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2024 Rochford District Council election

The 2024 Rochford District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2024 Rochford District Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2026 →
13 out of 39 seats to Rochford District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader James Newport Simon Wootton
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent
Last election 8 seats, 25.0% 14 seats, 31.9% 9 seats, 8.1%
Seats before 9 12 10
Seats won 4 3 4
Seats after 11 10 9
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,459 5,858 3,635
Percentage 18.1% 30.7% 19.1%
Swing Decrease 6.9% Decrease 1.2% Increase 11.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader John Mason
Party Rochford Resident Green
Last election 7 seats, 13.8% 1 seat, 4.4%
Seats before 7 1
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 8 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 781 781
Percentage 11.8% 4.1%
Swing Decrease 2.0% Decrease 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Rochford District Council election
Council control before election

John Mason
Rochford Residents
No overall control

Council control after election

James Newport
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Summary

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The council was under no overall control prior to the election. The Conservatives were the largest individual party, but the council was being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Rochford Residents, Green Party and independents, led by John Mason of the Rochford Residents.[2][3]

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control, but the Liberal Democrats overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party.[4] A new coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and independents formed after the election. The Liberal Democrat group leader, James Newport, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2024.[5]

Candidates by party

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Conservative Party (13/13)





Labour Party (12/13)





Liberal Democrats (7/13)





Independent (6/13)





Green Party (5/13)





Rochford Residents (4/13)





Heritage (1/13)





Election result

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2024 Rochford District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 4   2 30.8 7 11 28.2 3,459 18.1 –6.9
  Conservative 3   2 23.1 7 10 25.6 5,858 30.7 –1.2
  Independent 4   1 30.8 5 9 23.1 3,635 19.1 +11.0
  Rochford Resident 2   1 15.4 6 8 20.5 2,258 11.8 –2.0
  Green 0   0.0 1 1 2.6 781 4.1 –0.3
  Labour 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 3,049 16.0 +1.6
  Heritage 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 38 0.2 N/A

Ward results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rochford District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2024.[6]

Downhall & Rawreth

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Downhall & Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Cripps* 891 59.6 –8.4
Conservative Marie Langley 385 25.7 +6.5
Labour James Hedges 220 14.7 +6.5
Majority 506 33.9 –14.9
Turnout 1,496 26.3 –1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  7.5

Foulness & The Wakerings

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Foulness & The Wakerings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gary Myers* 547 37.5 N/A
Conservative Rosalind Efde 533 36.5 –18.9
Labour Lorraine Ridley 325 22.3 –9.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Tellis 54 3.7 –9.0
Majority 14 1.0 N/A
Turnout 1,459 25.1 +1.9
Independent hold

Hawkwell East

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Hawkwell East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Webb 337 25.8 N/A
Conservative Toni Carter 322 24.6 –6.1
Rochford Resident Joe Capon 298 22.8 –13.3
Labour Keith Montgomery 181 13.8 –1.2
Green Rachel White 131 10.0 –5.0
Heritage Bella-Elena Armstrong 38 2.9 N/A
Majority 15 1.2 N/A
Turnout 1,307 27.7 –2.6
Independent gain from Conservative

Hawkwell West

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Hawkwell West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rochford Resident Ian Wilson 848 57.0 +2.7
Conservative David Osborne 401 27.0 ±0.0
Labour Teddy Ryan 238 16.0 +5.6
Majority 447 30.0 +2.7
Turnout 1,487 29.9 –2.3
Rochford Resident hold Swing  1.4

Hockley

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Hockley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rochford Resident Phil Capon 680 40.1 –19.9
Conservative Eileen Gadsdon* 484 28.6 +3.7
Green Chris Taylor 315 18.6 N/A
Labour Ian Rooke 216 12.7 –2.4
Majority 196 11.5 –23.6
Turnout 1,695 33.5 +2.9
Rochford Resident gain from Conservative Swing  11.8

Hockley & Ashingdon

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Hockley & Ashingdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Constable* 463 37.2 +8.3
Rochford Resident Tracy Capon 432 34.7 +6.8
Labour Hollie Ridley 240 19.3 +7.7
Green John Waldron 110 8.8 +1.0
Majority 31 2.5 +1.5
Turnout 1,245 24.3 –7.4
Conservative hold Swing  0.8

Hullbridge

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Hullbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Hoy* 1,091 69.2 +10.5
Conservative Kelly Moody 299 19.0 –9.0
Labour David Lench 186 11.8 –1.5
Majority 792 50.2 +19.5
Turnout 1,576 27.5 –1.9
Independent hold Swing  9.8

Lodge

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Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Milne* 857 57.3 N/A
Conservative Robin Dray 639 42.7 +0.4
Majority 218 14.6 N/A
Turnout 1,496 29.4 –2.1
Liberal Democrats hold

Roche North & Rural

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Roche North & Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Shaw 424 30.5 –0.6
Labour Conner Agius 395 28.4 +1.0
Independent Denise Crosbie 383 27.5 N/A
Green John Gallivan 116 8.3 –11.4
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Johnson 74 5.3 N/A
Majority 29 2.1 –1.8
Turnout 1,392 27.6 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing  0.8

Roche South

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Roche South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angelina Marriott 473 40.5 –0.4
Labour Shona Hyde-Williams 471 40.3 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Debbie Taylor 116 9.9 –6.8
Green Samantha Spiteri 109 9.3 –4.1
Majority 2 0.2 –11.7
Turnout 1,169 24.6 –0.5
Conservative hold Swing  5.9

Sweyne Park & Grange

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Sweyne Park & Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lisa Newport* 820 59.1 N/A
Conservative Scott Peters 351 25.3 –1.8
Labour Victoria Williams 217 15.6 N/A
Majority 469 33.8 N/A
Turnout 1,388 28.0 –1.2
Independent hold

Trinity

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt O'Leary 900 52.5 –5.6
Conservative Simon Smith 634 37.0 +1.7
Labour Steve Cooper 179 10.4 +3.8
Majority 266 15.5 –7.3
Turnout 1,713 31.8 –4.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  3.7

Wheatley

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Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Sutton 567 34.3 –19.8
Independent Jamie Burton 457 27.6 N/A
Conservative Chinu Kishore 450 27.2 –1.5
Labour Billy Ridley 181 10.9 +0.4
Majority 110 6.7 –18.7
Turnout 1,655 32.9 –1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

References

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  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Rochford District Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "New Council administration appointed". Rochford District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Dedman, Simon (24 May 2023). "Colchester: Power-sharing ends between Labour and Lib Dems". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Matt (3 May 2024). "Essex local elections 2024: Rochford results in full as council remains in political limbo". Essex Live. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "New administration appointed at Rochford District Council". Rochford District Council. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Rochford District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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