# 2006 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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 | 34 | +2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 0 |
| Rochford District Residents | 1 | 0 |
| Labour | 0 | -1 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 |

## Election result

Rochford Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 76.9 | 55.3 | 9,031 | -7.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 2,909 | +9.1% |
| Rochford Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 992 | +6.1% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15.8 | 2,589 | -2.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 817 | -5.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0% |

## Ward results
### Downhall & Rawreth

Downhall & Rawreth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Black | 900 | 73.3 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Victor Howlett | 328 | 26.7 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 46.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 37.6 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Foulness and Great Wakering

Foulness and Great Wakering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Goodwin | 851 | 59.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Graham Fox | 393 | 27.3 | −13.6 |
| | Green | Gillian Askew | 198 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 31.7 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,442 | 32.7 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lumley | 683 | 66.3 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Roland Adams | 347 | 33.7 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 32.6 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 37.4 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell North

Hawkwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Starke | 596 | 51.6 | +0.0 |
| | Rochford Residents | Christine Mason | 438 | 37.9 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Sheila Downard | 121 | 10.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 13.7 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,155 | 33.7 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell South

Hawkwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather Glynn | 701 | 77.8 | +33.2 |
| | Labour | David Thompson | 200 | 22.2 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 55.6 | +49.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 28.2 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Rochford Residents | John Mason | 554 | 44.7 | +44.7 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Houghton | 422 | 34.0 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Myra Weir | 264 | 21.3 | −18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 39.5 | +11.7 |
| | Rochford Residents hold | Rochford Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Hockley Central

Hockley Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Weston | 1,181 | 68.5 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Thompson | 313 | 18.2 | |
| | Green | Gabrielle Yeadell | 230 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 50.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | 34.1 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### HullBridge

Hullbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Brown | 977 | 58.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Angelina Marriott | 381 | 22.8 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Robin Hume | 313 | 18.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 35.7 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 31.5 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rayleigh Central

Rayleigh Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Aves | 654 | 61.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Putt | 283 | 26.4 |
| | Labour | Christopher Morgan | 135 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,072 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rochford

Rochford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Cottis | 877 | 52.9 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Maureen Vince | 782 | 47.1 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 5.8 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 32.0 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Grey | 618 | 61.6 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Budden | 310 | 30.9 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Neil Kirsh | 76 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 30.7 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 34.8 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wheatley

Wheatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mavis Webster | 768 | 70.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 322 | 29.5 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 41.0 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 34.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Webster | 711 | 63.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Dillnutt | 411 | 36.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 26.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | 37.1 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |