1978 Rochford District Council election

1978 Rochford District Council election
← 1976 4 May 1978 1979 →
14 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1978 Rochford District Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1978 Rochford District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	64.3	18	27	67.5	8,230	60.8	+4.5
	Independent	0		0.0	6	5	12.5	N/A	N/A	–3.6
	Residents	3	1	21.4	1	4	10.0	1,203	8.9	+4.5
	Labour	1	1	7.1	1	2	5.0	2,649	19.6	+0.1
	Liberal	1		7.1	1	2	5.0	1,465	10.8	–1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Cope*	1,015	91.4	+14.4
	Liberal	J. Ralph	95	8.6	–14.4
Majority			920	82.9	N/A
Turnout			1,110	45.8	–7.3
Registered electors			2,458
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Bowen	799	54.8	–5.2
	Labour	C. Gowlett	659	45.2	+5.2
Majority			140	9.6	N/A
Turnout			1,458	45.1	–4.3
Registered electors			3,268
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Sheaf*	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,101
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	S. Barnard*	673	51.7	–17.4
	Conservative	M. Anderson	628	48.3	+17.4
Majority			45	3.5	N/A
Turnout			1,117	43.3	+5.2
Registered electors			3,046
	Residents hold		Swing	17.4

1978 Rochford District Council election

Election result

Ward results

Downhall

Grange & Rawreth

Hawkwell East

Hockley East

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge South

Lodge

Rayleigh Central

Rochford Eastwood

Rochford Roche

Rochford St Andrews

Trinity

Wheatley

Whitehouse

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Nokes	530	55.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	R. Moody	418	44.1	–7.5
Majority			112	11.8	N/A
Turnout			948	36.5	–8.0
Registered electors			2,627
	Residents gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	L. Campbell-Daley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,066
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Murison	1,153	70.3	+17.3
	Labour	W. Campbell	488	29.7	+5.2
Majority			665	40.5	N/A
Turnout			1,641	37.9	–9.8
Registered electors			4,385
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Foster*	750	70.2	+31.7
	Labour	S. Andre	318	29.8	+14.5
Majority			432	40.4	N/A
Turnout			1,068	40.0	–9.3
Registered electors			2,720
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Budge	409	64.6	+6.2
	Labour	E. Spearman	224	35.4	–6.2
Majority			185	29.2	+12.5
Turnout			633	48.0	–6.2
Registered electors			1,327
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Stephenson	424	54.4	+5.4
	Conservative	N. Heard*	356	45.6	–5.4
Majority			68	8.7	N/A
Turnout			780	55.3	–1.0
Registered electors			1,451
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Garlick*	553	65.1	+9.4
	Labour	J. Chittenden	297	34.9	–9.4
Majority			256	30.1	N/A
Turnout			850	33.8	–8.4
Registered electors			2,551
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Boyd*	867	56.6	+9.7
	Conservative	J. Gibson	664	43.4	–9.7
Majority			203	13.3	N/A
Turnout			1,531	59.1	+8.0
Registered electors			2,633
	Liberal hold		Swing	9.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Lovett*	752	81.9	+12.0
	Liberal	C. Elsey	166	18.1	–12.0
Majority			586	63.8	N/A
Turnout			918	38.3	–9.0
Registered electors			2,448
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Taylor	733	56.0	–14.8
	Liberal	D. Helson	337	25.7	–3.5
	Labour	G. Wade	239	18.3	N/A
Majority			396	30.3	N/A
Turnout			1,309	50.3	+11.4
Registered electors			2,636
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

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Thurrock Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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