ROCHFORD District Council's Tory administration will be trying to cement their dominance over the council chamber with a strong performance in this week's elections.
The party currently holds 26 of the 39 available seats on the council, but Thursday's election will see every council spot across the borough up for grabs.
The election will see three councillors elected in each of the borough's 13 wards.
We asked the parties contesting the election in Rochford why voters should select them.
Rochford District Council will be electing three councillors in 13 different wards on Thursday. The candidates are:
DOWNHALL AND RAWRETH
Chris Black (Lib Dem) *
Shaun Cain (Labour)
John Richard Chaffin (Rochford District Residents)
Tony Hollis (Con)
Deborah Mercer (Con)
Ron Oatham (Lib Dem) *
Keith Brian Podd (Con)
Chris Stanley (Lib Dem)
FOULNESS AND THE WAKERINGS
Mark Arnold (Lib Dem)
Tracy Arnold (Lib Dem)
Simon Ashley Cross (Green)
Daniel Efde (Ukip)
Trevor Goodwin (Independent)
Ann Holland (Con)
Neil Hookway (Ukip) *
Tina Hughes (Ukip)
David Lench (Labour)
Jack Newman (Labour)
Tony Porter (Con)
Paul White (Labour)
Barbara Wilkins (Con) *
HAWKWELL EAST
Lesley Butcher (Con) *
Gill Gibson (Labour)
Elliot Mason (Rochford District Residents)
Jo Mcpherson (Con) *
Mike Webb (Con) *
HAWKWELL WEST
Robert Clemenson (Labour)
Julie Gooding (Con)
Alex Holland-Martin (Con)
Liz Marlow (Con)
Christine Mason (Rochford District Residents) *
John Mason (Rochford District Residents) *
HOCKLEY
Irena Cassar (Rochford District Residents)
Adrian Eves (Rochford District Residents)
Brian Hazlewood (Con) *
Keith Hudson (Con) *
Malcolm Maddocks (Con)*
Ian Rooke (Labour)
HOCKLEY AND ASHINGDON
Mike Carter (Con)*
Terry Cutmore (Con)*
Carole Weston (Con)*
Stephen Willis (Labour)
HULLBRIDGE
John Bull (Ukip)
David Flack (Labour)
Angela Hale (Con) *
Mark Hale (Con)
Diane Hoy (The Green Party)*
Michael Hoy (The Green Party)*
Robin Hume (Labour)
Angelina Marriott (Con)
Roger Neville (Labour)
Stuart Wilson (The Green Party)
LODGE
Bernadette Hannon (Labour)
Richard Lambourne (Rochford District Residents)
Bob Milne (Con)
Simon Smith (Con)*
Stephen Tellis (Lib Dem)
Carol Twydell (Ukip)
Ian Ward (Con) *
ROCHE NORTH AND RURAL
Nicholas Cooper (Ukip)
Mark Daniels (Labour)
George Ioannou (Con)*
Daniel Irlam (Lib Dem)
Kevin Salt (Labour)
Laureen Shaw (Con)
Phillip Shaw (Con)
Myra Weir (Labour)
ROCHE SOUTH
Simon Gosden (Labour)
John Jefferies (Labour)
Richard Loding (Ukip)
Michael Lucas-Gill (Con)
Marion Sawyer (Ukip)
Mike Steptoe (Con) *
Arthur Williams (Con)
Victoria Williams (Labour)
SWEYNE PARK AND GRANGE
Craig Archer (Labour)
June Lumley (Con)*
Toby Mountain (Rochford District Residents)
James Newport (Lib Dem)
Carol Pavelin (Con)*
Margaret Spencer (Con)*
TRINITY
Stephen Cooper (Labour)
Keith Gibbs (Ukip)
John Hayter (Ukip)*
David Merrick (Con)*
Cheryl Roe (Con)*
David Sperring (Con)*
WHEATLEY
Jamie Burton (Rayleigh Independents) *
Robin Dray (Con)*
John Griffin (Con)*
Michael Handford (Lib Dem)
Luke Houghton (Labour)
Jack Lawmon (Con)*
*denotes existing councillor
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