# 1995 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford District Council, in Essex, England, were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election.

## Results summary

1995 Rochford Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 61.5 | 14 | 22 | 55.0 | 5,562 | 42.6 | |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 5 | 8 | 20.0 | 3,739 | 28.6 | |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 7.7 | 6 | 7 | 17.5 | 3,320 | 25.4 | |
| | Residents | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 430 | 3.3 | |

## Ward results
### Ashingdon

Ashingdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Hosking | 471 | 55.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Hornett | 235 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | M. Vince | 140 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Barling & Sutton

Barling & Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G. Lee | 430 | 67.6 |
| | Labour | D. Ford | 178 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative | T. Chapman | 28 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 39.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Canewdon

Canewdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Powell | 477 | 69.8 |
| | Conservative | L. Butcher | 117 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | C. Stephenson | 89 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 52.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Foulness & Great Wakering East

Foulness & Great Wakering East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Pearson | 403 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | H. King | 328 | 44.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Grange & Rawreth

Grange & Rawreth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Francis | 739 | 43.4 |
| | Labour | D. Rossi | 588 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Mockford | 375 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Great Wakering Central

Great Wakering Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Sutton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 0.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Great Wakering West

Great Wakering West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Fox | 378 | 91.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Powell | 34 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 83.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Leach | 917 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | J. Dickson | 478 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Roden | 403 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Weir | 693 | 52.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Saunders | 314 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Fawell | 305 | 23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Lodge

Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Brown | 1,037 | 61.8 |
| | Conservative | T. Livings | 341 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | J. Foley | 299 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 41.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Cumberland | 567 | 55.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Duncombe | 273 | 26.5 |
| | Labour | G. Angus | 189 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Tellis | 501 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Savill | 389 | 37.7 |
| | Labour | V. Foley | 142 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Giles | 539 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Webster | 417 | 35.0 |
| | Labour | J. Daly | 237 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |