1991 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election.

Results summary

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1991 Rochford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7   4 53.8 12 19 46.2 7,378 45.5
  Conservative 4   5 30.8 9 13 33.3 6,665 41.1
  Labour 2   1 15.4 5 7 17.9 2,074 12.8
  Ratepayer 0   0.0 1 1 2.6 0 0.0
  Independent 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 113 0.7

Ward results

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Ashingdon

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Ashingdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Crick 642 49.5
Conservative T. Butcher 579 44.6
Labour D. Thompson 76 5.9
Majority 4.9
Turnout 54.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barlington & Sutton

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Barlington & Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Allen 363 62.5
Liberal Democrats V. Stanton 133 22.9
Labour G. Plackett 85 14.6
Majority 39.6
Turnout 41.9
Conservative hold Swing

Canewdon

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Canewdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. Powell 495 55.1
Conservative D. Edwards 345 38.4
Labour C. Coyte 58 6.5
Majority 16.7
Turnout 52.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Foulness & Great Wakering East

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Foulness & Great Wakering East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pearson 496 68.7
Labour B. Cottle 226 31.3
Majority 37.4
Turnout 43.0
Conservative hold Swing

Grange & Rawreth

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Grange & Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Stephens 1,041 55.8
Conservative P. Savill 557 29.8
Labour S. Andre 269 14.4
Majority 26.0
Turnout 43.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Wakering Central

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Great Wakering Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Jones 464 63.8
Conservative B. Wilkins 263 36.2
Majority 27.6
Turnout 53.3
Labour hold Swing

Great Wakering West

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Great Wakering West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Fox 242 50.4
Conservative B. Wright 238 49.6
Majority 0.8
Turnout 47.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hawkwell East

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Hawkwell East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Smith 887 46.0
Liberal Democrats V. Leach 812 42.1
Labour G. Tasker 228 11.8
Majority 3.9
Turnout 36.3
Conservative hold Swing

Hawkwell West

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Hawkwell West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fawell 562 42.0
Labour M. Weir 426 31.9
Liberal Democrats K. Saunders 349 26.1
Majority 10.1
Turnout 43.1
Conservative hold Swing

Lodge

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Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Brown 1,375 66.6
Conservative J. Farrell 689 33.4
Majority 33.2
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Trinity

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Helson 912 68.3
Conservative L. Argentieri 423 31.7
Majority 36.6
Turnout 44.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wheatley

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Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. TEllis 793 52.1
Conservative P. Webster 730 47.9
Majority 4.2
Turnout 62.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Whitehouse

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Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Giles 826 56.1
Conservative D. Hale 533 36.2
Independent S. Silva 113 7.7
Majority 19.9
Turnout 54.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020.