Local Election Results 2008
Rochford
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Downhall and Rawreth, Grange, Hawkwell North, Hawkwell South or Hawkwell West. The election in Barling and Sutton this year was a by-election. Two Conservative councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for Rochford:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Rochford (may be incomplete): 14th July 2005 (Sweyne Park)
— 14th June 2007 (Hockley N.)
— 15th July 2010 (Wheatley)
— 16th June 2011 (Hullbridge)
— 1st December 2011 (Rayleigh C.)
— 2nd May 2013 (Hawkwell N.; Whitehouse)
— 26th November 2015 (Rochford)
— 18th January 2018 (Downhall & Rawreth)
— 26th September 2019 (Sweyne Park & Grange)
— 3rd March 2022 (Downhall & Rawreth)
Results for Essex county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
8752 |
61.0% |
15 |
| Liberal Democrat |
1549 |
10.8% |
0 |
| English Democrats Party |
1531 |
10.7% |
0 |
| Labour |
1124 |
7.8% |
0 |
| British National Party |
571 |
4.0% |
0 |
| Green Party |
479 |
3.3% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
174 |
1.2% |
0 |
| Independent |
163 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Terence Cutmore |
C |
663 |
55.1% |
| Valerie Stanton |
LD |
371 |
30.8% |
| Andrew Vaughan |
Grn |
169 |
14.0% |
| Jeremy Thomass |
C |
1302 |
80.7% |
| David Thompson |
Lab |
312 |
19.3% |
| Michael Carter |
C |
421 |
73.3% |
| Mark Cooling |
BNP |
92 |
16.0% |
| Sheila Downard |
Lab |
61 |
10.6% |
| Malcolm Maddocks |
C |
401 |
71.1% |
| Brian Hazlewood |
Ind |
163 |
28.9% |
| Peter Robinson |
C |
1122 |
58.3% |
| Robert Green |
BNP |
479 |
24.9% |
| Angelina Marriott |
Lab |
325 |
16.9% |
| David Merrick |
C |
549 |
50.3% |
| Paula Hayter |
EDP |
264 |
24.2% |
| Janet Davies |
UKIP |
174 |
15.9% |
| Neil Kirsh |
Grn |
105 |
9.6% |
| Tony Humphries |
C |
882 |
74.5% |
| Michael Nobes |
LD |
302 |
25.5% |
| Gillian Lucas-Gill |
C |
864 |
48.6% |
| Keith Gordon |
C |
796 |
|
| David Lench |
Lab |
361 |
20.3% |
| Myra Weir |
Lab |
357 |
|
| Margaret Stoll |
EDP |
347 |
19.5% |
| Douglas Copping |
Grn |
205 |
11.5% |
| Joan Mockford |
C |
516 |
46.7% |
| Pat Putt |
LD |
353 |
31.9% |
| Kim Gandy |
EDP |
236 |
21.4% |
| Keith Gibbs |
C |
562 |
51.1% |
| John Hayter |
EDP |
372 |
33.8% |
| Mark Pearson |
LD |
101 |
9.2% |
| Peter Lickfold |
Lab |
65 |
5.9% |
| John Pullen |
C |
829 |
77.7% |
| Corey Vost |
LD |
238 |
22.3% |
| Simon Smith |
C |
641 |
56.4% |
| Ken Bennett |
EDP |
312 |
27.4% |
| Elena Black |
LD |
184 |
16.2% |
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