Castle Point Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Castle Point Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Canvey Island Independent Party in light grey. Castle Point UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Castle Point Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Canvey Island Independent Party in light grey.

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. [1]

Castle Point Borough in England

Castle Point is a local government district with borough status in south Essex, 30 miles (48 km) east of central London. The borough comprises the towns and villages of Canvey Island, Hadleigh, South Benfleet, and Thundersley where the council has its headquarters.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Canvey Island Independent Party

The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England. It was established in 2004 to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

The Conservative party stayed in control of the council but lost 5 seats on Canvey Island to the Canvey Island Independent Party. [3] The Conservatives won all 8 mainland seats that were contested, while the Canvey Island Independent Party won 5 of the 6 seats on the island. [4]

Castle Point local election result 2006 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 905-564.350.112,121+1.3%
  Canvey Independent 550+535.719.34,678+2.6%
  Labour 0000021.95,300-5.2%
  Green 000006.71,634+0.4%
  Liberal Democrat 000001.9459+1.9%
 PFRC000000.125+0.1%

Ward results

Appleton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pamela Freeman1,17965.3+0.7
Labour Lorna Trollope62734.7-0.7
Majority55230.6+1.5
Turnout 1,806
Conservative hold Swing
Boyce [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Smith1,20263.4-0.5
Labour Anthony Wright38120.1-2.3
Liberal Democrat Barry Newman31416.6+16.6
Majority82143.3+1.8
Turnout 1,897
Conservative hold Swing
Canvey Island Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Peter May90752.0+7.8
Conservative Jane King51429.5+2.9
Labour Margaret Curtis-McArther26715.3-11.5
Green Clifford Hughes553.2+0.8
Majority39322.5+5.1
Turnout 1,743
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Philip Davies77244.1-1.6
Conservative Shirley Coates53730.7+3.2
Labour Jacqueline Reilly37321.3- -2.9
Green Irene Willis673.8+3.8
Majority23513.4-4.8
Turnout 1,749
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Nigel Harvey91150.1+2.5
Conservative Patricia Haunts45825.2+2.4
Labour Derek Kennedy38821.4-4.3
Green Christopher Keene603.3-0.6
Majority45324.9+3.0
Turnout 1,817
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent John Liddiard85544.6+2.7
Conservative Sylvia Waymark62432.6+0.1
Labour Daniel Curtis37819.7+5.8
Green Miles Willis593.1+0.4
Majority23112.1+2.7
Turnout 1,916
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Belford57443.5
Canvey Independent Christine Andrews54541.3
Labour William Deal16112.2
Green Korinna Willis413.1
Majority292.2
Turnout 1,321
Conservative hold Swing
Canvey Island Winter Gardens [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Peter Greig68848.9+3.4
Conservative Dorothy Best43130.6-2.9
Labour John Payne19313.7-4.1
Green Grant Fryatt966.8+6.8
Majority25718.3+6.2
Turnout 1,408
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Cedar Hall [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alexis Iles1,07066.2-1.6
Labour Kevin Blanking54733.8+1.6
Majority52332.3-3.3
Turnout 1,617
Conservative hold Swing
St George's [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Cole85954.0-6.5
Labour Joseph Cooke53533.6-5.9
Green Peggy Smith19612.3+12.3
Majority32420.4-0.6
Turnout 1,590
Conservative hold Swing
St James' [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Godfrey Isaacs1,32769.5+11.6
Green Nanine Pachy38320.1-1.7
Labour Frederick Jones20010.5-9.8
Majority94449.4+13.3
Turnout 1,910
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary's [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Meager1,01454.4+1.7
Labour Brian Wilson59031.6-15.7
Liberal Democrat Thomas Newman1457.8+7.8
Green Lesley Morgan1166.2+6.2
Majority42422.7+17.2
Turnout 1,865
Conservative hold Swing
St Peter's [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pamela Challis1,17165.2+4.8
Labour John Trollope34519.2-4.4
Green Eileen Peck25414.2-1.8
PFRCAnton Hoenderkamp251.4+1.4
Majority82646.0+9.2
Turnout 1,795
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Clifford Brunt1,16165.1+6.1
Labour Harry Brett31517.7-4.9
Green Douglas Copping30717.2-1.3
Majority84647.4+11.0
Turnout 1,783
Conservative hold Swing

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