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Canvey Island Independent Party | |
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Leader | David Blackwell |
Treasurer | Michael John Fuller |
Nominating Officer | Robert James Ford |
Founded | 22 April 2004 |
Headquarters | 96 Central Avenue Canvey Island Essex |
Ideology | Localism Separate local council for Canvey Island [1] |
Castle Point Borough Council | 15 / 39 |
Essex County Council | 2 / 75 |
The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England. [2] It was established in 2004 by Labour councillor Dave Blackwell to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island. [3]
Canvey Island became a single civil parish in 1881, replacing 17 former divisions that had existed in broadly the same form since the Norman era. [4] In 1926, the parish was converted to the Canvey Island Urban District, which governed the island as a distinct entity. The urban district was dissolved along with the mainland Benfleet Urban District in the Local Government Act 1972 to form the local government district and borough of Castle Point, ending Canvey Island's existence as a separate entity in local government. [4]
The Canvey Island Independents were established in 2004 to campaign for a return to Canvey Island's autonomy, which had been abolished 32 years previously. They argued that the current local government arrangements – which saw more councillors elected to the borough council from the mainland – were unfair to the residents of Canvey Island. [5] [6] They also campaigned for more power to be devolved to Canvey Island Town Council, a parish council subordinate to Castle Point which is responsible for limited services and facilities and on the island. [7]
Since its formation the Canvey Island Independent Party has contested elections on a yearly basis, with representation at borough and county council level. It is also active at the parish level, with Canvey Island Independents sitting on Canvey Island Town Council. [8] The party does not contest Parliamentary elections.
The Canvey Island Independents have been represented continuously on Castle Point Borough Council since their first election in 2004. They were consistently the second-largest group on the council, behind the ruling Conservatives until the 2022 elections, in which they came in first place after the Conservatives lost 6 seats. [9]
Year | Councillors | Control | |
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2004 [10] | 6 / 41 | Conservative | |
2006 [11] | 11 / 41 | Conservative | |
2007 [12] | 15 / 41 | Conservative | |
2008 [13] | 15 / 41 | Conservative | |
2010 [14] | 16 / 41 | Conservative | |
2011 [15] | 16 / 41 | Conservative | |
2012 [16] | 15 / 41 | Conservative | |
2014 [17] | 16 / 41 | No overall control | |
2015 | 13 / 41 | Conservative | |
2016 | 14 / 41 | Conservative | |
2018 | 14 / 41 | Conservative | |
2019 | 16 / 41 | Conservative | |
2021 | 16 / 41 | Conservative | |
2022 | 16 / 41 | No overall control | |
2023 [18] | 16 / 41 | No overall control | |
2024 [19] | 15 / 39 | The People's Independent Party |
The Canvey Island Independents have been represented on Essex County Council since the 2009 election, having failed to secure either seat on Canvey Island at the elections in 2005. They won both Canvey Island seats at the 2021 election.
Year | Councillors | Control | |
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2005 | 0 / 66 | Conservative | |
2009 | 1 / 66 | Conservative | |
2013 | 1 / 66 | Conservative | |
2017 | 2 / 66 | Conservative | |
2021 | 2 / 66 | Conservative |
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Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of 7.12 square miles (18.44 km2) and a population of 38,170. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level, it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides and has been inhabited since the Roman conquest of Britain.
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Castle Point is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Rebecca Harris, a Conservative.
Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England holds an election for the whole council every four years. From 2003 to 2023 a third of the council was elected every year for three years, with no election in the fourth. Since the last boundary changes in 2024, 39 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.
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The 1999 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2003 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.
The 2004 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2006 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2007 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2008 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2010 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2012 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2014 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The People's Independent Party (PIP) is a localist political party based in Castle Point, England. Formed in 2021 by former Conservative councillor Steven Cole, and registered in 2022, PIP sought to prevent a local plan to build 5,000 homes in the borough, by taking control of the council from the ruling Conservatives. At formation, the party had four councillors, all were originally elected as independents.
The 2023 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across 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.