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Elections toRochford Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The Conservative Party won 13 seats up for election with a surprise result being theGreen Party gaining their first seat from the Conservative Party and Rochford District Residents holding one seat.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 80.5 | 53.3 | 17,732 | -7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 |  | 12.1 | 15.4 | 5,128 | +4.6 | |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 |  1 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 2,053 | +2.9 | |
| Rochford Resident | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.4 | 2.8 | 937 | N/A | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.4 | 1.7 | 569 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 9.5 | 3,172 | +1.8 | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 8.2 | 2,722 | -2.5 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.7 | 910 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Black | 1846 | 70.57 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Alan Orr | 770 | 29.43 | ||
| Majority | 1076 | 41.13 | |||
| Turnout | 70.4 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Edward Goodwin | 1607 | 53.73 | ||
| Independent | Brian Efde | 659 | 22.03 | ||
| Labour | Tim Nicholls | 625 | 20.90 | ||
| Majority | 948 | 32.79 | |||
| Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Lumley | 1205 | 62.60 | ||
| Conservative | Aron Priest | 720 | 37.40 | ||
| Majority | 485 | 25.19 | |||
| Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanne Elizabeth McPherson | 1291 | 54.06 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Duncombe | 833 | 34.88 | ||
| BNP | Antony William Evennett | 264 | 11.06 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 19.18 | |||
| Turnout | 68.6 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heather Lilian Ann Glynn | 1584 | 80.28 | ||
| BNP | Earl Victor Strobridge | 389 | 19.72 | ||
| Majority | 1195 | 60.57 | |||
| Turnout | 62.2 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochford Resident | John Mason | 937 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Howard Ward | 832 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Myra Anne Weir | 306 | 13.1 | ||
| English Democrat | Gloria Harmsworth | 157 | 6.7 | ||
| BNP | James Michael Antony Wells | 101 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | 105 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 72 | ||||
| Rochford Residenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carole Anne Weston | 2646 | 73.79 | ||
| Labour | David Charles Thompson | 940 | 26.21 | ||
| Majority | 1706 | 47.57 | |||
| Turnout | 69.9 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Michael Hoy | 1,446 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Hazlewood | 1,302 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Angelina Marriott | 467 | 12.8 | ||
| English Democrat | Pauline Smith | 445 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
| Greengain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patricia Aves | 1242 | 54.67 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Nobes | 702 | 30.90 | ||
| English Democrat | Thomas Broad | 328 | 14.44 | ||
| Majority | 540 | 23.77 | |||
| Turnout | 68.1 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Philip Cottis | 1813 | 55.72 | ||
| Labour | Robert Matthew Brown | 834 | 25.63 | ||
| Green | Douglas John Copping | 607 | 18.65 | ||
| Majority | 979 | 30.09 | |||
| Turnout | 58.1 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Edward Grey | 1070 | 50.07 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanley | 542 | 25.36 | ||
| English Democrat | Paula Hayter | 525 | 24.57 | ||
| Majority | 528 | 24.71 | |||
| Turnout | 74 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mavis Joan Webster | 1470 | 68.82 | ||
| English Democrat | Nicola Gallaway | 666 | 31.18 | ||
| Majority | 804 | 37.64 | |||
| Turnout | 69 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Frederick Arthur Webster | 1385 | 64.66 | ||
| English Democrat | Tim Hayter | 601 | 28.06 | ||
| BNP | Joan Elizabeth Court | 156 | 7.28 | ||
| Majority | 784 | 36.60 | |||
| Turnout | 68.2 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
