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1987 Rochford District Council election
← 1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988 →
12 out of 40 seats to Rochford District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Alliance
Seats won 8 3
Seats after 23 10
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 7,709 6,799
Percentage 45.5% 40.2%
Swing Increase 6.3% Increase 3.2%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 6 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 2,120 300
Percentage 12.5% 1.8%
Swing Decrease 8.0% Decrease 1.2%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1987 Rochford District Council election took place on 7 May 1987 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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Election result

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1987 Rochford District Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 8 Steady 66.7 15 23 57.5 7,709 45.5 +6.3
  Alliance 3 Decrease 1 25.0 7 10 25.0 6,799 40.2 +3.2
  Labour 1 Increase 1 8.3 5 6 15.0 2,120 12.5 –8.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.5 300 1.8 –1.2

Ward results

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Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Ashingdon

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Ashingdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance B. Crick* 694 56.0 +10.1
Conservative J. Nicholls 442 35.6 –18.5
Labour J. Ellis 104 8.4 N/A
Majority 252 20.3 N/A
Turnout 1,240 52.1 +10.0
Registered electors 2,381
Alliance hold Swing Increase14.3

Barling & Sutton

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Barling & Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Allen 369 52.9 +2.4
Alliance K. Nokes 234 33.6 –15.9
Labour C. Coyte 94 13.5 N/A
Majority 135 19.4 +18.4
Turnout 697 55.0 +5.7
Registered electors 1,268
Conservative hold Swing Increase9.2

Canewdon

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Canewdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Wood* 424 43.2 –24.6
Alliance T. Powell 371 37.8 N/A
Independent E. Gladstone 134 13.7 N/A
Labour J. Christie 52 5.3 –26.9
Majority 53 5.4 –30.2
Turnout 981 58.3 +15.8
Registered electors 1,682
Conservative hold

Foulness & Great Wakering East

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Foulness & Great Wakering East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pearson* 544 61.9 +2.3
Alliance S. Finch 169 19.2 N/A
Labour S. Bull 166 18.9 N/A
Majority 375 42.7 +23.5
Turnout 879 51.0 +5.3
Registered electors 1,722
Conservative hold

Grange & Rawreth

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Grange & Rawreth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance P. Godsell 874 43.9 –1.0
Conservative N. Hill 671 33.7 +2.3
Labour R. McCamley 444 22.3 –1.4
Majority 203 10.2 –3.3
Turnout 1,989 44.1 +8.9
Registered electors 4,507
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.7

Great Wakering Central

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Great Wakering Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Stow 388 49.4 N/A
Conservative E. Easlea 304 38.7 –8.3
Alliance J. Alabaster 93 11.8 –41.2
Majority 84 10.7 N/A
Turnout 785 58.8 +11.9
Registered electors 1,335
Labour gain from Alliance

Hawkwell East

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Hawkwell East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Harvey* 1,218 53.7 +5.2
Alliance H. Glynn 806 35.6 +7.5
Labour S. Leftley 243 10.7 –12.7
Majority 412 18.2 –2.2
Turnout 2,267 42.8 +9.8
Registered electors 5,298
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.2

Hawkwell West

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Hawkwell West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fawell* 711 50.7 +0.7
Alliance J. Haslam 537 38.3 +8.3
Labour G. Plackett 153 10.9 –9.1
Majority 174 12.4 –7.6
Turnout 1,401 44.8 +10.2
Registered electors 3,125
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.8

Lodge

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Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Cooke* 1,124 48.7 +8.2
Alliance S. Jarvis 1,010 43.7 –5.4
Labour J. Stracey 175 7.6 –2.8
Majority 114 4.9 N/A
Turnout 2,309 48.6 +8.5
Registered electors 4,752
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.8

Trinity

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance D. Helson* 863 56.7 –14.9
Conservative D. Fowler 573 37.6 +9.2
Labour V. Arnold 87 5.7 N/A
Majority 290 19.0 –24.3
Turnout 1,523 51.6 +6.0
Registered electors 2,951
Alliance hold Swing Decrease12.1

Wheatley

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Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Webster 650 49.4 +1.5
Alliance T. Dean* 574 43.6 +0.7
Labour S. Cox 93 7.1 –2.2
Majority 76 5.8 +0.8
Turnout 1,317 52.8 +7.3
Registered electors 2,496
Conservative gain from Alliance Swing Increase0.4

Whitehouse

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Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Gibson* 679 44.1 +3.3
Alliance N. Harris 574 37.3 –21.9
Independent J. Bolton 166 10.8 N/A
Labour J. Foley 121 7.9 N/A
Majority 105 6.8
Turnout 1,540 56.9 +10.6
Registered electors 2,705
Conservative hold Swing Increase12.6

References

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  1. ^ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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