Local election in Castle Point, England
The 2024 Castle Point Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 39 members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex were elected following boundary changes.
The election resulted in a clean sweep for two local parties, with the Canvey Island Independent Party winning every seat in Canvey Island and the People's Independent Party taking the remainder of the borough.
Background Castle Point was a traditionally Conservative council. The Conservative controlled the council from 1976 until 1995 , when the Labour Party won a majority.[1] The Conservatives retook control in 2003 . This majority lasted until 2022 (aside from a period of no overall control from 2014 to 2015 ),[2] when the council again fell into no overall control.
In the 2023 election , the People's Independent Party gained 6 seats with 35.4% of the vote, the Canvey Island Independent Party held the 6 seats they were defending with 20.2%, and the Conservatives lost 6 with 28.5%. Following the election, the CIIP and PIP formed a majority coalition.[3]
Boundary changes Castle Point usually elects its councillors in thirds, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards.[4] The change reduces the number of councillors by 2. The electoral system is due to change to whole council elections every 4 years following a vote by the council.[5]
Old wards[6] No. of seats New wards No. of seats Appleton 3 Appleton 3 Boyce 3 Canvey Island Central 3 Canvey Island Central 3 Canvey Island East 3 Canvey Island East 3 Canvey Island North 3 Canvey Island North 3 Canvey Island South 3 Canvey Island South 3 Canvey Island Winter Gardens 3 Canvey Island West 2 Hadleigh St James 3 Canvey Island Winter Gardens 3 St George's 3 Cedar Hall 3 St Mary's 3 St George's 3 St Michael's 3 St James 3 Tarpots 3 St Mary's 3 Thundersley North 3 St Peter's 3 Thundersley South 3 Victoria 3
Previous council composition Changes:
December 2023: John Payne (CIIP) dies May 2023: Godfrey Isaacs leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[8] Results Castle Point Borough Council's composition following the 2024 elections. 2024 Castle Point Borough Council election Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− CIIP 15 15 0 1 1 38.5 20.4 10,844 PIP 24 24 8 0 61.5 44.1 23,432 Conservative 22 0 0 7 7 0 14.5 7,679 Labour 25 0 0 0 0 9.3 4,972 Canvey Residents' Alliance 13 0 0 0 0 10.3 5,472 Green 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 357 Independent 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.8 409
Candidates The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Castle Point Borough Council following the close of nomination on 8 April 2024.[9] Thirteen of the thirty-five Conservative nominations were rejected as invalid.[10] An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Appleton Appleton Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert* 854 20.08 PIP Diana Jones* 831 19.54 PIP Lorraine Larman 793 18.65 Conservative Wayne Johnson 504 11.85 Conservative Michael Dixon 441 10.56 Conservative Barry Webb 420 9.88 Labour Mark Maguire 205 4.82 Labour Charlie Young 196 4.61 Turnout 4,252 PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
Canvey Island Central Canvey Island Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% CIIP Peter May* 716 20.12 CIIP Lorraine Breading 683 19.20 CIIP Jamie Huntman 590 16.58 Canvey Residents Mickey Finn 479 13.46 Canvey Residents Sean Quartermaine 476 13.38 Canvey Residents Lisa Megennis 431 12.11 Labour Terry Miller 183 5.14 Turnout 3,558 22.8 CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat)
Canvey Island East Canvey Island East Party Candidate Votes % ±% CIIP Susan Brooke 910 24.32 CIIP Carole Sach* 876 23.41 CIIP Grace Watson* 809 21.62 Canvey Residents Michael Griffin 435 11.62 Conservative John Last 263 7.03 Labour Daniel Curtis 225 6.01 Conservative Rachel Ojo 224 5.99 Turnout 3,742 25.4 CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat)
Canvey Island North Canvey Island North Party Candidate Votes % ±% CIIP Dave Blackwell* 834 18.74 CIIP Michael Fuller* 732 16.45 CIIP Nick Harvey* 715 16.07 Canvey Residents Kevin Hobbs 527 11.84 Canvey Residents Paul Joiner 500 11.24 Canvey Residents Jade Pittman 473 10.63 Conservative Nikki Drogman 187 4.20 Labour Anita Duffield 168 3.78 Conservative Pat Haunts 162 3.64 Labour Brendan Duffield 152 3.42 Turnout 4,450 27.3 CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat)
Canvey Island South Canvey Island South Party Candidate Votes % ±% CIIP Barry Campagna* 851 20.73 CIIP Barry Palmer* 784 19.10 CIIP Janice Payne* 754 18.37 Canvey Residents Scott Griffin 426 10.38 Canvey Residents Leah Griffin 417 10.16 Canvey Residents Jamie Coronado 411 10.01 Conservative Joan Liddiard 224 5.46 Labour Heidi Cox 122 2.97 Labour Katie Curtis 116 2.83 Turnout 5,786 25.5 CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat)
Canvey Island Winter Gardens Canvey Island Winter Gardens Party Candidate Votes % ±% CIIP David Thomas* 551 16.19 CIIP Peter Greig* 548 16.10 CIIP Graham Withers* 491 14.43 Canvey Residents Michelle Griffin 335 9.84 Canvey Residents Natalie Lawrence 285 8.37 Canvey Residents Praise Coronado 277 8.14 Conservative Darren Brown 235 6.91 Labour Co-op Moreblessing Chasiya 178 5.23 Labour Co-op Maggie McArthur-Curtis 184 5.41 Green Bob Chapman 162 4.76 Conservative Ivor Earl 157 4.61 Turnout 5,688 21.6 CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat) CIIP win (new seat)
Hadleigh St James Hadleigh St James Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Kate Knott 949 PIP Aimme Harbinson 850 PIP Duncan MacPherson 791 Conservative Simon Hart* 464 Conservative Jacqui Thornton* 445 Labour Dina Mehdi 251 Labour Charlotte Reilly 245 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
St George's St George's Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Nicola Benson* 751 PIP Dean Silk 552 PIP Nanine Pachy 509 Independent Steven Cole 409 Conservative David Cross 369 Conservative Paul Harbord 333 Labour Jackie Reilly 245 Labour Freddy West 202 Green Billy Brew 195 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
St Mary's St Mary's Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Russ Savage* 1,360 PIP Rob Lillis* 1,351 PIP Sharon Ainsley* 1,322 Conservative Roxanne Goldfinch 390 Labour Co-op Laurence Chapman 285 Labour Co-op Joe Cooke 249 Labour Co-op Georgina Morgan-Bates 239 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
St Michael's St Michael's Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Tim Copsey* 1,387 PIP Warren Gibson* 1,396 PIP John Knott* 1,450 Labour Amie Maguire 179 Labour Jacqueline Warner 165 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
Tarpots Tarpots Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Michael Dearson* 899 PIP Kieron Bowker* 730 PIP Benn Wimbledon 678 Conservative Andrew Sheldon 674 Conservative Sunil Gupta 504 Labour Holly Foxen 232 Labour Susan Foxen 221 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
Thundersley North Thundersley North Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Gareth Howlett* 1,408 PIP Steve Mountford* 1,339 PIP Tom Gibson* 1,298 Conservative Margaret Belford 382 Conservative Vincent White 300 Labour Bill Emberson 209 Labour Helen Emberson 209 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
Thundersley South Thundersley South Party Candidate Votes % ±% PIP Allan Edwards* 652 PIP Matt Cortes 648 PIP Laurie Dixon 634 Conservative James Cutler 364 Conservative Andy Thornton* 321 Conservative Adrian Roper 316 Labour Gwyn Bailey 168 Labour Andrew Darling 144 Turnout PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat) PIP win (new seat)
References ^ Including one vacant seat at Canvey Island North last held by CIIP. ^ "Castle Point Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF) . Elections Centre . Retrieved 27 March 2024 . ^ "Conservatives lose power in Castle Point after a decade". ITV News . 23 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2024 . ^ Niewinska, Lina (5 May 2023). " 'Incredibly honoured' - Elected Independents celebrate Castle Point victory". Echo . Retrieved 27 March 2024 . ^ The Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024. ^ Meyler, Piers (5 February 2024). "Council agrees change in voting system". Essex Live . Retrieved 9 April 2024 . ^ "The Borough of Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2001/2440, retrieved 27 March 2024 ^ "Councillors". Castle Point Borough Council . 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024 . ^ "CASTLE POINT". www.localcouncils.co.uk . Retrieved 27 March 2024 . ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". Castle Point Borough Council . Retrieved 8 April 2024 . ^ Dedman, Simon (10 April 2024). "Thirteen Tory election nominations are 'invalid' ". BBC News . Retrieved 5 May 2024 .