Some basic information
The following information is the latest available data:
Political make-up of the Conservative 31 Number of council dwellings 1755 Council Labour 1 Liberal Democrats 4 - general housing 1097 Independent 1 - OAP and sheltered units 658 Hawkwell Residents 1 Vacancy 1 Owner occupation 86% (national average 71%) Council’s net expenditure £8.2m (2003/04) £8.2m (2004/05 estimate) Proportion of 1-person 25% (national average 30%) households Number of employees 227 (full time equivalent) Lone parent households 4% (national average 6%) Area of the Rochford district 17094 hectares 65 square miles Car ownership - one car 84% Total population 78900 (estimate) - two or more 42% Residents in employment 39000 Population from a mixed or 1.7% minority background Proportion commuting out of 68% Level of deprivation 316th least deprived out of district 354 districts Companies in the district 2650 (estimate) Number of dwellings 33534
Number of private dwellings 31759 No. employed in the district 21000 (estimate) (including Social Housing providers) Unemployment rate 1%
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Our management structure
CORPORATE POLICY UNIT CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND AUDIT AND PROCESS REVIEW UNIT - Corporate policy/strategy - Local Agenda 21 HEAD OF PAID SERVICE - Community safety - Public relations - Internal audit - Civic and ceremonial - Community planning - Best Value - Emergency planning - Organisational safety - Process review - Economic development - Performance measurement and promotion
CORPORATE DIRECTOR CORPORATE DIRECTOR PERSONNEL FINANCE AND EXTERNAL SERVICES LAW, PLANNING AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - Recruitment - Training and development - Employee relations
FINANCIAL REVENUES & HOUSING, HEALTH CONTRACTED PLANNING ADMINISTRATIVE & LEGAL SERVICES HOUSING MANAGEMENT & COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES SERVICES MEMBER SERVICES SERVICES - Financial - Housing benefit - Environmental health - Architectural and - Town planning - Committee services - Litigation management - Council tax - Environmental engineering services - Forward planning - Information - Conveyancing - Treasury - Business rates protection - Leisure - Development control technology - Contracts management - Car parks - Strategic housing - Grounds maintenance - Building control - Rayleigh information - Land charges - Mortgages & - Cashiers - Licensing - Street cleansing - Enforcement centre - Terrier insurances Hackney carriage - Homelessness/housing - Refuse - Conservation area - Central purchasing - Orders/laws licensing advice - Waste strategy & policy - Central services - Planning & - Dial-a-ride - Liaison health/social recycling - Town centre - Elections enforcement - Benefit fraud services - Woodlands/open enhancement - Facilities - Land management - Collection of rents and - Housing grants spaces - Listed building grants management - Cemeteries arrears - Arts - Special projects - Civic Suite bookings - Legal support - Estate management - Youth provision - Transport policy - Lotteries & services - Housing register - Tourism street/house - Lettings - Tree preservation collections - Tenancy management orders - Miscellaneous - Sheltered housing - Building maintenance registers management projects The committee structure
POLICY COMMITTEES
Policy and Community Environmental Finance Services Services
Planning Services Appeals and Licensing COUNCIL Standards
Finance and Community Environment Procedures
OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES
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The district of Rochford
ASHINGDON CANEWDON HULLBRIDGE 1
12 10 RAWRETH HOCKLEY 3 11 PAGLESHAM 9 6 8 7 16 HAWKWELL STAMBRIDGE FOULNESS 5 RAYLEIGH17 4 18 14 13 ROCHFORD 15 BARLING MAGNA 19 2 SUTTON
GREAT WAKERING
WARD BOUNDARY PARISH BOUNDARY
Key to Wards
1 Ashingdon and Canewdon 8 Hawkwell Wes t 15 Rochford 2 Barling and Sutton 9 Hockley Central 16 Sweyne Park 3 Downhall and Rawreth 10 Hockley North 17 Trinity 4 Foulness and Great Wakering 11 Hockley West 18 Wheatley 5 Grange 12 Hullbridge 19 Whitehouse 6 Hawkwell North 13 Lodge 7 Hawkwell South 14 Rayleigh Central Your Councillors
The Rochford area is represented by 39 District Councillors.
The District is divided into 19 areas known as Wards, and each Ward has at least one councillor. Below is a complete list of all the District Councillors and where you may contact them. If you are not sure of the ward in which you live or work, contact the Council’s Information Centre on 01702 318150 for assistance.
Ashingdon and Canewdon Ward Downhall and Rawreth Ward
Mrs T J Capon "Stowe House" 01702 258792 Mr C I Black 56 Love Lane 01268 778973 12 Wheatfields Rayleigh chris.lovelane@btopenworld. Conservative Great Stambridge Liberal Democrat SS6 7DX com SS4 2BT Mr R A Oatham 8 Brixham Close 01268 785295 Mr T G Cutmore “Hailwood” 01702 544511 Rayleigh [email protected] 9 Highcliff Crescent [email protected] Liberal Democrat SS6 9PG Conservative Ashingdon SS4 3HN Grange Ward
Barling and Sutton Ward Mr C J Lumley 38 London Road 01268 784147 Rayleigh junechrislumley@btinternet. Mr R A Amner 51 Oxford Road (Home) 01702 543330 Liberal Democrat SS6 9JE com Rochford (Work) 01702 200899 Conservative SS4 1TF [email protected] Mrs J R Lumley 38 London Road 01268 784147 Rayleigh junechris lumley@btinternet. Liberal Democrat SS6 9JE com
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Foulness and Great Wakering Ward Hawkwell South Ward
Mr T E Goodwin 73 Alexandra Road (Home) 01702 219977 Mr P A Capon "Stowe House" 01702 258792 Great Wakering (Work) 01702 216767 12 Wheatfields Conservative Southend-on-Sea Conservative Great Stambridge SS3 0HN SS4 2BT
Mr C G Seagers 2 Wedds Way 01702 216111 Mrs H L A Glynn c/o Rochford District 01702 547060 Great Wakering [email protected] Council Conservative Southend-on-Sea Independent Council Offices SS3 0DN South Street Rochford Mrs B J Wilkins “Chula Vista” (Home) 01702 2186311 SS4 1BW 4 Newstead Road Conservative Great Wakering Southend-on-Sea SS3 0AB Hawkwell West Ward
Mr J R F Mason Wistaria Cottage 01702 204377 Hawkwell North Ward Englefield Close [email protected] Hawkwell Residents Hawkwell Mrs M A Starke Alt-Wien (Home) 01702 544773 Hockley Little Stambridge (Work) 01702 530329 SS5 4LE Conservative Hall Lane [email protected] Rochford Mr D G Stansby 52 Hill Lane 01702 202431 SS4 1EN Hawkwell Conservative Hockley Mr M G B Starke Alt-Wien (Home) 01702 544773 SS5 4HW Little Stambridge (Work) 01702 530329 Conservative Hall Lane [email protected] Rochford SS4 1EN Hockley Central Ward Hockley West Ward
Mr K H Hudson Lower Hockley Hall 01702 233434 Mrs L Hungate 16 Gatscombe Close 01702 201551 Farm [email protected] Hockley c_and [email protected] Conservative Lower Road Conservative SS5 4XA Hockley SS5 5LT
Mr J Thomass 2a Hamilton Gardens 01268 742044 Hockley Hullbridge Ward Conservative SS5 5BU Mrs R Brown 4 Meadow Road (Home) 01702 231497 Mrs C A Weston "Rickinghall" (Home) 01702 207771 Hullbridge (Mobile) 07775 743476 1 New Hall Road weston_weston@hotmail. Conservative SS5 6BW [email protected] Conservative Hockley com SS5 5JT Mrs L A Butcher 16 The Trunnions (Home) 01702 542022 Rochford (Mobile) 07710 783995 Conservative SS4 1DJ [email protected]
Hockley North Ward Mr P R Robinson "Owl Cottage" 01702 232669 10 Queen Anne's kingfisher.video@btinter Mr C A Hungate 16 Gatscombe Close 01702 201551 Conservative Grove net.com Hockley c_and [email protected] Hullbridge Conservative SS5 4XA SS5 6DS
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Lodge Ward Rochford Ward
Mr T Livings 37 Copford Avenue 01268 741525 Mrs S A Harper 24 Oak Road (Home) 01702 545814 Rayleigh Rochford (Mobile) 07947 051226 Conservative SS6 8RL Conservative SS4 1NR [email protected]
Mr D Merrick 7 Louise Road 01268 770282 Mrs M S Vince 53 Doggetts Close 01702 547074 Rayleigh [email protected]. Rochford Conservative SS6 8LW uk Labour SS4 1ED
Mr K J Gordon 5 Willow Walk (Home) 01702 207470 Hockley bydandhome@btopenworld. com Rayleigh Central Ward Conservative SS5 5DQ
Mr R G S Choppen "Coppermill" 01268 774152 17 Western Road Sweyne Park Ward Conservative Rayleigh SS6 7AY Mr P K Savill 40 Dawlish Crecent 01268 781842 Rayleigh Mr A J Humphries 37 Wellington Road (Home) 01268 779328 Conservative SS6 9PN Rayleigh [email protected]. Conservative SS6 8EX co.uk One Vacancy Trinity Ward Whitehouse Ward
Mr K A Gibbs 17 Upper Lambricks 01268 778756 Mr S P Smith 8 Woodlands Avenue 01268 743017 Rayleigh Rayleigh [email protected] Conservative SS6 8BP Conservative SS6 7RD
Mr J E Grey 18 St Martins Close 01268 772491 Mr P F A Webster White Gables 01268 775374 Rayleigh Castle Drive Conservative SS6 7SW Conservative Rayleigh SS6 7HT
Wheatley Ward
Mr J M Pullen 9 Burrows Way 01268 775711 Rayleigh Conservative SS6 7DF
Mrs M J Webster White Gables 01268 775374 Castle Drive Conservative Rayleigh SS6 7HT
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Our parish and town Councils Ashingdon Foulness
Electorate Mr P Murray Electorate Mr G Bickford 2,716 Clerk of Ashingdon Parish Council 183 Clerk of Foulness Parish Council Tamarix, 43 Wedgwood Way 10 Churchend, Foulness Island, SS3 9XQ Ashingdon, Rochford, SS4 3AS Tel. 01702 217538 Tel. & Fax 01702 544375 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Great Wakering Barling Electorate Mr H E Morris Electorate Mr B Summerfield 4,253 Clerk of Great Wakering Parish Council 1,305 Clerk of Barling Magna Parish Council Parish Council Offices Sutton Hall Cottages Little Wakering Hall Lane Sutton Road, Rochford, SS4 1LG Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0HH
Tel. & Fax 01702 540774 Tel. & Fax 01702 219343 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Canewdon Hawkwell
Electorate Mrs D Flint Electorate Mr S Mennell 1,164 Clerk of Canewdon Parish Council 8,944 Clerk of Hawkwell Parish Council Marie Cottage R/o Hawkwell Village Hall 30 Oak Walk Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, SS5 4EH Hockley, SS5 5AR Tel. & Fax 01702 207710 Tel. 01702 205738 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Hockley Rawreth
Electorate Mr P Stanley Electorate Mr S Croucher 7,435 Clerk of Hockley Parish Council 782 Clerk of Rawreth Parish Council The Old Fire Station 'Jolians' Church Road, Rawreth, Southend Road, Hockley, SS5 4QH Wickford, SS11 8SG
Tel. 01702 207707 Tel. & Fax 01268 767212 Fax 01702 204173 Email [email protected] Email enquiries@hockley-essex.gov.uk Rayleigh Hullbridge Electorate Mrs K Cumberland Electorate Mrs L M Cowan 24,098 Clerk of Rayleigh Town Council 5,373 Clerk of Hullbridge Parish Council 10 Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, SS6 7ED 98 Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6EX Tel. 01268 741880 Tel. & Fax 01702 232038 Fax 01268 741881 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Paglesham Rochford
Electorate Mrs K Glover Electorate Mrs J V Rigby 208 Clerk of Paglesham Parish Council 5,895 Clerk of Rochford Parish Council Cupola House, Paglesham East End, SS4 2EF Parish Council Rooms West Street, Rochford, SS4 1AS Tel. 01702 258085 Email [email protected] Tel. & Fax 01702 540722 Email [email protected]
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Stambridge
Electorate Mrs A Bates 544 Clerk of Stambridge Parish Council 52 Falbro Crescent, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2SF
Tel. & Fax 01702 555347 Email anne_marie.bates.stambridgepc1@dsl. pipex.com Sutton
Electorate Mr B Summerfield 105 Clerk of Sutton Parish Council Sutton Hall Cottages Sutton Road, Rochford, SS4 1LG
Tel. & Fax 01702 540774 Email [email protected]