# 2007 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 | 5 | +1 |
| Rochford Residents | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 |

## Election result

Rochford Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 69.2 | 49.2 | 4,793 | -6.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 2,221 | +5.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 271 | +2.8% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 1,097 | -4.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 572 | +0.9% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 472 | +4.8% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 313 | +3.2% |
4 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results
### Ashingdon and Canewdon

Ashingdon and Canewdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tracy Capon | 659 | 64.6 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Vaughan | 361 | 35.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 29.2 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | 29.4 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Barling and Sutton

Barling and Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robin Allen | 271 | 54.7 | +54.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Amner | 224 | 45.3 | −19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 35.2 | +11.7 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Downhall and Rawreth

Downhall and Rawreth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Oatham | 857 | 73.6 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Roland Adams | 308 | 26.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 47.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,165 | 34.0 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Foulness and Great Wakering

Foulness and Great Wakering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Seagers | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Lumley | 722 | 74.3 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | David Withers | 250 | 25.7 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 48.6 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | 35.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell North

Hawkwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy Cox | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell South

Hawkwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Capon | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Stansby | 603 | 64.1 | +30.1 |
| | Labour | Myra Weir | 337 | 35.9 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 30.2 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hockley Central

Hockley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Hudson | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hullbride

Hullbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Butcher | 928 | 49.5 | −9.0 |
| | BNP | Robert Green | 472 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | Angelina Marriott | 318 | 17.0 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Robin Hume | 155 | 8.3 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 24.3 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 35.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lodge

Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Livings | 455 | 43.8 | −21.1 |
| | English Democrat | Paula Hayter | 313 | 30.1 | +30.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Putt | 216 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Green | Neil Kirsh | 56 | 5.4 | −29.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 13.7 | −16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,040 | 33.1 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rochford

Rochford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Harper | 970 | 68.7 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | David Lench | 442 | 31.3 | −15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 37.4 | +31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 26.9 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sweyne Park

Sweyne Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Dillnutt | 426 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Savill | 396 | 48.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 822 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |