Rochford District Council election, 2010
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Elections to Rochford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The Conservative Party won 13 seats up for election with surprise result with the Green Party gaining their first seat from the Conservative Party and Rochford District Residents holding one seat. After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 32 | -1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 0 | |
| Green Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Rochford District Residents | 1 | 0 | |
Contents
Results
| Rochford Local Election Result 2010 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 69.23 | 53.37 | 17,732 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | 15.44 | 5,128 | |||
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.69 | 6.18 | 2,053 | |||
| Rochford District Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | 2.82 | 937 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.55 | 3,172 | |||
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.19 | 2,722 | |||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 910 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | 569 | |||
Ward Results
Downhall and Rawreth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Black | 1846 | 70.57 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Alan Orr | 770 | 29.43 | ||
| Majority | 1076 | 41.13 | |||
| Turnout | 70.4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Foulness & Great Wakering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Edward Goodwin | 1607 | 53.73 | ||
| Independent | Brian Efde | 659 | 22.03 | ||
| Labour | Tim Nicholls | 625 | 20.90 | ||
| Majority | 948 | 32.79 | |||
| Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Grange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Christopher John Lumley | 1205 | 62.60 | ||
| Conservative | Aron Priest | 720 | 37.40 | ||
| Majority | 485 | 25.19 | |||
| Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Hawkwell North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanne Elizabeth McPherson | 1291 | 54.06 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Sam Duncombe | 833 | 34.88 | ||
| BNP | Antony William Evennett | 264 | 11.06 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 19.18 | |||
| Turnout | 68.6 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hawkwell South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heather Lilian Ann Glynn | 1584 | 80.28 | ||
| BNP | Earl Victor Strobridge | 389 | 19.72 | ||
| Majority | 1195 | 60.57 | |||
| Turnout | 62.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hawkwell West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford District Residents | John Reginald Frederick Mason | 937 | 40.16 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Howard Ward | 832 | 35.66 | ||
| Labour | Myra Anne Weir | 306 | 13.12 | ||
| English Democrats | Gloria Harmsworth | 157 | 6.73 | ||
| BNP | James Michael Antony Wells | 101 | 4.33 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 4.50 | |||
| Turnout | 72 | ||||
| Rochford District Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carole Anne Weston | 2646 | 73.79 | ||
| Labour | David Charles Thompson | 940 | 26.21 | ||
| Majority | 1706 | 47.57 | |||
| Turnout | 69.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hullbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Michael Hoy | 1446 | 39.51 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Thomas Hazlewood | 1302 | 35.57 | ||
| Labour | Angelina Donna Marriott | 467 | 12.76 | ||
| English Democrats | Pauline Smith | 445 | 12.16 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 3.93 | |||
| Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rayleigh Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patricia Aves | 1242 | 54.67 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Nobes | 702 | 30.90 | ||
| English Democrats | Thomas Broad | 328 | 14.44 | ||
| Majority | 540 | 23.77 | |||
| Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rochford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Philip Cottis | 1813 | 55.72 | ||
| Labour | Robert Matthew Brown | 834 | 25.63 | ||
| Green | Douglas John Copping | 607 | 18.65 | ||
| Majority | 979 | 30.09 | |||
| Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Edward Grey | 1070 | 50.07 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Stanley | 542 | 25.36 | ||
| English Democrats | Paula Hayter | 525 | 24.57 | ||
| Majority | 528 | 24.71 | |||
| Turnout | 74 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mavis Joan Webster | 1470 | 68.82 | ||
| English Democrats | Nicola Gallaway | 666 | 31.18 | ||
| Majority | 804 | 37.64 | |||
| Turnout | 69 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whitehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Frederick Arthur Webster | 1385 | 64.66 | ||
| English Democrats | Tim Hayter | 601 | 28.06 | ||
| BNP | Joan Elizabeth Court | 156 | 7.28 | ||
| Majority | 784 | 36.60 | |||
| Turnout | 68.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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