# 2003 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 30 | +2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 |
| Labour | 3 | -1 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 |
| Hawkwell Residents | 1 | 0 |

## Election result

Rochford Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 80.0 | 48.7 | 6,685 | -3.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 2,521 | +1.1% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6.7 | 22.9 | 3,144 | -1.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.0 | 689 | +3.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 487 | +1.6% |
| Hawkwell Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 199 | -0.7% |

## Ward results
### Ashingdon and Canewdon

Ashingdon and Canewdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tracy Capon | 478 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Stanton | 199 | 22.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Vaughan | 124 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | David Lench | 97 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barling and Sutton

Barling and Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Amner | 216 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Salt | 116 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 332 | 23.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Downhall and Rawreth

Downhall and Rawreth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Oatham | 613 | 74.7 |
| | Conservative | Joan Mockford | 208 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 49.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Foulness and Great Wakering

Foulness and Great Wakering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Seagers | 563 | 47.5 |
| | Labour | Graham Fox | 517 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Giles | 105 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Lumley | 442 | 55.7 |
| | Conservative | Carole Weston | 351 | 44.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 793 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hawkwell North

Hawkwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Starke | 450 | 51.6 |
| | Hawkwell Residents | Christine Mason | 199 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 100 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Smith | 81 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Cyril Pohl | 42 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hawkwell South

Hawkwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Capon | 318 | 44.6 |
| | Independent | Dudley Ball | 276 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Sheila Downard | 119 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 713 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derrick Stansby | 374 | 43.4 |
| | Labour | Myra Weir | 342 | 39.7 |
| | Green | Heather Johnson | 146 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 27.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Hockley Central

Hockley Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Hudson | 791 | |
| | Conservative | Marina McCarthy | 737 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 188 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 186 | |
| | Labour | Ian Rooke | 186 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peggy Pearse | 165 | |
| | Green | Maria Tugwell | 100 | |
| | Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,428 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hullbridge

Hullbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Butcher | 603 | 52.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Stevenson | 540 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Lodge

Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terry Livings | 369 | 52.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Hyde | 336 | 47.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rochford

Rochford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Harper | 455 | |
| | Labour | David Weir | 412 | |
| | Labour | John Dickson | 409 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Gordon | 406 | |
| | Independent | Kevin Attridge | 220 | |
| | Independent | David Ford | 193 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Giles | 91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl Handford | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,254 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sweyne Park

Sweyne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Savill | 366 | 50.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Beckers | 235 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Hoy | 118 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 21.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |