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. [1] [2] [3]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
| Year | Conservative | Canvey Island Independent | UK Independence Party | Independent | People's Independent Party | Labour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 [4] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1976 [4] | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1979 [4] | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | New ward boundaries [5] |
| 1983 [4] | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 [6] | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [7] |
| 1991 [8] | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 [9] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
| 1999 [10] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2003 [11] | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | New ward boundaries [12] |
| 2004 [13] | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 [14] | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 [15] | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 [16] | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 [17] | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 [18] | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 [1] | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 [19] [20] | 20 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 [21] | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | New ward boundaries [2] |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [22] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hall | 10 April 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Canvey Island East | 22 October 1998 | Labour | Labour | ||
| St. Georges by-election | 19 July 2001 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Boyce by-election | 30 September 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Canvey Island North by-election | 8 September 2005 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| St Marys by-election (first seat) | 20 December 2007 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| St Marys by-election (second seat) | Conservative | Labour | |||
| Canvey Island East by-election | 30 October 2014 | CIIP | Independent | ||
| St. George's by-election | 5 May 2016 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Boyce by-election | 6 May 2021 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| St. George's by-election | Conservative | Conservative | |||
| St. Peter's by-election | 24 February 2022 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
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