2011 Rochford District Council election

2011 Rochford District Council election
5 May 2011
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Rochford Resident
Last election 34 5 1
Seats before 34 5 1
Seats won 33 4 2
Seat change 1 1 1
Popular vote 8,024 5,128 660
Percentage 50.5% 16.3% 4.2%
Swing 2.7% 0.9% 1.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Labour English Democrat
Last election 1 0 0
Seats before 1 0 0
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change
Popular vote 782 2,113 1,271
Percentage 4.9% 13.3% 8.0%
Swing 1.3% 3.8% 0.2%
  Seventh party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seat change 1
Popular vote 187
Percentage 1.2%
Swing 0.8%
Results of the 2011 Rochford District Council election

Elections to Rochford District Council were held on 5 May 2011 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party remained the largest party.

Thirteen seats were up for election, comprising one third of the council.[1] Three seats were uncontested, with only a Conservative Party candidate. Of the remaining ten, the Conservatives won seven, gaining one from the Liberal Democrats who won two, and losing one to Rochford District Residents.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Results 2011". Rochford District Council. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Tories maintain stranglehold in Rochford district". The Echo (Essex). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2022.


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