Rochford District Council election, 2004
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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 | 4 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | |
| Labour | 1 | -2 | |
| Hawkwell Residents | 1 | 0 | |
Election result
| Rochford Local Election Result 2004 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 9,370 | +13.6% | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18.6 | 2,799 | -4.3% | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1,565 | +6.9% | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1,305 | -9.7% | ||
3 Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon
| Ashingdon and Canewdon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 714 | 56.5 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Andrew Vaughan | 384 | 30.4 | +16.6 | |
| Labour | John Dickson | 166 | 13.1 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 330 | 26.1 | -4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,264 | 37.0 | +11.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Foulness and Great Wakering
| Foulness and Great Wakering | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | 903 | 59.1 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | Graham Fox | 626 | 40.9 | -2.7 | |
| Majority | 277 | 18.2 | +14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,529 | 35.7 | +8.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley Central
| Hockley Central (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | 1,203 | |||
| Conservative | Caroline Weston | 1,107 | |||
| Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 415 | |||
| Labour | David Thompson | 366 | |||
| Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 353 | |||
| Turnout | 3,444 | 38.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley North
| Hockley North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Colin Hungate | 473 | 76.8 | +12.7 | |
| Labour | Stephen Hinde | 143 | 23.2 | +23.2 | |
| Majority | 330 | 53.6 | +25.4 | ||
| Turnout | 616 | 38.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hockley West
| Hockley West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Hullbridge
| Hullbridge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Robinson | 1,040 | 53.5 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Michael Hoy | 520 | 26.7 | -20.5 | |
| Green | Robin Hume | 385 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
| Majority | 520 | 26.8 | +21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,945 | 36.8 | +15.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Lodge
| Lodge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Merrick | 704 | 64.9 | +12.6 | |
| Green | Neil Kirsh | 381 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
| Majority | 323 | 29.8 | +25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,085 | 35.0 | +12.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rayleigh Central
| Rayleigh Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Antony Humphries | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rochford
| Rochford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Keith Gordon | 957 | 60.5 | ||
| Labour | Myra Weir | 625 | 39.5 | ||
| Majority | 332 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,582 | 31.0 | +8.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Sweyne Park
| Sweyne Park | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gerald Mockford | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Trinity
| Trinity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Keith Gibbs | 722 | 59.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Budden | 494 | 40.6 | ||
| Majority | 228 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,216 | 43.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wheatley
| Wheatley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Pullen | 815 | 68.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Pearson | 375 | 31.5 | ||
| Majority | 440 | 37.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,190 | 38.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Whitehouse
| Whitehouse | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 732 | 62.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Elena Black | 436 | 37.3 | ||
| Majority | 296 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,168 | 38.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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