Rochford council election, 2026
Most seats
14
Reform UK
Seats contested
17
across 13 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14 | +14 | 15,806 | 41.3% | — |
| Independent | 2 | -2 | 2,756 | 7.2% | -11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -3 | 5,203 | 13.6% | -4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 0 | -3 | 8,625 | 22.5% | -8.2 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 3,672 | 9.6% | +5.5 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 1,406 | 3.7% | -12.3 |
| Rochford District Residents | 0 | -2 | 799 | 2.1% | -9.7 |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 37 | 0.1% | -0.1 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 16 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 15 | |
| Green Party | 15 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | |
| Labour Party | 11 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Rochford District Residents | 2 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Rob Ince Elected | 976 | 42.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanley Elected | 746 | 32.6% | -26.9 |
| Reform UK | Christopher John Thorne | 729 | 31.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Belton | 613 | 26.8% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Reece Nelson | 611 | 26.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Gordon Lucas | 418 | 18.3% | — |
| Green Party | Liam Edward Lonergan | 193 | 8.4% | — |
| Green Party | Rowland Swain | 154 | 6.7% | — |
| Labour Party | David Dennis Bodimeade | 132 | 5.8% | -8.9 |
| Majority | 17 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,286 | |||
Reform UK gain · Liberal Democrats hold
Foulness & The Wakerings 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jo McPherson Elected | 1,108 | 60.8% | +23.4 |
| Independent | Jo McPherson Elected | 1,108 | 60.8% | — |
| Reform UK | James Philip Cottis | 892 | 49.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rosalind Efde | 315 | 17.3% | -19.2 |
| Green Party | Philip Terence Hannan | 170 | 9.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tellis | 49 | 2.7% | -1.0 |
| Majority | 216 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,821 | |||
Independent gain · Independent hold
Hawkwell East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Katherine Elizabeth Reid Elected | 947 | 44.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Robert Reid Elected | 890 | 42.1% | — |
| Rochford District Residents | Deborah Patricia Squires-Coleman | 450 | 21.3% | -1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Eileen Gadsdon | 393 | 18.6% | -6.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Hall | 369 | 17.5% | — |
| Green Party | Aj Silver | 350 | 16.6% | +6.5 |
| Independent | Denise Maureen Crosbie | 271 | 12.8% | -13.0 |
| Green Party | Sam Martyn | 246 | 11.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Gardner | 158 | 7.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Eleanor May Harrin | 113 | 5.4% | -8.5 |
| Heritage Party | Bella-Elena Armstrong | 37 | 1.8% | -1.2 |
| Majority | 440 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,112 | |||
Reform UK gain from Independent · Reform UK gain
Hawkwell West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Stephen William James Mace Elected | 1,043 | 43.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Warwick | 607 | 25.4% | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Buchanan | 380 | 15.9% | — |
| Green Party | Shona Flack | 253 | 10.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Teddy Andrew George Ryan | 110 | 4.6% | -11.4 |
| Majority | 436 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,393 | |||
Reform UK gain from Rochford District Residents
Hockley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Gary John Wheeler Elected | 901 | 37.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Toni Carter | 638 | 26.6% | -2.0 |
| Independent | Sue Taylor | 269 | 11.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola O'Riordan-Finley | 240 | 10.0% | — |
| Green Party | Katie De-Veuve | 230 | 9.6% | -9.0 |
| Labour Party | Ian James Rooke | 125 | 5.2% | -7.5 |
| Majority | 263 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,403 | |||
Reform UK gain from Rochford District Residents
Hockley & Ashingdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Carl Christian Turner Elected | 952 | 34.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danielle Louise Belton | 926 | 33.9% | -3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Pryor | 626 | 22.9% | — |
| Green Party | John Barry Waldron | 144 | 5.3% | -3.6 |
| Labour Party | Patricia Norrington | 87 | 3.2% | -16.1 |
| Majority | 26 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,735 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Hullbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Tina Hughes Elected | 1,571 | 54.2% | — |
| Green Party | Chris Taylor | 652 | 22.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chinu Kishore | 533 | 18.4% | -0.6 |
| Labour Party | David James Michael Lench | 140 | 4.8% | -7.0 |
| Majority | 919 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,896 | |||
Reform UK gain from Independent
Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Angela Sutton Elected | 1,103 | 44.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jack Leslie Lawmon | 706 | 28.3% | -14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Jordan | 457 | 18.3% | -39.0 |
| Green Party | Andrew Argyle | 233 | 9.3% | — |
| Majority | 397 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,499 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats
Roche North & Rural 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Neil Hookway Elected | 1,065 | 65.4% | — |
| Reform UK | Neil John Hookway Elected | 1,065 | 65.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Laureen Shaw | 516 | 31.7% | +1.2 |
| Green Party | Mark Louis Elmes | 296 | 18.2% | +9.8 |
| Labour Party | James Richard Hedges | 197 | 12.1% | -16.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Katherine Taylor | 119 | 7.3% | +2.0 |
| Majority | 549 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,629 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Reform UK gain
Roche South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Tino Callaghan Elected | 813 | 40.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Steptoe | 645 | 31.9% | -8.5 |
| Green Party | Richard Beasley | 237 | 11.7% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | Shona Hyde-Williams | 232 | 11.5% | -28.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Henry Brown | 92 | 4.6% | -5.4 |
| Majority | 168 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,019 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Sweyne Park & Grange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Stuart John Prior Elected | 911 | 39.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Scott James Peters | 387 | 16.9% | -8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Balding | 379 | 16.5% | — |
| Rochford District Residents | Vilma Anita Wilson | 349 | 15.2% | — |
| Green Party | Stephen Shrubsole | 186 | 8.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Lorraine Ridley | 82 | 3.6% | -12.1 |
| Majority | 524 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,294 | |||
Reform UK gain from Independent
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Sanjoy Kumar Ghosh Elected | 1,013 | 36.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David John Sperring | 868 | 31.1% | -5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Reed | 605 | 21.7% | -30.9 |
| Green Party | Charles Joynson | 175 | 6.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Stephen James Cooper | 129 | 4.6% | -5.8 |
| Majority | 145 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,790 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Adi Malviya Elected | 935 | 36.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Cross | 741 | 28.7% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Max Oliver Ellul | 691 | 26.8% | -0.4 |
| Green Party | Roy Williams | 153 | 5.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Victoria Mary Williams | 59 | 2.3% | -8.6 |
| Majority | 194 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,579 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats