2024 Castle Point Borough Council election

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2024 Castle Point Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Castle Point Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderWarren GibsonDave Blackwell
Party PIP CIIP
Last election16 seats, 35.4%16 seats, 20.2%
Seats before1616 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats won2415
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote23,43210,844
Percentage44.1%20.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.7%Increase2.svg 0.2%
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderBeverley Egan
Party Conservative Independent
Last election9 seats, 28.5%0 seats, 0.8%
Seats before81
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote7,679409
Percentage14.5%0.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.1%Steady2.svg 0.0%
Castle Point UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Castle Point Borough Council election
Leader before election

Dave Blackwell
CIIP
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD
PIP

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.

Contents

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 seatsNew wardsNo. of seats
Appleton3Appleton3
Boyce3Canvey Island Central3
Canvey Island Central3Canvey Island East3
Canvey Island East3Canvey Island North3
Canvey Island North3Canvey Island South3
Canvey Island South3Canvey Island Winter Gardens3
Canvey Island West2Hadleigh St James3
Canvey Island Winter Gardens3St George's3
Cedar Hall3St Mary's3
St George's3St Michael's3
St James3Tarpots3
St Mary's3Thundersley North3
St Peter's3Thundersley South3
Victoria3

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [7] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
CIIP 16 CIIP 15 CIIP 15
PIP 16 PIP 16 PIP 24
Conservative 9 Conservative 8 Conservative 0
Independent 0 Independent 1 Independent 0

Changes:

Results

Castle Point Borough Council's composition following the 2024 elections. United Kingdom Castle Point Borough Council 2024.svg
Castle Point Borough Council's composition following the 2024 elections.
2024 Castle Point Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  CIIP 151500Decrease2.svg 138.520.410,844+0.2
  PIP 242400Increase2.svg 861.544.123,432+8.7
  Conservative 22000Decrease2.svg 70.014.57,679–14.1
  Labour 25000Steady2.svg09.34,972–4.0
 Canvey Residents' Alliance13000Steady2.svg0.010.35,472N/A
  Green 2000Steady2.svg0.00.7357N/A
  Independent 1000Decrease2.svg 10.00.8409±0.0

Ward results

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert* 854 60.4
PIP Diana Jones* 831 58.7
PIP Lorraine Larman 793 56.1
Conservative Wayne Johnson50435.6
Conservative Michael Dixon44131.2
Conservative Barry Webb42029.7
Labour Mark Maguire20514.5
Labour Charlie Young19613.9
Turnout 29.6
PIP hold
PIP hold
PIP gain from Conservative

Canvey Island Central

Canvey Island Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIP Peter May* 716 60.4
CIIP Lorraine Breading 683 57.6
CIIP Jamie Huntman 590 49.7
Canvey Residents Mickey Finn47940.4
Canvey Residents Sean Quartermaine47640.1
Canvey Residents Lisa Megennis43136.3
Labour Terry Miller18315.4
Turnout 22.8
CIIP hold
CIIP hold
CIIP hold

Canvey Island East

Canvey Island East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIP Susan Brooke 910 73.0
CIIP Carole Sach* 876 70.2
CIIP Grace Watson* 809 64.9
Canvey Residents Michael Griffin43534.9
Conservative John Last26321.1
Labour Daniel Curtis22518.0
Conservative Rachel Ojo22418.0
Turnout 25.4
CIIP hold
CIIP hold
CIIP hold

Canvey Island North

Canvey Island North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIP Dave Blackwell* 834 56.2
CIIP Michael Fuller* 732 49.3
CIIP Nick Harvey* 715 48.2
Canvey Residents Kevin Hobbs52735.5
Canvey Residents Paul Joiner50033.7
Canvey Residents Jade Pittman47331.9
Conservative Nikki Drogman18712.6
Labour Anita Duffield16811.3
Conservative Pat Haunts16210.9
Labour Brendan Duffield15210.2
Turnout 27.3
CIIP hold
CIIP hold
CIIP hold

Canvey Island South

Canvey Island South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIP Barry Campagna* 851 62.2
CIIP Barry Palmer* 784 57.3
CIIP Janice Payne* 754 55.1
Canvey Residents Scott Griffin42631.1
Canvey Residents Leah Griffin41730.5
Canvey Residents Jamie Coronado41130.0
Conservative Joan Liddiard22416.4
Labour Heidi Cox1228.9
Labour Katie Curtis1168.5
Turnout 25.5
CIIP hold
CIIP hold
CIIP hold

Canvey Island Winter Gardens

Canvey Island Winter Gardens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIP David Thomas* 551 48.6
CIIP Peter Greig* 548 48.3
CIIP Graham Withers* 491 43.3
Canvey Residents Michelle Griffin33529.5
Canvey Residents Natalie Lawrence28525.1
Canvey Residents Praise Coronado27724.4
Conservative Darren Brown23520.7
Labour Co-op Moreblessing Chasiya17815.7
Labour Co-op Maggie McArthur-Curtis18416.2
Green Bob Chapman16214.3
Conservative Ivor Earl15713.8
Turnout 21.6
CIIP hold
CIIP hold
CIIP hold

Hadleigh St James

Hadleigh St James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Kate Knott 949 71.3
PIP Aimme Harbinson 850 63.8
PIP Duncan MacPherson 791 59.4
Conservative Simon Hart*46434.8
Conservative Jacqui Thornton*44533.4
Labour Dina Mehdi25118.8
Labour Charlotte Reilly24518.4
Turnout 33.3
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

St George's

St George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Nicola Benson* 751 63.2
PIP Dean Silk 552 46.5
PIP Nanine Pachy 509 42.8
Independent Steven Cole40934.4
Conservative David Cross36931.1
Conservative Paul Harbord33328.0
Labour Jackie Reilly24520.6
Labour Freddy West20217.0
Green Billy Brew19516.4
Turnout 28.4
PIP hold
PIP gain from Conservative
PIP gain from Conservative

St Mary's

St Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Russ Savage* 1,360 78.5
PIP Rob Lillis* 1,351 78.0
PIP Sharon Ainsley* 1,322 76.3
Conservative Roxanne Goldfinch39022.5
Labour Co-op Laurence Chapman28516.5
Labour Co-op Joe Cooke24914.4
Labour Co-op Georgina Morgan-Bates23913.8
Turnout 35.8
PIP hold
PIP hold
PIP hold

St Michael's

St Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP John Knott* 1,450 95.0
PIP Warren Gibson* 1,396 91.5
PIP Tim Copsey* 1,387 90.9
Labour Amie Maguire17911.7
Labour Jacqueline Warner16510.8
Turnout 38.3
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

Tarpots

Tarpots
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Michael Dearson* 899 68.5
PIP Kieron Bowker* 730 55.6
PIP Benn Wimbledon 678 51.7
Conservative Andrew Sheldon67451.3
Conservative Sunil Gupta50438.4
Labour Holly Foxen23217.7
Labour Susan Foxen22116.8
Turnout 28.3
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

Thundersley North

Thundersley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Gareth Howlett* 1,408 82.1
PIP Steve Mountford* 1,339 78.1
PIP Tom Gibson* 1,298 75.7
Conservative Margaret Belford38222.3
Conservative Vincent White30017.5
Labour Bill Emberson20912.2
Labour Helen Emberson20912.2
Turnout 31.8
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

Thundersley South

Thundersley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PIP Allan Edwards* 652 62.2
PIP Matt Cortes 648 61.8
PIP Laurie Dixon 634 50.9
Conservative James Cutler36434.7
Conservative Andy Thornton*32130.6
Conservative Adrian Roper31630.1
Labour Gwyn Bailey16816.0
Labour Andrew Darling14413.7
Turnout 27.9
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

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