Rochford Council election, 2003

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 1 May, 2003. 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
*Conservative 30
*Liberal Democrat 4
*Labour 3
*Independent 1
*Hawkwell Residents 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain = 3
loss = 1
net = +2
seats % = 80.0
votes % = 48.7
votes = 6,685
plus/minus = -3.2%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 13.3
votes % = 18.4
votes = 2,521
plus/minus = +1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 2
net = -1
seats % = 6.7
votes % = 22.9
votes = 3,144
plus/minus = -1.9%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.0
votes = 689
plus/minus = +3.0%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.5
votes = 487
plus/minus = +1.6%Election Summary
party = Hawkwell Residents
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.4
votes = 199
plus/minus = -0.7%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tracy Capon
votes = 478
percentage = 53.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Valerie Stanton
votes = 199
percentage = 22.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrew Vaughan
votes = 124
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Lench
votes = 97
percentage = 10.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 31.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 898
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Amner
votes = 216
percentage = 65.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Salt
votes = 116
percentage = 34.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage = 30.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 332
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ronald Oatham
votes = 613
percentage = 74.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Mockford
votes = 208
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 405
percentage = 49.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 821
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Seagers
votes = 563
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Fox
votes = 517
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dawn Giles
votes = 105
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 46
percentage = 3.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,185
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Lumley
votes = 442
percentage = 55.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Weston
votes = 351
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 91
percentage = 11.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 793
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Starke
votes = 450
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box candidate
party = Hawkwell Residents
candidate = Christine Mason
votes = 199
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Thompson
votes = 100
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marian Smith
votes = 81
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Cyril Pohl
votes = 42
percentage = 4.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 251
percentage = 28.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 872
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Capon
votes = 318
percentage = 44.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Dudley Ball
votes = 276
percentage = 38.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Downard
votes = 119
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 42
percentage = 5.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 713
percentage = 22.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derrick Stansby
votes = 374
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Myra Weir
votes = 342
percentage = 39.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Heather Johnson
votes = 146
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 32
percentage = 3.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 862
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Hudson
votes = 791
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marina McCarthy
votes = 737
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Thompson
votes = 188
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Budden
votes = 186
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Rooke
votes = 186
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peggy Pearse
votes = 165
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Maria Tugwell
votes = 100
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Gabrielle Yeadell
votes = 75
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,428
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lesley Butcher
votes = 603
percentage = 52.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Stevenson
votes = 540
percentage = 47.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 63
percentage = 5.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,143
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Livings
votes = 369
percentage = 52.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frank Hyde
votes = 336
percentage = 47.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 4.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 705
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Harper
votes = 455
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Weir
votes = 412
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Dickson
votes = 409
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Gordon
votes = 406
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Kevin Attridge
votes = 220
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Ford
votes = 193
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joyce Giles
votes = 91
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Beryl Handford
votes = 68
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,254
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Savill
votes = 366
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Beckers
votes = 235
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Hoy
votes = 118
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 18.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 719
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/218.stm 2003 Rochford election result]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/loc03/pages/Rochford/ResultsDistrict.htm Ward results]

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