1983 Rochford District Council election

1983 English local election July 2026 1983 Rochford District Council election Essex parliamentary 1982 Rochford District Council election 1982 1983 5 5 y 1984 Rochford District Council election 1984 12 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 8 26 1 6,948 52.2% 4.2% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 6 2 4,555 34.2% 5.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 0 3 1,584 11.9% 4.2% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 0 3 did not stand did not stand 5.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 2 1 did not stand did not stand 2.1% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 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 1983 Rochford District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 66.7 18 26 65.0 6,948 52.2 +4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 2 33.3 2 6 15.0 4,555 34.2 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 3 3 7.5 1,584 11.9 –4.2 Residents Association 0 0.0 3 3 7.5 N/A N/A –5.1 Independent politician 0 1 0.0 2 2 5.0 N/A N/A –2.1 Independent Labour 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 229 1.7 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Ashingdon Ashingdon SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Crick* 458 44.3 –1.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Nicholas-Nicholls 456 44.1 –9.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Denny 121 11.7 N/A 2 0.2 N/A 1,035 45.4 +3.4 2,278 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4.1 Barling & Sutton Barling & Sutton Conservative Party (UK) P. Hawke 310 50.5 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Sullivan 304 49.5 N/A 6 1.0 N/A 614 49.3 N/A 1,246 Conservative Party (UK) Canewdon Canewdon Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood* 472 67.8 +32.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Weir 224 32.2 N/A 248 35.6 N/A 696 42.5 –35.1 1,638 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Foulness & Great Wakering East Foulness & Great Wakering East Conservative Party (UK) R. Pearson* 441 59.6 +12.5 Independent Labour W. Lay 299 40.4 N/A 142 19.2 –0.4 740 45.7 –33.5 1,599 Conservative Party (UK) Grange & Rawreth Grange & Rawreth Conservative Party (UK) E. Heath* 706 43.9 +6.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Rapley 588 36.5 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Ellis 316 19.6 –11.2 118 7.3 +0.7 1,610 37.0 –2.8 4,346 Conservative Party (UK) 0.4 Great Wakering Central Great Wakering Central SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Gwinnell 304 53.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Jopson* 270 47.0 +12.1 34 5.9 N/A 574 46.9 –35.3 1,223 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Hawkwell East Hawkwell East Conservative Party (UK) A. Harvey* 889 59.5 +5.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Brown 306 20.5 –4.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Weir 300 20.1 –0.7 583 39.0 N/A 1,495 33.6 –7.5 4,449 Conservative Party (UK) 5.0 Hawkwell West Hawkwell West Conservative Party (UK) J. Fawell 552 51.8 +7.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Saunders 281 26.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Plackett 232 21.8 +9.0 271 25.4 +24.4 1,065 36.0 –12.7 2,957 Conservative Party (UK) Lodge Lodge Conservative Party (UK) P. Cooke* 1,162 61.3 +1.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Menning 484 25.5 –3.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Barnaby 249 13.1 +1.8 678 35.8 +5.2 1,895 40.8 +1.4 4,639 Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 Trinity Trinity SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Helson* 810 59.9 –3.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Easter 543 40.1 +7.0 267 19.7 –10.5 1,353 48.1 –4.9 2,810 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5.2 Wheatley Wheatley SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Dean 604 53.6 +17.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Holman* 522 46.4 –17.9 82 7.3 N/A 1,126 46.6 +1.4 2,415 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 17.9 Whitehouse Whitehouse Conservative Party (UK) J. Gibson* 625 52.8 –1.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Gordon 416 35.2 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Foley 142 12.0 +2.0 209 17.7 –1.6 1,183 45.7 +5.7 2,590 Conservative Party (UK) 0.9 References Category:Rochford District Council elections Rochford Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex