A list of candidates is now on the council website. (255k)
All 13 wards are contested,
13 Conservative Candidates (10 defending)
6 English Democrats
5 Liberal Democrats (2 defending)
4 Labour
4 BNP
2 Green
1 Rochford Residents Party – John Mason – ( defending)
1 Independent – Brian Efde
No UKIP
Downhall and Rawreth: Lib Dem (Chris Black, defending) + Tory (Nicholas Orr from Hilary Crescent,Rayleigh )
Foulness and Gt Wakering: Trevor Goodwin (Tory, defending) + Independent + Labour
Grange :Lib Dem (Chris Lumley, defending) + Tory (Aron Priest from Western Road, Rayleigh)
Hawkwell North :Tory (new candidate from Wakering, defending) + Lib Dem (Sam Duncombe) + BNP
Hawkwell South : Tory (Heather Glynn, defending) + BNP
Hawkwell West : Rochford Residents (John Mason, defending) + Eng Dem + Tory (Ian Ward, Rayleigh Town Councillor) + Labour (Myra Weir) + BNP
Hockley Central: Tory (Carole Weston, defending) + Labour
Hullbridge : Tory (new candidate Brian Hazlewood from Hockley, defending) + Green (Michael Hoy) + Labour (Angelina Marriott) + English Democrats
Rayleigh Central : Tory (Pat Aves, defending) + Lib Dem (Mike Nobes) + English Democrats
Rochford: Tory (James Cottis, defending) + Green + Labour
Trinity: Tory (Jim Grey, defending) + Lib Dem (Chris Stanley) + English Democrats
Wheatley: Tory, (Mavis Webster defending) + English Democrats
Whitehouse : Tory (Peter Webster , defending) + English Democrats + BNP