Election Name: | 2011 Rochford District Council election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2010 Rochford District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
Next Election: | 2012 Rochford District Council election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 34 |
Seats Before1: | 34 |
Seats1: | 33 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,024 |
Percentage1: | 50.5 |
Swing1: | 2.7 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 5 |
Seats Before2: | 5 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,128 |
Percentage2: | 16.3 |
Swing2: | 0.9 |
Party3: | Rochford District Residents |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 660 |
Percentage3: | 4.2 |
Swing3: | 1.4 |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election4: | 1 |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 782 |
Percentage4: | 4.9 |
Swing4: | 1.3 |
Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,113 |
Percentage5: | 13.3 |
Swing5: | 3.8 |
Party6: | English Democrats Party |
Last Election6: | 0 |
Seats Before6: | 0 |
Seats6: | 0 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,271 |
Percentage6: | 8.0 |
Swing6: | 0.2 |
Party7: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election7: | 1 |
Seats Before7: | 1 |
Seats7: | 0 |
Seat Change7: | 1 |
Popular Vote7: | 187 |
Percentage7: | 1.2 |
Swing7: | 0.8 |
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]