2019 Rochford District Council election
The 2019 Rochford District Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1]
Summary results[edit]
| 2019 Rochford District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 8 |  1
|
61.5 | 18 | 26 | 66.7 | 7,268 | 38.2 |  9.3
| |
| Rochford Resident | 2 | 
|
15.4 | 2 | 4 | 10.3 | 3,435 | 18.1 | 0.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 |
|
7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 2,489 | 13.1 | 1.3
| |
| Green | 1 |
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7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 1,794 | 9.4 | 3.5
| |
| Independent | 1 | 1
|
7.7 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 | 1,225 | 6.4 | 5.8
| |
| Labour | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,151 | 11.3 | 2.7
| |
| UKIP | 0 | 2
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 2.3 | New | |
| For Britain | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 1.1 | New | |
No Friends of Rochford (-3.8) candidates as previous.
Ward results[edit]
Downhall & Rawreth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Newport | 1,011 | 70.0 | 6.1
| |
| Conservative | Keith Podd | 315 | 21.8 | 5.5
| |
| Labour | Shaun Cain | 118 | 8.2 | 0.6
| |
| Majority | 696 | 48.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1444 | 29.0 | 0.2
| ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Foulness & The Wakerings[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Efde | unopposed | |||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Hawkwell East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Webb | 647 | 47.4 | 1.7
| |
| Rochford Resident | Stephen Hinde | 540 | 39.5 | 0.0 | |
| Labour | Roger Gardner | 171 | 13.1 | 1.6
| |
| Majority | 107 | 7.9 | 1.7
| ||
| Turnout | 1358 | 29.0 | 0.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hawkwell West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford Resident | Toni Carter | 862 | 52.6 | 12.9
| |
| Conservative | Ian Foster | 653 | 39.9 | 8.3
| |
| Labour | David Lench | 123 | 7.5 | 7.3
| |
| Majority | 209 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2738 | 33.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Rochford Resident hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford Resident | Adrian Eves | 880 | 53.0 | 19.6
| |
| Conservative | Eileen Gadson | 486 | 29.3 | 11.7
| |
| UKIP | Peter Willis | 151 | 9.1 | ||
| Labour | Louise Best | 142 | 8.6 | 2.1
| |
| Majority | 394 | 23.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1659 | 33.0 | 0.9
| ||
| Rochford Resident hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley & Ashingdon[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Carter | 589 | 38.0 | 10.2
| |
| Independent | David Cathchpole | 393 | 25.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola O'Riordan Finley | 352 | 22.7 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Willis | 114 | 7.4 | 1.3
| |
| For Britain | Craig Sohail | 103 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 196 | 12.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1551 | 30.0 | 1.7
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hullbridge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Diane Hoy | 1,473 | 76.2 | 12.0
| |
| Conservative | Angelina Marriott | 370 | 19.2 | 9.7
| |
| Labour | Victoria Williams | 89 | 4.6 | 2.3
| |
| Majority | 1,103 | 57.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1932 | 36.0 | 1.1
| ||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
Lodge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Ward | 835 | 46.6 | 9.1
| |
| Rochford Resident | Richard Lambourne | 788 | 44.0 | 0.3
| |
| Labour | Roger Neville | 168 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 47 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1791 | 34.0 | 0.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Roche North & Rural[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Wooton | 532 | 38.7 | 9.5
| |
| Rochford Resident | Phil Capon | 365 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | David Flack | 362 | 26.5 | 5.0
| |
| For Britain | Miryam Sohail | 115 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 1374 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1367 | 28.0 | 0.6
| ||
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Roche South[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Williams | 475 | 39.6 | 5.1
| |
| UKIP | Shaun Holmes | 296 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | Ian Challis | 285 | 23.8 | 2.0
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Brown | 142 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 179 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1198 | 28.0 | 1.2
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sweyne Park & Grange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | June Lumley | 702 | 49.4 | 0.6
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Newport | 538 | 37.9 | 0.8
| |
| Labour | Conner Agius | 180 | 12.7 | 0.2
| |
| Majority | 164 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1420 | 29.0 | 3.1
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Trinity[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cheryl Roe | 990 | 51.7 | 13.1
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Oakley | 446 | 23.3 | 2.3
| |
| Green | Jill Waight | 321 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour | Samantha Reed | 158 | 8.3 | 0.4
| |
| Majority | 544 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1915 | 35.0 | 2.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wheatley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael Wilkinson | 832 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Cooper | 674 | 38.8 | 25.5
| |
| Labour | Stephen Cooper | 233 | 13.4 | 5.4
| |
| Majority | 158 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1739 | 34.0 | 1.0
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| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
