- Rother local elections
Rother Council is elected every four years.Political control
Independent 1973 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1983
Conservative 1983 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present
Council elections
Rother Council election 1999 Rother Council election 2003 Rother Council election 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 632
percentage = 48.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 446
percentage = 34.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 214
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 14.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,292
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 360
percentage = 47.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 311
percentage = 41.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 80
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 49
percentage = 6.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 751
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 532
percentage = 42.2
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 405
percentage = 32.1
change = -18.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 323
percentage = 25.6
change = +7.2Election box majority
votes = 127
percentage = 10.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,260
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 934
percentage = 43.3
change = -11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 739
percentage = 34.2
change = -10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 486
percentage = 22.5
change = +22.5Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 9.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,159
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,110
percentage = 63.1
change = +16.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 779
percentage = 23.3
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 452
percentage = 13.5
change = -17.2Election box majority
votes = 1,331
percentage = 37.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,341
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 437
percentage = 66.1
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 224
percentage = 33.9
change = +33.9Election box majority
votes = 213
percentage = 32.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 661
percentage = 44.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 369
percentage = 48.6
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 197
percentage = 25.9
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 194
percentage = 25.5
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 172
percentage = 22.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 760
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 702
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 685
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 466
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 372
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 93
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 65
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,383
percentage = 34.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 468
percentage = 51.7
change = -16.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Francis
votes = 284
percentage = 31.3
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 154
percentage = 17.0
change = +17.0Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 20.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 906
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 470
percentage = 46.6
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Molly Webb
votes = 359
percentage = 35.6
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 180
percentage = 17.8
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 111
percentage = 11.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,009
percentage = 30.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Elliston
votes = 696
percentage = 67.9
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Varrall
votes = 329
percentage = 32.1
change = -12.9Election box majority
votes = 367
percentage = 35.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,025
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Kenward
votes = 1,141
percentage = 64.6
change = -23.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Zipperlen
votes = 525
percentage = 29.7
change = +17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abdullah Khan
votes = 99
percentage = 5.6
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 616
percentage = 34.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,765
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Standring
votes = 655
percentage = 48.3
change = -19.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martyn Forster
votes = 566
percentage = 41.8
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philipa Coughlan
votes = 134
percentage = 9.9
change = +9.9Election box majority
votes = 89
percentage = 6.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,355
percentage = 38.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Douart
votes = 963
percentage = 51.4
change = -26.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rachael Hills
votes = 538
percentage = 32.1
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Anthony Smith
votes = 185
percentage = 11.0
change = +11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Webb
votes = 92
percentage = 5.5
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 19.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,678
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Wheeler
votes = 893
percentage = 75.3
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Purdy
votes = 216
percentage = 18.2
change = -11.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Coughlan
votes = 78
percentage = 6.6
change = +6.6Election box majority
votes = 677
percentage = 57.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,187
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Carroll
votes = 571
percentage = 49.4
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Webb
votes = 491
percentage = 42.5
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Theaker
votes = 93
percentage = 8.1
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 80
percentage = 6.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,155
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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