← Rochford (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Rochford 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14,741 | 40.8% | 13 | 86.7% | 8 | 53.3% | +5 |
| Conservative Party | 8,625 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 26.7% | -4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,203 | 14.4% | 1 | 6.7% | 2 | 13.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 3,672 | 10.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,648 | 4.6% | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,406 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Rochford District Residents | 799 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 37 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 36,131 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 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 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — 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 34.8% · −15.2 pts below quota
- Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
- Trinity · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
- Hockley · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
- Sweyne Park and Grange · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
- Roche South · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- Foulness and the Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Lodge · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
- Roche North and Rural · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
- Downhall and Rawreth · 2 seats · won at 32.6% · −0.7 pts below quota
- Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
- Hawkwell East · 2 seats · won at 42.1% · above quota
Race results
Hockley and Ashingdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,735
| 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 | Carl Christian Turner | Reform UK | 952 | 34.8% | −15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Danielle Louise Belton | Conservative Party | 926 | 33.9% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Pryor | Liberal Democrats | 626 | 22.9% | — | |
| 4 | John Barry Waldron | Green Party | 144 | 5.3% | — | |
| 5 | Patricia Norrington | Labour Party | 87 | 3.2% | — |
Wheatley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,579
| 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 | Adi Malviya | Reform UK | 935 | 36.3% | −13.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Cross | Liberal Democrats | 741 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Max Oliver Ellul | Conservative Party | 691 | 26.8% | — | |
| 4 | Roy Williams | Green Party | 153 | 5.9% | — | |
| 5 | Victoria Mary Williams | Labour Party | 59 | 2.3% | — |
Trinity · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,790
| 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 | Sanjoy Kumar Ghosh | Reform UK | 1,013 | 36.3% | −13.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David John Sperring | Conservative Party | 868 | 31.1% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Reed | Liberal Democrats | 605 | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Charles Joynson | Green Party | 175 | 6.3% | — | |
| 5 | Stephen James Cooper | Labour Party | 129 | 4.6% | — |
Hockley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,403
| 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 | Gary John Wheeler | Reform UK | 901 | 37.5% | −12.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Toni Carter | Conservative Party | 638 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Sue Taylor | Independent | 269 | 11.2% | — | |
| 4 | Nicola O'Riordan-Finley | Liberal Democrats | 240 | 10.0% | — | |
| 5 | Katie De-Veuve | Green Party | 230 | 9.6% | — | |
| 6 | Ian James Rooke | Labour Party | 125 | 5.2% | — |
Sweyne Park and Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,294
| 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 | Stuart John Prior | Reform UK | 911 | 39.7% | −10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Scott James Peters | Conservative Party | 387 | 16.9% | — | |
| 3 | Dawn Balding | Liberal Democrats | 379 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | Vilma Anita Wilson | Rochford District Residents | 349 | 15.2% | — | |
| 5 | Stephen Shrubsole | Green Party | 186 | 8.1% | — | |
| 6 | Lorraine Ridley | Labour Party | 82 | 3.6% | — |
Roche South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,019
| 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 | Tino Callaghan | Reform UK | 813 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Steptoe | Conservative Party | 645 | 31.9% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Beasley | Green Party | 237 | 11.7% | — | |
| 4 | Shona Hyde-Williams | Labour Party | 232 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Derek Henry Brown | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 4.6% | — |
Hawkwell West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,393
| 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 | Stephen William James Mace | Reform UK | 1,043 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Warwick | Conservative Party | 607 | 25.4% | — | |
| 3 | Keith Buchanan | Liberal Democrats | 380 | 15.9% | — | |
| 4 | Shona Flack | Green Party | 253 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Teddy Andrew George Ryan | Labour Party | 110 | 4.6% | — |
Foulness and the Wakerings · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,534
| 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 | Jo McPherson | Independent | 1,108 | 43.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Philip Cottis | Reform UK | 892 | 35.2% | — | |
| 3 | Rosalind Efde | Conservative Party | 315 | 12.4% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Terence Hannan | Green Party | 170 | 6.7% | — | |
| 5 | Stephen Tellis | Liberal Democrats | 49 | 1.9% | — |
Lodge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,499
| 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 | Angela Sutton | Reform UK | 1,103 | 44.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Leslie Lawmon | Conservative Party | 706 | 28.3% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Robert Jordan | Liberal Democrats | 457 | 18.3% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Argyle | Green Party | 233 | 9.3% | — |
Roche North and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,193
| 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 | Neil John Hookway | Reform UK | 1,065 | 48.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laureen Shaw | Conservative Party | 516 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Louis Elmes | Green Party | 296 | 13.5% | — | |
| 4 | James Richard Hedges | Labour Party | 197 | 9.0% | — | |
| 5 | Deborah Katherine Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 119 | 5.4% | — |
Downhall and Rawreth · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 32.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,286
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | 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 | Rob Ince | Reform UK | 976 | 21.3% | 42.7% | +9.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 746 | 16.3% | 32.6% | −0.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Christopher John Thorne | Reform UK | 729 | 15.9% | 31.9% | — | |
| 4 | Stuart Belton | Conservative Party | 613 | 13.4% | 26.8% | — | |
| 5 | Reece Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 611 | 13.4% | 26.7% | — | |
| 6 | Ian Gordon Lucas | Conservative Party | 418 | 9.1% | 18.3% | — | |
| 7 | Liam Lonergan | Green Party | 193 | 4.2% | 8.4% | — | |
| 8 | Rowland Swain | Green Party | 154 | 3.4% | 6.7% | — | |
| 9 | David Dennis Bodimeade | Labour Party | 132 | 2.9% | 5.8% | — |
Hullbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,896
| 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 | Tina Hughes | Reform UK | 1,571 | 54.2% | +4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Taylor | Green Party | 652 | 22.5% | — | |
| 3 | Chinu Kishore | Conservative Party | 533 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | David James Michael Lench | Labour Party | 140 | 4.8% | — |
Hawkwell East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 42.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,112
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | 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 | Katherine Elizabeth Reid | Reform UK | 947 | 22.4% | 44.8% | +11.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Reid | Reform UK | 890 | 21.1% | 42.1% | +8.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Deborah Patricia Squires-Coleman | Rochford District Residents | 450 | 10.7% | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Eileen Gadsdon | Conservative Party | 393 | 9.3% | 18.6% | — | |
| 5 | Jim Hall | Conservative Party | 369 | 8.7% | 17.5% | — | |
| 6 | Aj Silver | Green Party | 350 | 8.3% | 16.6% | — | |
| 7 | Denise Maureen Crosbie | Independent | 271 | 6.4% | 12.8% | — | |
| 8 | Sam Martyn | Green Party | 246 | 5.8% | 11.6% | — | |
| 9 | Roger Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 158 | 3.7% | 7.5% | — | |
| 10 | Eleanor May Harrin | Labour Party | 113 | 2.7% | 5.4% | — | |
| 11 | Bella-Elena Armstrong | Heritage Party | 37 | 0.9% | 1.8% | — |