Castle Point Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 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 2007 Castle Point Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Canvey Island Independent Party in light grey.

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. [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.

Election result

The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 26 councillors, but lost 3 seats to the Canvey Island Independent Party. [2] The Conservatives held all 8 seats in Benfleet, Hadleigh and Thundersley, but won only 1 of the 6 seats on Canvey Island. [2] On Canvey Island the Canvey Island Independent Party took the other 5 seats to have 15 councillors, gaining 3 from the Conservatives, as well as defeating the only Labour councillor on the council. [2] [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

South Benfleet a town in Essex, United Kindom

South Benfleet is a town or populous, largely modern village in the Castle Point district of Essex, 30 miles east of London. The Benfleet SS7 post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. The Battle of Benfleet took place here between the Vikings and Saxons in 894.

Hadleigh, Essex town in southeast Essex, England

Hadleigh is a town in southeast Essex, England, on the A13 between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of about 18,300. It has a squared bypass to the north.

Castle Point local election result 2007 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 903-364.355.812,428+5.7%
  Canvey Independent 540+435.720.84,637+1.5%
  Labour 001-1018.14,035-3.8%
  Green 000003.8852-2.9%
  UKIP 000001.4309+1.4%

Ward results

Appleton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Eoin Egan1,18971.8+6.5
Labour Lorna Trollope46828.2-6.5
Majority72143.5+12.9
Turnout 1,65731.9
Conservative hold Swing
Boyce [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wendy Goodwin1,28569.8+6.4
UKIP Ron Hurrell30916.8+16.8
Labour Tony Wright24813.5-6.6
Majority97653.0+9.7
Turnout 1,84235.9
Conservative hold Swing
Canvey Island Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Dave Blackwell95858.3+6.3
Conservative Carol Day46628.4-1.1
Labour Bill Deal17910.9-4.4
Green Irene Willis402.4-0.8
Majority49229.9+7.4
Turnout 1,64332.2
Canvey Independent hold Swing
Canvey Island East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Lee Barrett83348.8+4.7
Conservative Geoff Coates63036.9+6.2
Labour Jackie Reilly24514.3-7.0
Majority20311.9-1.5
Turnout 1,70833.9
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Grace Watson87851.7+1.6
Conservative Pat Haunts49329.0+3.8
Labour Mark Reilly28917.0-4.4
Green Miles Willis382.2-1.1
Majority38522.7-2.2
Turnout 1,69832.1
Canvey Independent gain from Labour Swing
Canvey Island South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Natalie Darby82249.7+5.1
Conservative Mark Howard61337.0+4.4
Labour Daniel Curtis17910.8-8.9
Green Christopher Keene412.5-0.6
Majority20912.6+0.5
Turnout 1,65532.6
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Canvey Island West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ray Howard77260.7+17.2
Canvey Independent Rod Cowley40531.9-9.4
Labour John Payne947.4-4.8
Majority36728.9+26.7
Turnout 1,27134.5
Conservative hold Swing
Canvey Island Winter Gardens [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Canvey Independent Neville Watson74156.2+7.3
Conservative Norman Bambridge41731.6+1.0
Labour Curtis McArthur16112.2-1.5
Majority32424.6+6.3
Turnout 1,31925.8
Canvey Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Cedar Hall [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Burch1,05772.1+5.9
Labour Harry Brett40927.9-5.9
Majority64844.2+11.9
Turnout 1,46632.0
Conservative hold Swing
St George's [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jackie Govier92067.9+13.9
Labour Joe Cooke43432.1-1.5
Majority48635.9+15.5
Turnout 1,35429.5
Conservative hold Swing
St James' [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Ladzrie1,26969.6+0.1
Green Nanine Pachy29416.1-4.0
Labour Fred Jones26114.3+3.8
Majority97553.5+4.1
Turnout 1,82435.4
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary's [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kate Meager1,12968.3+13.9
Labour Brian Wilson52431.7+0.1
Majority60536.6+13.9
Turnout 1,65333.8
Conservative hold Swing
St Peter's [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bill Dick1,02668.4+3.2
Labour John Trollope26917.9-1.3
Green Eileen Peck20413.6-0.6
Majority75750.5+4.5
Turnout 1,49929.7
Conservative hold Swing
Victoria [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Riley1,16269.5+4.4
Labour Bob Peters27516.4-1.3
Green Douglas Copping23514.1-3.1
Majority88753.1+5.7
Turnout 1,67235.9
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2007 and 2008

Two by-elections were held in St Marys ward on 20 December 2007 after the resignation of Conservative councillors Alan and Kate Meager. [6] One seat was held for the Conservatives by Alf Partridge with 509 votes, while the other seat was gained for Labour by Brian Wilson with 480 votes. [6]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

St Marys by-election 20 December 2007 (2 seats) [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alf Partridge509
Labour Brian Wilson480
Conservative Mark Howard461
Labour Tony Wright456
BNP John Barber253
BNP John Morgan234
Turnout 2,39324.8-9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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