1994 Rochford District Council election

1994 Rochford District Council election

5 May 1994
15 out of 40 seats on the Rochford District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Residents Last election 5 1 1 Seats before 19 8 1 Seats won 10 4 1 Seats after 21 7 2 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 10,530 4,053 1,033 Percentage 52.9% 20.4% 5.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Conservative Ratepayer Last election 7 N/A Seats before 11 1 Seats won 0 N/A Seats after 10 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,276 N/A Percentage 21.5% N/A

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election.

Results summary

1994 Rochford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	2	66.7	11	21	52.5	10,530	52.9
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	10	10	25.0	4,276	21.5
	Labour	4	1	26.7	3	7	17.5	4,053	20.4
	Residents	1	1	6.7	1	2	5.0	1,033	5.2
	Ratepayer	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0

Ward results

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Downhall

Downhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Lemon	980	76.0
	Conservative	J. Duncombe	182	14.1
	Labour	E. Lushey	127	9.9
Majority				61.9
Turnout				45.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Howlett	974	54.0
	Conservative	D. Withers	446	24.7
	Labour	D. Rossi	385	21.3
Majority				29.3
Turnout				40.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Glynn	1,437	63.4
	Conservative	A. Hornett	471	20.8
	Labour	J. Dickson	357	15.8
Majority				42.6
Turnout				41.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hockley East

Hockley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Vingoe	1,033	72.3
	Conservative	T. Mead	235	16.5
	Labour	C. Stephenson	160	11.2
Majority				55.8
Turnout				46.1
	Residents gain from Ratepayer		Swing

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Flack	714	54.8
	Conservative	J. Saunders-Spillane	352	27.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Plumb	238	18.3
Majority				27.8
Turnout				42.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hullbridge South

Hullbridge South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Stevenson	458	53.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ketley	235	27.2
	Conservative	M. Isherwood	170	19.7
Majority				25.9
Turnout				38.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Lodge

Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Handford	1,450	69.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Barnes	1,417
	Conservative	P. Morgan	446	21.4
	Labour	J. Daly	192	9.2
	Labour	J. Foley	175
Majority				48.0
Turnout				45.3
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Helson	802	71.7
	Conservative	G. Mockford	204	18.2
	Labour	J. Stevenson	113	10.1
Majority				53.5
Turnout				39.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rochford Eastwood

Rochford Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Stanton	296	39.2
	Labour	M. Weir	244	32.3
	Conservative	V. Keenan	216	28.6
Majority				6.9
Turnout				56.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Rochford Roche

Rochford Roche

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Christie	298	39.2
	Conservative	G. Lee	264	34.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. Leach	199	26.1
Majority				4.5
Turnout				45.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Rochford St. Andrew's

Rochford St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Weir	445	51.1
	Conservative	L. Butcher	247	28.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Stevens	178	20.5
Majority				22.7
Turnout				38.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Trinity

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Pearse	823	68.2
	Conservative	R. Powell	252	20.9
	Labour	M. Vince	131	10.9
Majority				47.3
Turnout				40.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wheatley

Wheatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stevart	690	56.7
	Conservative	P. Savill	426	35.0
	Labour	V. Foley	102	8.4
Majority				21.7
Turnout				51.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hunnable	811	61.1
	Conservative	T. Regan	365	27.5
	Labour	G. Angus	152	11.4
Majority				33.6
Turnout				50.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020.