Rochford Council election, 2002

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May, 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 28
gain =
loss =
net = +9
seats % = 71.8
votes % = 51.9
votes = 14,934
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = -5
seats % = 10.3
votes % = 24.8
votes = 7,144
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = -5
seats % = 10.3
votes % = 17.3
votes = 4,985
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 5.1
votes % = 2.0
votes = 563
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Hawkwell Resident
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 2.6
votes % = 2.1
votes = 595
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.9
votes = 547
plus/minus =

8 Conservative and 1 Independent candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Cutmore
votes = 522
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tracy Capon
votes = 521
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Downard
votes = 203
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrew Vaughan
votes = 184
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Lench
votes = 160
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,590
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Robin Allen
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Black
votes = 732
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ronald Oatham
votes = 696
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Delya Savill
votes = 291
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Mockford
votes = 288
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,007
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Goodwin
votes = 784
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Wilkins
votes = 676
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Seagers
votes = 626
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Stebbing
votes = 601
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Salt
votes = 494
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,181
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christoper Lumley
votes = 525
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Lumley
votes = 508
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roland Adams
votes = 346
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Morgan
votes = 321
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,700
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Starke
votes = 586
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Starke
votes = 586
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Thompson
votes = 284
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Thompson
votes = 259
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,715
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Heather Glynn
votes = 410
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Capon
votes = 371
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Gordon
votes = 365
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Victor Leach
votes = 242
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diane Fraser
votes = 177
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Rooke
votes = 141
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,706
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate
party = Hawkwell Resident
candidate = John Mason
votes = 595
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Myra Weir
votes = 436
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Weir
votes = 339
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derrick Stansby
votes = 335
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Fawell
votes = 280
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,985
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marina McCarthy
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Marlow
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Thomass
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Hungate
votes = 284
percentage = 64.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lee Howes
votes = 159
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 125
percentage = 28.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 443
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Liv Hungate
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Brown
votes = 730
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Morgan
votes = 725
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Flack
votes = 698
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Stevenson
votes = 679
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lesley Butcher
votes = 606
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Flora Noe
votes = 569
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,007
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Langlands
votes = 445
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Livings
votes = 435
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = June Daynes
votes = 321
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Neil Kirsh
votes = 204
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,405
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Choppen
votes = 608
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Antony Humphries
votes = 579
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Harris
votes = 503
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peggy Pearse
votes = 459
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,149
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Vince
votes = 701
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Barber
votes = 672
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Amner
votes = 660
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Attridge
votes = 653
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Dickson
votes = 594
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Rogers
votes = 587
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,867
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Mockford
votes = 351
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Savill
votes = 337
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary Beckers
votes = 268
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Beckers
votes = 252
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Derek Trevillion
votes = 153
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,361
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Gibbs
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Grey
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Pullen
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mavis Webster
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Webster
votes = 596
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Smith
votes = 577
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elena Black
votes = 479
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,652
percentage =
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/114.stm 2002 Rochford election result]
* [http://cmis.rochford.gov.uk/CMISWebPublic/Binary.ashx?Document=9002 Ward results]

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