1987 Rochford District Council election

1987 English local election July 2026 1987 Rochford District Council election Essex parliamentary 1986 Rochford District Council election 1986 1987 5 7 y 1988 Rochford District Council election 1988 12 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council 21 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 8 23 7,709 45.5% 6.3% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 10 1 6,799 40.2% 3.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 6 1 2,120 12.5% 8.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 1 300 1.8% 1.2% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1987 Rochford District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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 1987 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 66.7 15 23 57.5 7,709 45.5 +6.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 1 25.0 7 10 25.0 6,799 40.2 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) 1 1 8.3 5 6 15.0 2,120 12.5 –8.0 Independent politician 0 0.0 1 1 2.5 300 1.8 –1.2 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 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Crick* 694 56.0 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Nicholls 442 35.6 –18.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Ellis 104 8.4 N/A 252 20.3 N/A 1,240 52.1 +10.0 2,381 SDP-Liberal Alliance 14.3 Barling & Sutton Barling & Sutton Conservative Party (UK) R. Allen 369 52.9 +2.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Nokes 234 33.6 –15.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Coyte 94 13.5 N/A 135 19.4 +18.4 697 55.0 +5.7 1,268 Conservative Party (UK) 9.2 Canewdon Canewdon Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood* 424 43.2 –24.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Powell 371 37.8 N/A Independent politician E. Gladstone 134 13.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Christie 52 5.3 –26.9 53 5.4 –30.2 981 58.3 +15.8 1,682 Conservative Party (UK) Foulness & Great Wakering East Foulness & Great Wakering East Conservative Party (UK) R. Pearson* 544 61.9 +2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Finch 169 19.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Bull 166 18.9 N/A 375 42.7 +23.5 879 51.0 +5.3 1,722 Conservative Party (UK) Grange & Rawreth Grange & Rawreth SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Godsell 874 43.9 –1.0 Conservative Party (UK) N. Hill 671 33.7 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) R. McCamley 444 22.3 –1.4 203 10.2 –3.3 1,989 44.1 +8.9 4,507 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 1.7 Great Wakering Central Great Wakering Central Labour Party (UK) D. Stow 388 49.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Easlea 304 38.7 –8.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Alabaster 93 11.8 –41.2 84 10.7 N/A 785 58.8 +11.9 1,335 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Hawkwell East Hawkwell East Conservative Party (UK) A. Harvey* 1,218 53.7 +5.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Glynn 806 35.6 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Leftley 243 10.7 –12.7 412 18.2 –2.2 2,267 42.8 +9.8 5,298 Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 Hawkwell West Hawkwell West Conservative Party (UK) J. Fawell* 711 50.7 +0.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Haslam 537 38.3 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Plackett 153 10.9 –9.1 174 12.4 –7.6 1,401 44.8 +10.2 3,125 Conservative Party (UK) 3.8 Lodge Lodge Conservative Party (UK) P. Cooke* 1,124 48.7 +8.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Jarvis 1,010 43.7 –5.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Stracey 175 7.6 –2.8 114 4.9 N/A 2,309 48.6 +8.5 4,752 Conservative Party (UK) 6.8 Trinity Trinity SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Helson* 863 56.7 –14.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Fowler 573 37.6 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) V. Arnold 87 5.7 N/A 290 19.0 –24.3 1,523 51.6 +6.0 2,951 SDP-Liberal Alliance 12.1 Wheatley Wheatley Conservative Party (UK) P. Webster 650 49.4 +1.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Dean* 574 43.6 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Cox 93 7.1 –2.2 76 5.8 +0.8 1,317 52.8 +7.3 2,496 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance 0.4 Whitehouse Whitehouse Conservative Party (UK) J. Gibson* 679 44.1 +3.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Harris 574 37.3 –21.9 Independent politician J. Bolton 166 10.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Foley 121 7.9 N/A 105 6.8 1,540 56.9 +10.6 2,705 Conservative Party (UK) 12.6 References Category:Rochford District Council elections Rochford Category:May 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Essex