2006 Rochford District Council election
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Elections to Rochford Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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 | 34 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | |
Rochford District Residents | 1 | 0 | |
Labour | 0 | -1 | |
Independent | 0 | -1 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 76.9 | 55.3 | 9,031 | -7.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 2,909 | +9.1% | |
Rochford Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 992 | +6.1% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15.8 | 2,589 | -2.8% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 817 | -5.4% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0% |
Ward results edit
Downhall & Rawreth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 900 | 73.3 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Victor Howlett | 328 | 26.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 572 | 46.6 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,228 | 37.6 | +11.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Foulness and Great Wakering edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Goodwin | 851 | 59.0 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Graham Fox | 393 | 27.3 | -13.6 | |
Green | Gillian Askew | 198 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 458 | 31.7 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,442 | 32.7 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lumley | 683 | 66.3 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | Roland Adams | 347 | 33.7 | -10.6 | |
Majority | 336 | 32.6 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,030 | 37.4 | +8.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hawkwell North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Starke | 596 | 51.6 | +0.0 | |
Rochford Residents | Christine Mason | 438 | 37.9 | +15.1 | |
Labour | Sheila Downard | 121 | 10.5 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 158 | 13.7 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,155 | 33.7 | +7.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hawkwell South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Glynn | 701 | 77.8 | +33.2 | |
Labour | David Thompson | 200 | 22.2 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 501 | 55.6 | +49.7 | ||
Turnout | 901 | 28.2 | +5.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Hawkwell West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rochford Residents | John Mason | 554 | 44.7 | +44.7 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Houghton | 422 | 34.0 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Myra Weir | 264 | 21.3 | -18.4 | |
Majority | 132 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,240 | 39.5 | +11.7 | ||
Rochford Residents hold | Swing |
Hockley Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carole Weston | 1,181 | 68.5 | ||
Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 313 | 18.2 | ||
Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 230 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 868 | 50.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,724 | 34.1 | -4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
HullBridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary Brown | 977 | 58.5 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Angelina Marriott | 381 | 22.8 | -3.9 | |
Green | Robin Hume | 313 | 18.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 596 | 35.7 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,671 | 31.5 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rayleigh Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Aves | 654 | 61.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Putt | 283 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Christopher Morgan | 135 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 371 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,072 | 32.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rochford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Cottis | 877 | 52.9 | -7.6 | |
Labour | Maureen Vince | 782 | 47.1 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 95 | 5.8 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,659 | 32.0 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Trinity edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Grey | 618 | 61.6 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 310 | 30.9 | -9.7 | |
Green | Neil Kirsh | 76 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 308 | 30.7 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,004 | 34.8 | -8.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wheatley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mavis Webster | 768 | 70.5 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 322 | 29.5 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 446 | 41.0 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,090 | 34.4 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Webster | 711 | 63.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Dillnutt | 411 | 36.6 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 300 | 26.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,122 | 37.1 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |