2022 Rochford District Council election

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13 out of 39 seats to Rochford District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Rochford Resident Liberal Democrats Last election 27 seats, 42.9% 6 seats, 28.1% 3 seats, 11.3% Seats won 5 4 3 Seats after 21 10 5 Seat change 6 4 2 Popular vote 8,028 4,399 3,702 Percentage 38.4% 21.0% 17.7% Swing 4.5% 7.1% 6.4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Green Last election 2 seats, 6.1% 1 seat, 0.4% Seats won 0 1 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 712 1,013 Percentage 3.4% 4.8% Swing 2.7% 4.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Rochford District Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2022 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.^[1]

Results summary

2022 Rochford District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	6	38.5	16	21	53.8	8,028	38.4	-4.5
	Rochford Resident	4	4	30.8	6	10	25.6	4,399	21.0	-7.1
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	23.1	2	5	12.8	3,702	17.7	+6.4
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	5.1	712	3.4	-2.7
	Green	1		7.7	0	1	2.6	1,013	4.8	+4.4
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,051	14.6	+3.5

Ward results

Downhall & Rawreth

Downhall & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Stanley	975	66.9	+5.0
	Conservative	Keith Podd	352	24.2	-5.1
	Labour Co-op	James Hedges	130	8.9	+0.2
Majority			623	42.7
Turnout			1,457	27.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.1

Foulness & The Wakerings

Foulness & The Wakerings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo McPherson	1,102	73.3	+5.8
	Labour	Philip Hannan	401	26.7	+6.2
Majority			701	46.6
Turnout			1,503	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Deborah Squires-Coleman	596	41.6	-1.7
	Conservative	Phil Shaw	552	38.5	-7.1
	Labour	Hollie Ridley	284	19.8	+8.7
Majority			44	3.1
Turnout			1,432	30.0
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	2.7

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Gooding	837	49.6	+7.1
	Rochford Resident	Andrea Styles	658	39.0	-10.9
	Labour	Teddy Ryan	191	11.3	+3.8
Majority			179	10.6
Turnout			1,686	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Hockley

Hockley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	John Mason	877	54.2	+9.8
	Conservative	Reid Fairbairn	529	32.7	-13.1
	Labour	Ian Rooke	213	13.2	+3.4
Majority			348	21.5
Turnout			1,619	31.6
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	11.5

Hockley & Ashingdon

Hockley & Ashingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danielle Belton	629	37.7	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Gardner	315	18.9	+4.0
	Rochford Resident	Elliot Mason	285	17.1	-16.3
	Independent	Carole Weston	275	16.5	N/A
	Labour	Jack Griffiths	166	9.9	-0.8
Majority			314	18.8
Turnout			1,670	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Hullbridge

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Richard Lambourne	811	47.4	+4.1
	Conservative	Simon Smith	690	40.3	-4.1
	Labour	Loaine Ridley	211	12.3	±0.0
Majority			121	7.1
Turnout			1,712	33.1
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	4.1

Roche North & Rural

Roche North & Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laureen Shaw	623	44.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Ioannou	463	33.1	+26.6
	Labour	David Bodimeade	311	22.3	+6.1
Majority			160	11.5
Turnout			1,397	27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.8

Roche South

Roche South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Steptoe	551	43.7	-3.5
	Rochford Resident	David Miles	403	32.0	+1.0
	Labour	Vicky Williams	306	24.3	+8.0
Majority			148	11.7
Turnout			1,260	26.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Sweyne Park & Grange

Sweyne Park & Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Rochford Resident	Vilma Wilson	769	53.5	+6.9
	Conservative	Jordan Jacobs	408	28.4	-13.7
	Labour	Craig Archer	261	18.2	+6.9
Majority			361	25.1
Turnout			1,438	28.8
	Rochford Resident gain from Conservative		Swing	10.3

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Sharp	1,222	60.6	+16.6
	Conservative	Robin Dray	637	31.6	-13.5
	Labour	Steve Cooper	156	7.7	-3.3
Majority			585	29.0
Turnout			2,015	37.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.1

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cross	727	39.4	+12.8
	Conservative	Richard Linden	525	28.5	-3.7
	Independent	Jamie Burton	437	23.7	-9.5
	Labour	David Lench	156	8.5	+0.5
Majority			202	10.9
Turnout			1,845	36.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	8.3