2007 Rochford District Council election
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Elections to Rochford Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 | 5 | +1 | |
Rochford Residents | 1 | 0 | |
Independent | 1 | +1 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 69.2 | 49.2 | 4,793 | -6.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 2,221 | +5.0% | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 271 | +2.8% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 1,097 | -4.5% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 572 | +0.9% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 472 | +4.8% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 313 | +3.2% |
4 Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Ward results edit
Ashingdon and Canewdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracy Capon | 659 | 64.6 | +8.1 | |
Green | Andrew Vaughan | 361 | 35.4 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 298 | 29.2 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,020 | 29.4 | -7.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Barling and Sutton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robin Allen | 271 | 54.7 | +54.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Amner | 224 | 45.3 | -19.8 | |
Majority | 47 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 495 | 35.2 | +11.7 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Downhall and Rawreth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Oatham | 857 | 73.6 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Roland Adams | 308 | 26.4 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 549 | 47.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,165 | 34.0 | -3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Foulness and Great Wakering edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Seagers | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | June Lumley | 722 | 74.3 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | David Withers | 250 | 25.7 | -8.0 | |
Majority | 472 | 48.6 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 972 | 35.5 | -1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hawkwell North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lucy Cox | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hawkwell South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phil Capon | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hawkwell West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derrick Stansby | 603 | 64.1 | +30.1 | |
Labour | Myra Weir | 337 | 35.9 | +14.6 | |
Majority | 266 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 940 | 30.2 | -9.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hockley Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Hudson | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hullbride edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Butcher | 928 | 49.5 | -9.0 | |
BNP | Robert Green | 472 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Labour | Angelina Marriott | 318 | 17.0 | -5.8 | |
Green | Robin Hume | 155 | 8.3 | -10.4 | |
Majority | 456 | 24.3 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,873 | 35.2 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lodge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry Livings | 455 | 43.8 | -21.1 | |
English Democrat | Paula Hayter | 313 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Putt | 216 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
Green | Neil Kirsh | 56 | 5.4 | -29.7 | |
Majority | 142 | 13.7 | -16.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,040 | 33.1 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rochford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Harper | 970 | 68.7 | +15.8 | |
Labour | David Lench | 442 | 31.3 | -15.8 | |
Majority | 528 | 37.4 | +31.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,412 | 26.9 | -5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sweyne Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Dillnutt | 426 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Peter Savill | 396 | 48.2 | ||
Majority | 30 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 822 | 25.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |