← Rochford (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Rochford 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 6,393 | 31.9% | 5 | 38.5% | 5 | 38.5% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,002 | 25.0% | 4 | 30.8% | 3 | 23.1% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 2,891 | 14.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 15.4% | -2 |
| RES | 2,767 | 13.8% | 3 | 23.1% | 2 | 15.4% | +1 |
| Independent | 1,621 | 8.1% | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 7.7% | 0 |
| Green Party | 889 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Britain First | 214 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 187 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 47 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 20,011 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hockley and Ashingdon · 1 seat · won at 29.0% · −21.0 pts below quota
- Roche North and Rural · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
- Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 36.1% · −13.9 pts below quota
- Roche South · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
- Lodge · 1 seat · won at 42.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
- Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
- Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
- Foulness and the Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
- Trinity · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
- Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
- Hockley · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
- Downhall and Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 68.0% · above quota
- Sweyne Park and Grange · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota
Race results
Hockley and Ashingdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,630
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter, M. | Conservative Party | 472 | 29.0% | −21.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Capon, P. | RES | 455 | 27.9% | — | |
| 3 | Harding, P. | Britain First | 214 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | Ridley, H. | Labour Party | 190 | 11.7% | — | |
| 5 | Gardner, R. | Liberal Democrats | 173 | 10.6% | — | |
| 6 | Dalby, L. | Green Party | 126 | 7.7% | — |
Roche North and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,304
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wootton, S. | Conservative Party | 409 | 31.4% | −18.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Weir, M. | Labour Party | 358 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | Irlam, D. | Liberal Democrats | 281 | 21.5% | — | |
| 4 | Waldron, J. | Green Party | 256 | 19.6% | — |
Hawkwell East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,422
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason, E. | RES | 513 | 36.1% | −13.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Webb, M. | Conservative Party | 436 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Williams, V. | Labour Party | 213 | 15.0% | — | |
| 4 | White, R. | Green Party | 213 | 15.0% | — | |
| 5 | Vallance, M. | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 47 | 3.3% | — |
Roche South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,198
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams, A. | Conservative Party | 490 | 40.9% | −9.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hyde-Williams, S. | Labour Party | 348 | 29.0% | — | |
| 3 | Brown, D. | Liberal Democrats | 200 | 16.7% | — | |
| 4 | Spiteri, S. | Green Party | 160 | 13.4% | — |
Lodge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,626
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward, I. | Conservative Party | 687 | 42.3% | −7.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wilson, I. | Independent | 639 | 39.3% | — | |
| 3 | Norrington, P. | Labour Party | 300 | 18.5% | — |
Wheatley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,741
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linden, R. | Liberal Democrats | 942 | 54.1% | +4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Beatwell, I. | Conservative Party | 500 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Ridley, L. | Labour Party | 183 | 10.5% | — | |
| 4 | Short, A. | Reform UK | 116 | 6.7% | — |
Hawkwell West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,602
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booth, N. | RES | 870 | 54.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carter, T. | Conservative Party | 432 | 27.0% | — | |
| 3 | Montgomery, K. | Labour Party | 166 | 10.4% | — | |
| 4 | White, A. | Green Party | 134 | 8.4% | — |
Foulness and the Wakerings · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,320
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efde, D. | Conservative Party | 731 | 55.4% | +5.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hannan, P. | Labour Party | 421 | 31.9% | — | |
| 3 | Taylor, D. | Liberal Democrats | 168 | 12.7% | — |
Trinity · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,977
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page, S. | Liberal Democrats | 1,149 | 58.1% | +8.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Roe, C. | Conservative Party | 698 | 35.3% | — | |
| 3 | Ridley, B. | Labour Party | 130 | 6.6% | — |
Hullbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,674
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knight, T. | Independent | 982 | 58.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Moody, K. | Conservative Party | 469 | 28.0% | — | |
| 3 | Lench, D. | Labour Party | 223 | 13.3% | — |
Hockley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,548
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eves, A. | RES | 929 | 60.0% | +10.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hall, J. | Conservative Party | 386 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Rooke, I. | Labour Party | 233 | 15.1% | — |
Downhall and Rawreth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,543
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport, J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,050 | 68.0% | +18.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Belton, S. | Conservative Party | 296 | 19.2% | — | |
| 3 | Hedges, J. | Labour Party | 126 | 8.2% | — | |
| 4 | Randall, G. | Reform UK | 71 | 4.6% | — |
Sweyne Park and Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,426
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brewer, E. | Liberal Democrats | 1,039 | 72.9% | +22.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peters, S. | Conservative Party | 387 | 27.1% | — |