Rochford local elections

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One third of Rochford Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Essex County Council.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Political control

Party or group in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1990
No overall control	1990 - 1994
Liberal Democrats	1994 - 1998
No overall control	1998 - 2002
Conservative	2002 - present

[edit] Council elections

Rochford Council election, 1998

Rochford Council election, 1999

Rochford Council election, 2000

Rochford Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[1]

Rochford Council election, 2003

Rochford Council election, 2004

Rochford Council election, 2006

Rochford Council election, 2007

Rochford Council election, 2008

[edit] By-election results

Roche By-Election 14 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		317	50.2
	Liberal Democrat		174	27.5
	Conservative		141	22.3
Majority			143	22.7
Turnout			632
	Labour hold		Swing

Barling & Sutton By-Election 5 December 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		155	51.7
	Labour		124	41.3
	Liberal Democrat		21	7.0
Majority			31	10.4
Turnout			300	21.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Hawkwell West By-Election 6 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		257	40.4	-1.5
	Resident		194	30.5
	Conservative		185	29.1	+7.3
Majority			63	9.9
Turnout			636
	Labour hold		Swing

Roche By-Election 30 August 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		241	44.5	-21.8
	Conservative		233	43.1	+9.4
	Liberal Democrat		45	8.3	+8.3
	Independent		22	4.1	+4.1
Majority			8	1.4
Turnout			541	26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Sweyne Park By-Election 14 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Mockford	310	59.9
	Liberal Democrat	Lindsay Frend	112	21.6
	Labour	Stephen Hinde	95	18.4
Majority			198	38.3
Turnout			517	15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hockley North By-Election 14 June 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Carter	297	49.5	-27.3
	British National Party	Mark Cooling	176	29.3	+29.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Pearson	127	21.2	+21.2
Majority			121	20.2
Turnout			600	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

• Rochford election results
• By-election results

[edit] External links

• Rochford Council