1976 Rochford District Council election

1976 English local election July 2026 1976 Rochford District Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 Rochford District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1978 Rochford District Council election 1978 All 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 29 10 23,586 56.3% 12.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 5 1 3,096 7.4% 3.7% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 3 1 1,865 4.4% 1.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 5,182 12.4% 11.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 11 8,183 19.5% 21.1% Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Rochford District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Rochford-1973-2012.pdf Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012 8 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Rochford District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 8 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 40 29 12 2 10 56.3 72.5 23,586 +12.6 Independent politician 9 5 1 2 1 7.4 12.5 3,096 –3.7 Residents Association 3 3 1 0 1 4.4 7.5 1,865 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) 17 2 1 0 1 12.4 5.0 5,182 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) 26 1 0 11 11 19.5 2.5 8,183 –21.1 |- Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Ashingdon Ashingdon (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Boothby 343 41.7 Liberal Party (UK) B. Crick* 316 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Quincy 303 36.8 Liberal Party (UK) N. Drayton-Thomas 184 22.4 Independent politician B. Banfield 144 17.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Denny 119 14.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Marshall 117 14.2 ~823 41.8 1,968 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Liberal Party (UK) Barling & Sutton Barling & Sutton Conservative Party (UK) C. Appleyard 347 59.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Cowen* 234 40.3 113 19.4 581 53.9 1,084 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canewdon Canewdon Independent politician D. Wood* 486 68.6 Conservative Party (UK) O. Perry 222 31.4 264 37.3 708 45.4 1,605 Independent politician Downhall Downhall (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Ives* 940 75.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Cope 922 73.8 Liberal Party (UK) N. Chitty 280 22.4 Liberal Party (UK) T. Jones 273 21.9 ~1,249 53.1 2,353 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Foulness & Great Wakering East Foulness & Great Wakering East Independent politician A. Humby* 235 37.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Lay 208 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rundlett 178 28.7 27 4.3 621 54.3 1,158 Independent politician Grange & Rawreth Grange & Rawreth (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Heath 895 56.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Philpot 895 56.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Anderson 851 54.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Gowlett* 596 37.9 Labour Party (UK) R. McCamley* 575 36.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Needham* 520 33.1 ~1,572 49.4 3,183 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Wakering Central Great Wakering Central Labour Party (UK) J. Warner* 367 59.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pearson 247 40.2 120 19.5 614 53.7 1,161 Labour Party (UK) Great Wakering West Great Wakering West Independent politician E. Adcock* 262 49.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Jopson 146 27.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Lay 117 22.3 116 22.1 525 50.4 1,046 Independent politician Hawkwell East Hawkwell East (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Maton* 974 64.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Harvey* 973 64.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Sheaf 963 64.0 Independent politician J. Nokes 278 18.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Spearman 272 18.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Schofield 256 17.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Chittenden 249 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) M. Clark 217 14.4 ~1,505 38.5 3,910 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hawkwell West Hawkwell West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Tate* 749 67.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Fawell 713 64.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Pohl 208 18.7 Labour Party (UK) H. Horsman 175 15.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Tasker 173 15.6 ~1,112 39.9 2,787 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hockley Central Hockley Central Conservative Party (UK) M. Kennaugh* 335 58.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Homer 241 41.8 94 16.3 576 41.2 1,449 Conservative Party (UK) Hockley East Hockley East (2 seats) Residents Association J. Browning* 772 67.2 Residents Association S. Barnard* 762 66.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Hopkins 345 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Frith 340 29.6 ~1,149 38.1 3,017 Residents Association Residents Association Hockley West Hockley West Conservative Party (UK) J. Jones 476 85.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ralph 83 14.8 393 70.3 559 44.0 1,308 Conservative Party (UK) Hullbridge Riverside Hullbridge Riverside (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Hunt 529 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Gilbert 503 46.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Madden* 496 45.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Morgan* 464 46.4 ~1,083 44.5 2,433 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hullbridge South Hullbridge South (2 seats) Independent politician J. Campbell-Carter* 569 61.1 Residents Association L. Davey 331 35.6 Independent politician E. Long 154 16.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Madden 146 15.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Steward 141 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Blower 135 14.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Young* 122 13.1 ~931 45.8 2,032 Independent politician Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Lodge Lodge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Clayton 1,027 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Bright 1,026 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Foster 1,019 51.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Campbell 475 23.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hann 435 21.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Holt 430 21.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. Maloney 420 21.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Stichbury 393 19.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Clinkscales 388 19.5 ~1,989 47.7 4,170 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rayleigh Central Rayleigh Central (2 seats) Independent politician S. Silva 535 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Foster 530 41.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stanton* 493 38.5 Independent politician R. Hendry 433 33.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Andre 211 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) W. Bartlett 102 8.0 ~1,280 49.3 2,597 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rochford Eastwood Rochford Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) G. Oldbury* 410 58.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Spearman 292 41.6 118 16.8 702 54.2 1,322 Conservative Party (UK) Rochford Roche Rochford Roche Conservative Party (UK) N. Heard 352 51.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Stephenson* 338 49.0 14 2.0 690 56.3 1,236 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rochford St Andrews Rochford St Andrews (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Mears 559 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Garlick 539 51.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Blackburn* 445 42.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Tracey* 435 41.5 ~1,047 42.2 2,481 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Fowler* 704 53.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Boyd 621 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) N. Grove* 597 45.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. Rapley 502 37.9 ~1,323 51.1 2,589 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wheatley Wheatley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Holman 780 69.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lovett 751 66.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Kilpatrick 336 29.8 ~1,129 47.3 2,387 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Whitehouse Whitehouse (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Fletcher* 682 66.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Fudge* 652 63.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Hunnable 281 27.5 Liberal Party (UK) D. Fraser 253 24.7 ~1,023 38.9 2,630 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Rochford District Council elections Rochford Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex