1990 Rochford District Council election

1990 Rochford District Council election
3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
15 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative SLD Labour
Seats won 1 8 5
Seats after 16 15 7
Seat change 4 2 2
Popular vote 7,400 10,351 3,489
Percentage 32.7% 45.7% 15.4%
Swing 13.3% 10.7% 2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Ratepayer Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 847 468
Percentage 3.7% 2.1%
Swing N/A 0.6%
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1990 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 Rochford District Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 1 4 6.7 15 16 40.0 7,400 32.7 –13.3
  SLD 8 2 53.3 7 15 37.5 10,351 45.7 +10.7
  Labour 5 2 33.3 2 7 17.5 3,489 15.4 –2.0
  Ratepayer 1 1 6.7 0 1 2.5 847 3.7 N/A
  Independent 0 1 0.0 1 1 2.5 468 2.1 +0.6
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 99 0.4 N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Downhall

Downhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD S. Lemon* 1,025 77.2 +3.5
Conservative S. Fletcher 303 22.8 +2.1
Majority 722 54.4 +1.4
Turnout 1,328 49.8 +6.0
Registered electors 2,668
SLD hold Swing 0.7

Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD S. Skinner* 1,345 67.8 +20.1
SLD A. Stephens 1,244 62.7 +15.0
Conservative P. Jackson 487 24.5 –9.8
Conservative R. McCamley 461 23.2 –11.1
Labour S. Andre 430 21.7 +3.8
Turnout ~1,985 45.4 +1.8
Registered electors 4,372
SLD hold
SLD hold

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD H. Glynn 1,444 59.5 +28.2
Conservative J. Sheaf* 981 40.5 –13.7
Majority 463 19.1 N/A
Turnout 2,425 45.2 +10.0
Registered electors 5,360
SLD gain from Conservative Swing 21.1

Hockley East

Hockley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ratepayer R. Vingoe 847 55.3 N/A
Conservative K. Smith 405 26.4 –35.0
SLD M. Pearson 182 11.9 –7.8
Green P. Lucas 99 6.5 N/A
Majority 442 28.8 N/A
Turnout 1,533 47.9 +9.9
Registered electors 3,198
Ratepayer gain from Conservative

Hullbridge Riverside

Hullbridge Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Flack* 858 60.6 +16.6
Conservative R. Brown 466 46.0 –16.6
Majority 392 21.2 N/A
Turnout 1,324 44.6 +10.1
Registered electors 3,176
Labour hold Swing 16.6

Hullbridge South

Hullbridge South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Stevenson 546 54.0 +9.0
Conservative R. Brown* 466 46.0 –9.0
Majority 80 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,012 42.1 +3.5
Registered electors 2,401
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 9.0

Lodge

Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD M. Handford* 1,614 70.1 +14.2
Conservative J. Farrell 690 29.9 –7.9
Majority 924 40.1 +21.9
Turnout 2,304 48.9
Registered electors 4,715
SLD hold Swing 11.1

Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD J. Helson 541 38.2 –2.2
Independent S. Silva* 468 33.0 N/A
Conservative D. Geach 408 28.8 –6.0
Majority 73 5.2 –0.4
Turnout 1,417 48.4 +14.9
Registered electors 2,929
SLD gain from Independent

Rochford Eastwood

Rochford Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Arnold 313 38.8 +6.4
SLD T. Powell 270 33.5 +4.4
Conservative B. Wilkins 224 27.8 –4.8
Majority 43 5.3 N/A
Turnout 807 57.0 +4.4
Registered electors 1,415
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 1.0

Rochford Roche

Rochford Roche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Christie 431 54.6 +1.1
Conservative M. Shelley 359 45.4 +15.3
Majority 72 9.1 –14.2
Turnout 790 49.8 –0.5
Registered electors 1,587
Labour hold Swing 7.1

Rochford St Andrews

Rochford St Andrews
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Weir* 687 61.6 +27.4
Conservative A. Curtis 429 38.4 –5.3
Majority 258 23.1 N/A
Turnout 1,116 47.3 +0.9
Registered electors 2,357
Labour hold Swing 16.4

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD R. Boyd* 1,147 73.2 +16.5
Conservative L. Argentieri 419 26.8 –10.8
Majority 728 46.5 +27.5
Turnout 1,566 52.8 +1.2
Registered electors 2,968
SLD hold Swing 13.7

Wheatley

Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Lovett* 722 50.03 +0.6
SLD S. Tellis 721 49.97 +6.4
Majority 1 0.1 –5.7
Turnout 1,443 58.4 +5.6
Registered electors 2,469
Conservative hold Swing 2.9

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD M. Hunnable* 818 50.4 +13.1
Conservative P. Lewis 580 35.8 –8.3
Labour C. Long 224 13.8 +5.9
Majority 238 14.7 N/A
Turnout 1,622 59.8 +2.9
Registered electors 2,712
SLD hold Swing 10.7

References

  1. ^ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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