1988 Rochford District Council election

UK local election July 2026 1988 Rochford District Council election Essex parliamentary 1988 Rochford District Council election 1988 1988 5 5 y 1990 Rochford District Council election 1990 13 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 8 22 3 7,456 46.0% 0.5% 95x50px|Blank Social and Liberal Democrats 5 13 3 5,674 35.0% 5.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 0 4 2,825 17.4% 4.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 1 250 2.5% 0.3% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1988 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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 1988 Rochford District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 8 3 61.5 14 22 55.0 7,456 46.0 +0.5 Social and Liberal Democrats 5 3 38.5 8 13 32.5 5,674 35.0 –5.2 Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 4 4 10.0 2,825 17.4 +4.9 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 2.5 250 1.5 –0.3 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. Ashingdon Ashingdon Social and Liberal Democrats C. Wren 473 44.7 –11.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Warner 459 43.3 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) R. McLeod 127 12.0 +3.3 14 1.3 –19.0 1,059 44.3 –7.8 2,391 Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Party (UK) 9.5 Downhall Downhall Social and Liberal Democrats C. Black* 872 73.7 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Fletcher 245 20.7 –9.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Foley 66 5.6 N/A 627 53.0 +14.2 1,183 43.8 +2.3 2,701 Social and Liberal Democrats 7.1 Grange & Rawreth Grange & Rawreth Social and Liberal Democrats P. Beckers* 933 47.7 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Spencer 671 34.3 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Andre 350 17.9 –4.4 262 13.4 +3.2 1,954 43.6 –0.5 4,482 Social and Liberal Democrats 1.6 Hawkwell East Hawkwell East Conservative Party (UK) J. Roden 1,026 54.2 +0.5 Social and Liberal Democrats H. Glynn 592 31.3 –4.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Cairey 275 14.5 +3.8 434 22.9 +4.7 1,893 35.2 –7.6 5,378 Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 Hawkwell West Hawkwell West Conservative Party (UK) T. Fawell* 672 60.1 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) V. Arnold 242 21.6 +10.7 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Cummings 205 18.3 –20.0 430 38.4 +26.0 1,119 35.6 –9.2 3,143 Conservative Party (UK) 0.7 Hockley Central Hockley Central Conservative Party (UK) E. Hart* 420 53.0 +1.0 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Giles 373 47.0 +11.1 47 6.0 –10.1 793 44.1 +1.6 1,798 Conservative Party (UK) 5.1 Hockley East Hockley East Conservative Party (UK) I. Godfrey 762 61.4 –2.9 Social and Liberal Democrats W. Alabaster 245 19.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Christie 234 18.9 –16.8 517 41.7 +13.1 1,241 38.0 +6.7 3,266 Conservative Party (UK) Hockley West Hockley West Conservative Party (UK) E. Marlow 535 65.6 –9.6 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Nudd 189 23.2 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Gay 92 11.3 N/A 346 42.4 –8.0 816 37.2 +8.4 2,194 Conservative Party (UK) 4.0 Hullbridge Riverside Hullbridge Riverside Conservative Party (UK) G. Hooper 554 51.8 +15.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Morgan 515 48.2 +2.6 39 3.6 N/A 1,069 34.5 –3.0 3,099 Conservative Party (UK) 6.4 Hullbridge South Hullbridge South Conservative Party (UK) L. Walker* 505 55.0 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Stevenson 414 45.0 –2.9 91 9.9 +5.8 919 38.6 +5.0 2,381 Conservative Party (UK) 2.9 Lodge Lodge Social and Liberal Democrats S. Jarvis 1,139 55.9 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Parriers-Taylor* 769 37.8 –10.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Stracey 129 6.3 –1.3 370 18.2 N/A 2,037 42.9 –5.7 4,748 Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Party (UK) 11.6 Rayleigh Central Rayleigh Central Social and Liberal Democrats N. Harris 407 40.4 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Geach 351 34.8 +5.1 Independent politician J. Bolton 250 24.8 N/A 56 5.6 N/A 1,008 33.5 –6.4 3,009 Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Party (UK) 4.0 Rochford St Andrews Rochford St Andrews Conservative Party (UK) R. Amner 487 43.7 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Weir 381 34.2 –3.4 Social and Liberal Democrats P. Wells 246 22.1 –3.5 106 9.5 N/A 1,114 46.4 –2.5 2,401 Conservative Party (UK) 5.2 References Category:Rochford District Council elections Rochford Category:May 1988 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex