 | ||
English Democrat | Gloria Harmsworth | 157 | 6.7 | ||
BNP | James Michael Antony Wells | 101 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 105 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 72 | ||||
Rochford Resident hold | Swing |
Hockley Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carole Anne Weston | 2646 | 73.79 | ||
Labour | David Charles Thompson | 940 | 26.21 | ||
Majority | 1706 | 47.57 | |||
Turnout | 69.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hullbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Michael Hoy | 1,446 | 39.5 | ||
Conservative | Brian Hazlewood | 1,302 | 35.6 | ||
Labour | Angelina Marriott | 467 | 12.8 | ||
English Democrat | Pauline Smith | 445 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 144 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Rayleigh Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patricia Aves | 1242 | 54.67 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Nobes | 702 | 30.90 | ||
English Democrat | Thomas Broad | 328 | 14.44 | ||
Majority | 540 | 23.77 | |||
Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rochford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Philip Cottis | 1813 | 55.72 | ||
Labour | Robert Matthew Brown | 834 | 25.63 | ||
Green | Douglas John Copping | 607 | 18.65 | ||
Majority | 979 | 30.09 | |||
Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Trinity edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edward Grey | 1070 | 50.07 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanley | 542 | 25.36 | ||
English Democrat | Paula Hayter | 525 | 24.57 | ||
Majority | 528 | 24.71 | |||
Turnout | 74 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wheatley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mavis Joan Webster | 1470 | 68.82 | ||
English Democrat | Nicola Gallaway | 666 | 31.18 | ||
Majority | 804 | 37.64 | |||
Turnout | 69 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Frederick Arthur Webster | 1385 | 64.66 | ||
English Democrat | Tim Hayter | 601 | 28.06 | ||
BNP | Joan Elizabeth Court | 156 | 7.28 | ||
Majority | 784 | 36.60 | |||
Turnout | 68.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |