The 1979 Rochford District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Rochford District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1979 Rochford District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 9 |  |
64.3 | 18 | 27 | 67.5 | 14,801 | 56.5 | –4.3 | |
| Residents | 1 |  1 |
7.1 | 4 | 5 | 12.5 | 1,201 | 4.6 | –4.3 | |
| Independent | 2 |  1 |
14.3 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | 1,875 | 7.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | 2 | 1 |
14.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.5 | 4,013 | 15.3 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4,298 | 16.4 | –3.2 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Ashingdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | B. Crick* | 909 | 55.6 | +21.3 | |
| Conservative | E. Quincey | 727 | 44.4 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 182 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,636 | 77.3 | +35.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,151 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | 7.1 |
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Barling & Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Chandler | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,145 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Canewdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Wood* | 812 | 64.9 | –3.7 | |
| Conservative | P. Abrahams | 439 | 35.1 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 373 | 29.8 | –7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,251 | 77.6 | +32.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,626 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 3.7 |
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Foulness & Great Wakering East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Pearson | 524 | 47.1 | +18.4 | |
| Labour | W. Lay | 306 | 27.5 | –6.0 | |
| Independent | A. Humby* | 283 | 25.4 | –12.4 | |
| Majority | 218 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,113 | 79.2 | +24.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,418 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 12.2 |
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Grange & Rawreth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Heath | 1,696 | 65.2 | +10.4 | |
| Labour | S. Andre | 905 | 34.8 | –10.4 | |
| Majority | 791 | 30.4 | +20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,601 | 75.1 | +30.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,528 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 |
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Great Wakering Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Jopson | 320 | 34.9 | –5.3 | |
| Independent | E. Adcock | 302 | 32.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | C. Bellman | 295 | 32.2 | –27.6 | |
| Majority | 18 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 917 | 82.2 | +28.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,137 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Great Wakering West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Adcock* | 478 | 57.9 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | N. Keen | 347 | 42.1 | +14.3 | |
| Majority | 131 | 15.9 | –6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 825 | 80.1 | +29.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,048 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 3.2 |
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Hawkwell East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Harvey* | 1,813 | 57.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | G. Skinner | 1,349 | 42.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 464 | 14.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,162 | 77.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,140 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hawkwell West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | R. Taylor | 1,201 | 52.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | R. Fawell* | 1,080 | 47.3 | –18.9 | |
| Majority | 121 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,281 | 81.3 | +41.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,851 | ||||
| Residents gain from Conservative | |||||
Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Cooke | 2,338 | 67.4 | –2.9 | |
| Conservative | P. Elliott | 2,111 | 60.9 | –9.4 | |
| Labour | W. Campbell | 890 | 25.7 | –4.0 | |
| Labour | D. Campbell | 886 | 25.6 | –4.1 | |
| Turnout | ~3,467 | 78.2 | +38.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,434 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Trinity
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D. Helson | 1,252 | 56.2 | –0.4 | |
| Conservative | D. Fowler* | 804 | 36.1 | –7.3 | |
| Labour | J. Clinkscales | 173 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 448 | 20.1 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,229 | 85.1 | +26.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,645 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.5 |
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Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Holman* | 1,153 | 60.8 | –21.1 | |
| Liberal | J. Walsh | 503 | 26.5 | +8.4 | |
| Labour | V. Foley | 241 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 650 | 34.4 | –29.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,897 | 80.4 | +42.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,393 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 |
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Whitehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Gibson | 1,449 | 70.6 | +14.6 | |
| Labour | G. Wade | 602 | 29.4 | +11.1 | |
| Majority | 847 | 41.3 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,051 | 80.0 | +29.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,600 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
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References
- ↑ "Rochford District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
