# 2004 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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 | 32 | +2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Labour | 1 | -2 |
| Hawkwell Residents | 1 | 0 |

## Election result

Rochford Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 9,370 | +13.6% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18.6 | 2,799 | -4.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 1,565 | +6.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 1,305 | -9.7% |
3 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results
### Ashingdon and Canewdon

Ashingdon and Canewdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence Cutmore | 714 | 56.5 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Vaughan | 384 | 30.4 | +16.6 |
| | Labour | John Dickson | 166 | 13.1 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 26.1 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 37.0 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Foulness and Great Wakering

Foulness and Great Wakering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Wilkins | 903 | 59.1 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Graham Fox | 626 | 40.9 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 18.2 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | 35.7 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hockley Central

Hockley Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Thomass | 1,203 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Weston | 1,107 | |
| | Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 415 | |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 366 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 353 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,444 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hockley North

Hockley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Hungate | 473 | 76.8 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Hinde | 143 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 53.6 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 616 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hockley West

Hockley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liv Hungate | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hullbridge

Hullbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Robinson | 1,040 | 53.5 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Hoy | 520 | 26.7 | −20.5 |
| | Green | Robin Hume | 385 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 26.8 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 36.8 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Lodge

Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Merrick | 704 | 64.9 | +12.6 |
| | Green | Neil Kirsh | 381 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 29.8 | +25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,085 | 35.0 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Antony Humphries | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rochford

Rochford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Gordon | 957 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour | Myra Weir | 625 | 39.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 31.0 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Sweyne Park

Sweyne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Mockford | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Gibbs | 722 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 494 | 40.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,216 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Pullen | 815 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 375 | 31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Smith | 732 | 62.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elena Black | 436 | 37.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |