1996 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election.

Results summary

1996 Rochford District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	46.2	17	23	57.5	4,697	34.0
	Labour	4	3	30.8	7	11	27.5	3,915	28.3
	Residents	2	1	15.4	2	3	7.5	1,500	10.9
	Conservative	1	5	7.7	1	2	5.0	3,704	26.8
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.5	0	0.0

Ward results

Ashingdon

Ashingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hosking	434	49.0
	Conservative	L. Phillips	318	35.9
	Labour	C. Stephenson	133	15.0
Majority				13.1
Turnout				38.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Downhall

Downhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Black	716	66.9
	Conservative	R. Powell	213	19.9
	Labour	C. Rice	142	13.3
Majority				47.0
Turnout				36.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange and Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Beckers	648	42.5
	Labour	D. Rossi	498	32.7
	Conservative	R. Adams	378	24.8
Majority				9.8
Turnout				34.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Ayling	818	49.6
	Labour	J. Dickson	439	26.6
	Conservative	L. Hungate	392	23.8
Majority				23.0
Turnout				29.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Plackett	452	41.9
	Residents	J. Mason	279	25.8
	Conservative	T. Fawell	235	21.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Saunders	114	10.6
Majority				16.1
Turnout				36.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hockley Central

Hockley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	V. Hutchings	346	45.4
	Conservative	P. Webster	263	34.5
	Labour	J. Ford	100	13.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Carr	53	7.0
Majority				10.9
Turnout				39.0
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing

Hockley East

Hockley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A. Hutchings	748	64.9
	Labour	D. Thompson	248	21.5
	Conservative	C. Hungate	156	13.5
Majority				43.4
Turnout				38.0
	Residents hold		Swing

Hockley West

Hockley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Hart	375	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ball	241	28.5
	Residents	B. Guyett	127	15.0
	Labour	D. Ford	102	12.1
Majority				15.9
Turnout				39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Morgan	633	63.5
	Conservative	T. Chapman	267	26.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pearson	97	9.7
Majority				36.7
Turnout				33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hullbridge South

Hullbridge South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Angus	432	63.3
	Conservative	J. Spillane	159	23.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Byrne	91	13.3
Majority				40.0
Turnout				31.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Barnes	860	58.8
	Conservative	T. Livings	393	26.9
	Labour	C. Rice	209	14.3
Majority				31.9
Turnout				32.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Harris	543	56.7
	Conservative	D. Lawton	247	25.8
	Labour	J. Fielding	168	17.5
Majority				30.9
Turnout				34.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rochford St. Andrew's

Rochford St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Vince	359	47.9
	Conservative	R. Amner	308	41.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Prestige	82	10.9
Majority				6.8
Turnout				35.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing