Rochford council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
5
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
29.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 +0 6,393 31.9% -6.5
Liberal Democrats 4 +1 5,002 25.0% +7.3
Rochford District Residents 3 -1 2,767 13.8% -7.2
Independent 1 +1 1,621 8.1% +4.7
Labour Party 0 +0 2,891 14.4% -0.1
Green Party 0 -1 889 4.4% -0.4
Britain First 0 +0 214 1.1% —
Reform UK 0 +0 187 0.9% —
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 0 +0 47 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour Party 12
Liberal Democrats 8
Green Party 5
Rochford District Residents 4
Independent 2
Reform UK 2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 1
Britain First 1

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Downhall & Rawreth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Newport Elected 1,050 68.0% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Belton 296 19.2% -5.0
Labour Party James Richard Hedges 126 8.2% -0.8
Reform UK Grant Robert Joseph Randall 71 4.6% —
Majority754
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,543

Liberal Democrats hold

Foulness & The Wakerings

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Efde Elected 731 55.4% -17.9
Labour Party Philip Terence Hannan 421 31.9% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Deborah Katherine Taylor 168 12.7% —
Majority310
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,320

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hawkwell East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Rochford District Residents Elliot Mason Elected 513 36.1% -5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Webb 436 30.7% -7.9
Green Party Rachel Marie White 213 15.0% —
Labour Party Victoria Mary Williams 213 15.0% -4.9
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Mark Anthony Vallance 47 3.3% —
Majority77
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,422

Rochford District Residents hold

Hawkwell West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Rochford District Residents Nick Booth Elected 870 54.3% +15.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Toni Carter 432 27.0% -22.7
Labour Party Keith Montgomery 166 10.4% -1.0
Green Party Andrew John White 134 8.4% —
Majority438
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,602

Rochford District Residents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hockley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Rochford District Residents Adrian Howard Eves Elected 929 60.0% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Hall 386 24.9% -7.7
Labour Party Ian James Rooke 233 15.1% +1.9
Majority543
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,548

Rochford District Residents hold

Hockley & Ashingdon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Carter Elected 472 29.0% -8.7
Rochford District Residents Phil Capon 455 27.9% +10.8
Britain First Paul Harding 214 13.1% —
Labour Party Hollie Elizabeth Laurel Ridley 190 11.7% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Gardner 173 10.6% -8.2
Green Party Leanne Dalby 126 7.7% —
Majority17
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,630

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hullbridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tracey Dawn Knight Elected 982 58.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kelly Moody 469 28.0% -3.7
Labour Party David James Michael Lench 223 13.3% -0.8
Majority513
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,674

Independent gain from Green Party

Lodge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Howard Ward Elected 687 42.3% +1.9
Independent Ian Clive Wilson 639 39.3% —
Labour Party Patricia Norrington 300 18.5% +6.1
Majority48
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,626

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Rochford District Residents

Roche North & Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Ernest Wootton Elected 409 31.4% -13.2
Labour Party Myra Anne Weir 358 27.5% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Irlam 281 21.5% -11.6
Green Party John Barry Waldron 256 19.6% —
Majority51
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,304

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Roche South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Arthur Williams Elected 490 40.9% -2.8
Labour Party Shona Hyde-Williams 348 29.0% +4.8
Liberal Democrats Derek Henry Brown 200 16.7% —
Green Party Samantha Spiteri 160 13.4% —
Majority142
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,198

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Sweyne Park & Grange

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Brewer Elected 1,039 72.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott James Peters 387 27.1% -1.2
Majority652
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,426

Liberal Democrats gain from Rochford District Residents

Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sarah Jane Page Elected 1,149 58.1% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Cheryl Edwina Roe 698 35.3% +3.7
Labour Party Billy Ridley 130 6.6% -1.2
Majority451
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,977

Liberal Democrats hold

Wheatley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Linden Elected 942 54.1% +14.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Philip Beatwell 500 28.7% +0.3
Labour Party Lorraine Ridley 183 10.5% +2.1
Reform UK Adrian Philip Short 116 6.7% —
Majority442
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,741

Liberal Democrats hold

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