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
| 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.
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Antony Humphries | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gerald Mockford | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Preceded by Rochford Council election, 2003 |
Rochford local elections | Succeeded by Rochford Council election, 2006 |
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