2002 Rochford District Council election
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | +9 | 71.8 | 51.9 | 14,934 | ||||
| Labour | 4 | -5 | 10.3 | 24.8 | 7,144 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -5 | 10.3 | 17.3 | 4,985 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 563 | ||||
| Hawkwell Resident | 1 | -1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 595 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 547 | ||||
8 Conservative and 1 Independent candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 522 | |||
| Conservative | Tracy Capon | 521 | |||
| Labour | Sheila Downard | 203 | |||
| Green | Andrew Vaughan | 184 | |||
| Labour | David Lench | 160 | |||
| Turnout | 1,590 | ||||
Barling and Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robin Allen | unopposed | |||
Downhall and Rawreth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 732 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Oatham | 696 | |||
| Conservative | Delya Savill | 291 | |||
| Conservative | Joan Mockford | 288 | |||
| Turnout | 2,007 | ||||
Foulness and Great Wakering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Goodwin | 784 | |||
| Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | 676 | |||
| Conservative | Colin Seagers | 626 | |||
| Labour | Peter Stebbing | 601 | |||
| Labour | Kevin Salt | 494 | |||
| Turnout | 3,181 | ||||
Grange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christoper Lumley | 525 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | June Lumley | 508 | |||
| Conservative | Roland Adams | 346 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Morgan | 321 | |||
| Turnout | 1,700 | ||||
Hawkwell North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maureen Starke | 586 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Starke | 586 | |||
| Labour | David Thompson | 284 | |||
| Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 259 | |||
| Turnout | 1,715 | ||||
Hawkwell South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Heather Glynn | 410 | |||
| Conservative | Philip Capon | 371 | |||
| Conservative | Keith Gordon | 365 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Leach | 242 | |||
| Labour | Diane Fraser | 177 | |||
| Labour | Ian Rooke | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 1,706 | ||||
Hawkwell West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkwell Resident | John Mason | 595 | |||
| Labour | Myra Weir | 436 | |||
| Labour | David Weir | 339 | |||
| Conservative | Derrick Stansby | 335 | |||
| Conservative | Terry Fawell | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 1,985 | ||||
Hockley Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marina McCarthy | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Marlow | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | unopposed | |||
Hockley North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Hungate | 284 | 64.1 | ||
| Green | Lee Howes | 159 | 35.9 | ||
| Majority | 125 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 443 | ||||
Hockley West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | |||
Hullbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rosemary Brown | 730 | |||
| Labour | Christopher Morgan | 725 | |||
| Labour | David Flack | 698 | |||
| Labour | Mary Stevenson | 679 | |||
| Conservative | Lesley Butcher | 606 | |||
| Conservative | Flora Noe | 569 | |||
| Turnout | 4,007 | ||||
Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Langlands | 445 | |||
| Conservative | Terry Livings | 435 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | June Daynes | 321 | |||
| Green | Neil Kirsh | 204 | |||
| Turnout | 1,405 | ||||
Rayleigh Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Choppen | 608 | |||
| Conservative | Antony Humphries | 579 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Harris | 503 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peggy Pearse | 459 | |||
| Turnout | 2,149 | ||||
Rochford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Vince | 701 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Barber | 672 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Amner | 660 | |||
| Labour | Kevin Attridge | 653 | |||
| Labour | John Dickson | 594 | |||
| Conservative | Sarah Rogers | 587 | |||
| Turnout | 3,867 | ||||
Sweyne Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Mockford | 351 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Savill | 337 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Beckers | 268 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Beckers | 252 | |||
| Independent | Derek Trevillion | 153 | |||
| Turnout | 1,361 | ||||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Gibbs | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | James Grey | unopposed | |||
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Pullen | unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Mavis Webster | unopposed | |||
Whitehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Webster | 596 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 577 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 479 | |||
| Turnout | 1,652 | ||||
References
- 2002 Rochford election result
- Ward results Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.