Elections to Rochford Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
Election result
8 Conservative and 1 Independent candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon
Barling and Sutton
Downhall and Rawreth
Foulness and Great Wakering
Grange
Hawkwell North
Hawkwell South
Hawkwell West
Hockley Central
Hockley North
Hockley West
Hullbridge
Lodge
Rayleigh Central
Rochford
Sweyne Park
Trinity
Wheatley
Whitehouse
References 2002 Rochford election result Ward results