Elections to Rochford Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 32 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | |
Labour | 1 | -2 | |
Hawkwell Residents | 1 | 0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 9,370 | +13.6% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18.6 | 2,799 | -4.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1,565 | +6.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1,305 | -9.7% |
3 Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 714 | 56.5 | +3.3 | |
Green | Andrew Vaughan | 384 | 30.4 | +16.6 | |
Labour | John Dickson | 166 | 13.1 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 330 | 26.1 | -4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,264 | 37.0 | +11.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | 903 | 59.1 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Graham Fox | 626 | 40.9 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 277 | 18.2 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,529 | 35.7 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | 1,203 | |||
Conservative | Caroline Weston | 1,107 | |||
Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 415 | |||
Labour | David Thompson | 366 | |||
Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 353 | |||
Turnout | 3,444 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Hungate | 473 | 76.8 | +12.7 | |
Labour | Stephen Hinde | 143 | 23.2 | +23.2 | |
Majority | 330 | 53.6 | +25.4 | ||
Turnout | 616 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Robinson | 1,040 | 53.5 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Michael Hoy | 520 | 26.7 | -20.5 | |
Green | Robin Hume | 385 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Majority | 520 | 26.8 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,945 | 36.8 | +15.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Merrick | 704 | 64.9 | +12.6 | |
Green | Neil Kirsh | 381 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
Majority | 323 | 29.8 | +25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,085 | 35.0 | +12.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Antony Humphries | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Gordon | 957 | 60.5 | ||
Labour | Myra Weir | 625 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 332 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,582 | 31.0 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Mockford | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Gibbs | 722 | 59.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 494 | 40.6 | ||
Majority | 228 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | 43.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pullen | 815 | 68.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 375 | 31.5 | ||
Majority | 440 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,190 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Smith | 732 | 62.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 436 | 37.3 | ||
Majority | 296 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,168 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |