Rochdale                   Lab  gain
                                        
                                    1/6 
 L Fitzsimons      Lab    23,758   49.4%
 L Lynne           LibD   19,213   40.0%
 M Turnberg        Con     4,237    8.8%
 G Bergin          BNP       653    1.4%
 M Salim           Ind       221    0.5%
 Turnout 70.0%; Lab majority 4,545      
 Swing from LibD to Lab of 4.8%         
                                        
    Rochford & Southend East   Con  hold
                                        
                                        
 T Taylor          Con    22,683   48.7%
 N Smith           Lab    18,458   39.7%
 P Smith           LibD    4,387    9.4%
 B Lynch           Lib     1,007    2.2%
 Turnout 63.6%; Con majority 4,225      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 11.2%         
                                        
                                        
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