Rochford Council election, 2007

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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

Election result

Rochford Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 9 0 2 -2 69.2 49.2 4,793 -6.1%
  Liberal Democrat 3 1 0 +1 23.1 22.8 2,221 +5.0%
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 7.7 2.8 271 +2.8%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 11.3 1,097 -4.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 572 +0.9%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 4.8 472 +4.8%
  English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 313 +3.2%

4 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Ashingdon and Canewdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tracy Capon 659 64.6 +8.1
Green Andrew Vaughan 361 35.4 +5.0
Majority 298 29.2 +3.1
Turnout 1,020 29.4 -7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Barling and Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robin Allen 271 54.7 +54.7
Conservative Richard Amner 224 45.3 -19.8
Majority 47 9.4
Turnout 495 35.2 +11.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Downhall and Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ronald Oatham 857 73.6 +0.3
Conservative Roland Adams 308 26.4 -0.3
Majority 549 47.2 +0.6
Turnout 1,165 34.0 -3.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Foulness and Great Wakering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Seagers uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat June Lumley 722 74.3 +8.0
Conservative David Withers 250 25.7 -8.0
Majority 472 48.6 +16.0
Turnout 972 35.5 -1.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hawkwell North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Cox uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkwell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Capon uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Hawkwell West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Stansby 603 64.1 +30.1
Labour Myra Weir 337 35.9 +14.6
Majority 266 28.2
Turnout 940 30.2 -9.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hockley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Hudson uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Hullbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Butcher 928 49.5 -9.0
BNP Robert Green 472 25.2 +25.2
Labour Angelina Marriott 318 17.0 -5.8
Green Robin Hume 155 8.3 -10.4
Majority 456 24.3 -11.4
Turnout 1,873 35.2 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Livings 455 43.8 -21.1
English Democrats Paula Hayter 313 30.1 +30.1
Liberal Democrat Patricia Putt 216 20.8 +20.8
Green Neil Kirsh 56 5.4 -29.7
Majority 142 13.7 -16.1
Turnout 1,040 33.1 -1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Rochford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Harper 970 68.7 +15.8
Labour David Lench 442 31.3 -15.8
Majority 528 37.4 +31.6
Turnout 1,412 26.9 -5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Sweyne Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jackie Dillnutt 426 51.8
Conservative Peter Savill 396 48.2
Majority 30 3.6
Turnout 822 25.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

References

Preceded by
Rochford Council election, 2006		 Rochford local elections Succeeded by
Rochford Council election, 2008