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1998 Rochford District Council election

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Elections to Rochford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

1998 Rochford District Council election
← 1996 7 May 1998 1999 →
14 out of 40 seats on the Rochford District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 8 1 6
Seats before 11 2 23
Seats won 5 4 4
Seats after 12 6 18
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 4 Decrease 5
Popular vote 3,230 4,363 3,706
Percentage 26.9% 36.4 30.9
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Residents Independent
Last election 2 N/A
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 1 N/A
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 698 N/A
Percentage 5.8% N/A

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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1998 Rochford District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 4   5 28.6 14 18 45.0 3,706 30.9
  Labour 5   1 35.7 7 12 30.0 3,230 26.9
  Conservative 4   4 28.6 2 6 15.0 4,363 36.4
  Residents 1   7.1 2 3 7.5 698 5.8
  Independent 0   0.0 1 1 2.5 0 0.0

Ward results

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Downhall

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Downhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Lemon 510 61.2
Conservative P. Savill 189 22.7
Labour R. Lushey 135 16.2
Majority 38.5
Turnout 25.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange & Rawreth

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Grange & Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Adams 467 36.3
Labour D. Rossi 420 32.7
Liberal Democrats V. Howlett 398 31.0
Majority 3.7
Turnout 26.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hawkwell East

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Hawkwell East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Glynn 860 56.9
Conservative T. Cutmore 420 27.8
Labour D. Thompson 231 15.3
Majority 29.1
Turnout 26.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hockley East

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Hockley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents R. Vingoe 698 77.7
Conservative M. Mead 132 14.7
Labour L. Bain 68 7.6
Majority 63.0
Turnout 29.0
Residents hold Swing

Hullbridge Riverside

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Hullbridge Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Flack 418 63.6
Conservative J. Spillane 239 36.4
Majority 27.2
Turnout 21.2
Labour hold Swing

Hullbridge South

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Hullbridge South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Stephenson 314 66.1
Conservative S. Spillane 161 33.9
Majority 32.2
Turnout 20.8
Labour hold Swing

Lodge

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Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Helson 466 43.0
Conservative J. Mockford 436 40.3
Labour S. Walton 181 16.7
Majority 2.8
Turnout 24.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rayleigh Central

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Rayleigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Helson 324 44.2
Conservative G. Mockford 268 36.6
Labour A. Popplewell 141 19.2
Majority 7.6
Turnout 25.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rochford Eastwood

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Rochford Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Ford 229 41.9
Liberal Democrats P. Stanton 175 32.0
Conservative V. Keenan 143 26.1
Majority 9.9
Turnout 40.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rochford Roche

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Rochford Roche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Ford 370 66.3
Conservative M. Shelley 188 33.7
Majority 32.6
Turnout 29.6
Labour hold Swing

Rochford St. Andrew's

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Rochford St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Weir 377 53.3
Conservative R. Amner 330 46.7
Majority 6.6
Turnout 31.3
Labour hold Swing

Trinity

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Gibbs 372 47.0
Liberal Democrats P. Pearse 271 34.2
Labour J. Fielding 149 18.8
Majority 12.8
Turnout 27.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wheatley

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Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Webster 478 52.6
Liberal Democrats R. Swain 344 37.8
Labour D. Randall 87 9.6
Majority 14.7
Turnout 39.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Whitehouse

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Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Webster 540 53.6
Liberal Democrats M. Hunnable 358 35.5
Labour M. Emmons 110 10.9
Majority 18.1
Turnout 37.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

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  1. ^ "9 May 1998, 16 - The Guardian at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020.
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