2024 Castle Point Borough Council election

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 Castle Point Borough Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2028 →
All 39 seats to Castle Point Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Warren Gibson Dave Blackwell
Party PIP CIIP
Last election 16 seats, 35.4% 16 seats, 20.2%
Seats before 16 16[a]
Seats after 24 15
Seat change Increase8 Decrease 1
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Beverley Egan
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 9 seats, 28.5% 0 seats, 0.8%
Seats before 8 1
Seat change Decrease 8 Decrease 1
Leader before election

Dave Blackwell
CIIP
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD

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.

Background[edit]

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 most recent 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[edit]

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 seats New wards No. of seats
Appleton 3 Appleton 3
Boyce 3 Canvey Island Central 3
Canvey Island Central 3 Canvey Island East 3
Canvey Island East 3 Canvey Island North 3
Canvey Island North 3 Canvey Island South 3
Canvey Island South 3 Canvey Island Winter Gardens 3
Canvey Island West 2 Hadleigh St James 3
Canvey Island Winter Gardens 3 St George's 3
Cedar Hall 3 St Mary's 3
St George's 3 St Michael's 3
St James 3 Tarpots 3
St Mary's 3 Thundersley North 3
St Peter's 3 Thundersley South 3
Victoria 3

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[7] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
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:

  • December 2023: John Payne (CIIP) dies
  • May 2023: Godfrey Isaacs leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[8]

Results[edit]

Castle Point Borough Council's composition following the 2024 elections.
2024 Castle Point Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  CIIP 15 15 0 1 Decrease 1 38.5 20.4 10,844
  PIP 24 24 Increase 8 0 61.5 44.1 23,432
  Conservative 22 0 0 7 Decrease 7 0 14.5 7,679
  Labour 25 0 0 0 0 9.3 4,972
  Canvey Residents' Alliance 13 0 0 0 0 10.3 5,472
  Green 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 357
  Independent 1 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0 0.8 409

Candidates[edit]

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[edit]

Appleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert* 854 20.08
PIP Diana Jones* 831 19.54
PIP Lorraine Larman 793 18.65
Conservative Wayne Johnson 504 11.85
Conservative Michael Dixon 441 10.56
Conservative Barry Webb 420 9.88
Labour Mark Maguire 205 4.82
Labour Charlie Young 196 4.61
Turnout 4,252
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

Canvey Island Central[edit]

Canvey Island Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CIIP Peter May* 716 20.12
CIIP Lorraine Breading 683 19.2
CIIP Jamie Huntman 590 16.58
Canvey Residents Mickey Finn 479 13.46
Canvey Residents Sean Quartermaine 476 13.38
Canvey Residents Lisa Megennis 431 12.11
Labour Terry Miller 183 5.14
Turnout 3,558 22.8
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)

Canvey Island East[edit]

Canvey Island East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CIIP Susan Brooke 910 24.32
CIIP Carole Sach* 876 23.41
CIIP Grace Watson* 809 21.62
Canvey Residents Michael Griffin 435 11.62
Conservative John Last 263 7.03
Labour Daniel Curtis 225 6.01
Conservative Rachel Ojo 224 5.99
Turnout 3,742 25.4
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)

Canvey Island North[edit]

Canvey Island North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CIIP Dave Blackwell* 834 18.74
CIIP Michael Fuller* 732 16.45
CIIP Nick Harvey* 715 16.07
Canvey Residents Kevin Hobbs 527 11.84
Canvey Residents Paul Joiner 500 11.24
Canvey Residents Jade Pittman 473 10.63
Conservative Nikki Drogman 187 4.2
Labour Anita Duffield 168 3.78
Conservative Pat Haunts 162 3.64
Labour Brendan Duffield 152 3.42
Turnout 4,450 27.3
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)

Canvey Island South[edit]

Canvey Island South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CIIP Barry Campagna* 851 20.73
Canvey Residents Jamie Coronado 411 10.01
Labour Heidi Cox 122 2.97
Labour Katie Curtis 116 2.83
Canvey Residents Leah Griffin 417 10.16
Canvey Residents Scott Griffin 426 10.38
Conservative Joan Liddiard 224 5.46
CIIP Barry Palmer* 784 19.1
CIIP Janice Payne* 754 18.37
Turnout 5,786 25.5
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)

Canvey Island Winter Gardens[edit]

Canvey Island Winter Gardens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Brown 235 6.91
Green Bob Chapman 162 4.76
Labour Co-op Moreblessing Chasiya 178 5.23
Canvey Residents Praise Coronado 277 8.14
Conservative Ivor Earl 157 4.61
CIIP Peter Greig* 548 16.1
Canvey Residents Michelle Griffin 335 9.84
Canvey Residents Natalie Lawrence 285 8.37
Labour Co-op Maggie McArthur-Curtis 184 5.41
CIIP David Thomas* 551 16.19
CIIP Graham Withers* 491 14.43
Turnout 5,688 21.6
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)
CIIP win (new seat)

Hadleigh St James[edit]

Hadleigh St James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Aimme Harbinson 850
Conservative Simon Hart* 464
PIP Kate Knott 949
PIP Duncan MacPherson 791
Labour Dina Mehdi 251
Labour Charlotte Reilly 245
Conservative Jacqui Thornton* 445
Turnout
win (new seat)
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

St George's[edit]

St George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Nicola Benson* 751
Green Billy Brew 195
Independent Steven Cole 409
Conservative David Cross 369
Conservative Paul Harbord 333
PIP Nanine Pachy 509
Labour Jackie Reilly 245
PIP Dean Silk 552
Labour Freddy West 202
Turnout
win (new seat)
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Sharon Ainsley* 1322
Labour Co-op Laurence Chapman 285
Labour Co-op Joe Cooke 249
Conservative Roxanne Goldfinch 390
PIP Rob Lillis* 1351
Labour Co-op Georgina Morgan-Bates 239
PIP Russ Savage* 1360
Turnout
win (new seat)
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

St Michael's[edit]

St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Tim Copsey* 1387
PIP Warren Gibson* 1396
PIP John Knott* 1450
Labour Amie Maguire 179
Labour Jacqueline Warner 165
Turnout
The People's Independent Party hold Swing
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

Tarpots[edit]

Tarpots
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Kieron Bowker* 730
PIP Michael Dearson* 899
Labour Holly Foxen 232
Labour Susan Foxen 221
Conservative Sunil Gupta 504
Conservative Andrew Sheldon 674
PIP Benn Wimbledon 678
Turnout
win (new seat)
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

Thundersley North[edit]

Thundersley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Belford 382
Labour Bill Emberson 209
Labour Helen Emberson 209
PIP Tom Gibson* 1298
PIP Gareth Howlett* 1408
PIP Steve Mountford* 1339
Conservative Vincent White 300
Turnout
win (new seat)
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

Thundersley South[edit]

Thundersley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PIP Allan Edwards* 652
PIP Matt Cortes 648
PIP Laurie Dixon 634
Conservative James Cutler 364
Conservative Andy Thornton* 321
Conservative Adrian Roper 316
Labour Gwyn Bailey 168
Labour Andrew Darling 144
Turnout
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)
PIP win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat at Canvey Island North last held by CIIP.
  1. ^ "Castle Point Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Conservatives lose power in Castle Point after a decade". ITV News. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Niewinska, Lina (5 May 2023). "'Incredibly honoured' - Elected Independents celebrate Castle Point victory". Echo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ The Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ Meyler, Piers (5 February 2024). "Council agrees change in voting system". Essex Live. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The Borough of Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2440, retrieved 27 March 2024
  7. ^ "Councillors". Castle Point Borough Council. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ "CASTLE POINT". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". Castle Point Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ Dedman, Simon (10 April 2024). "Thirteen Tory election nominations are 'invalid'". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_Castle_Point_Borough_Council_election&oldid=1222566715"