Result: Rochford & Southend East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 45.3% |
| Labour |  | 31.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.1% |
| Swing: 2.4% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| James Duddridge | Conservative | 17,874 | 45.3 | -8.3 |
| Fred Grindrod | Labour | 12,384 | 31.4 | -3.4 |
| Graham Longley | Liberal Democrat | 5,967 | 15.1 | +7.7 |
| John Croft | UK Independence Party | 1,913 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 1,328 | 3.4 | +0.8 |
| Majority | 5,490 | 13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,466 | 55.4 | +2.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR ROCHFORD & SOUTHEND EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 53.6% |
| Labour |  | 34.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 7.4% |
| Others |  | 4.2% |
