2007 Castle Point Borough Council election

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]

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

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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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]

Castle Point local election result 2007[4][5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Conservative903-364.355.812,428+5.7%
 CIIP540+435.720.84,637+1.5%
 Labour001-1018.14,035-3.8%
 Green000003.8852-2.9%
 UKIP000001.4309+1.4%

Ward results

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Appleton[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEoin Egan1,18971.8+6.5
LabourLorna Trollope46828.2-6.5
Majority72143.5+12.9
Turnout1,65731.9
Conservative holdSwing
Boyce[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWendy Goodwin1,28569.8+6.4
UKIPRon Hurrell30916.8+16.8
LabourTony Wright24813.5-6.6
Majority97653.0+9.7
Turnout1,84235.9
Conservative holdSwing
Canvey Island Central[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIPDave Blackwell95858.3+6.3
ConservativeCarol Day46628.4-1.1
LabourBill Deal17910.9-4.4
GreenIrene Willis402.4-0.8
Majority49229.9+7.4
Turnout1,64332.2
CIIP holdSwing
Canvey Island East[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIPLee Barrett83348.8+4.7
ConservativeGeoff Coates63036.9+6.2
LabourJackie Reilly24514.3-7.0
Majority20311.9-1.5
Turnout1,70833.9
CIIP gain from ConservativeSwing
Canvey Island North[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIPGrace Watson87851.7+1.6
ConservativePat Haunts49329.0+3.8
LabourMark Reilly28917.0-4.4
GreenMiles Willis382.2-1.1
Majority38522.7-2.2
Turnout1,69832.1
CIIP gain from LabourSwing
Canvey Island South[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIPNatalie Darby82249.7+5.1
ConservativeMark Howard61337.0+4.4
LabourDaniel Curtis17910.8-8.9
GreenChristopher Keene412.5-0.6
Majority20912.6+0.5
Turnout1,65532.6
CIIP gain from ConservativeSwing
Canvey Island West[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRay Howard77260.7+17.2
CIIPRod Cowley40531.9-9.4
LabourJohn Payne947.4-4.8
Majority36728.9+26.7
Turnout1,27134.5
Conservative holdSwing
Canvey Island Winter Gardens[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CIIPNeville Watson74156.2+7.3
ConservativeNorman Bambridge41731.6+1.0
LabourCurtis McArthur16112.2-1.5
Majority32424.6+6.3
Turnout1,31925.8
CIIP gain from ConservativeSwing
Cedar Hall[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Burch1,05772.1+5.9
LabourHarry Brett40927.9-5.9
Majority64844.2+11.9
Turnout1,46632.0
Conservative holdSwing
St George's[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJackie Govier92067.9+13.9
LabourJoe Cooke43432.1-1.5
Majority48635.9+15.5
Turnout1,35429.5
Conservative holdSwing
St James'[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNorman Ladzrie1,26969.6+0.1
GreenNanine Pachy29416.1-4.0
LabourFred Jones26114.3+3.8
Majority97553.5+4.1
Turnout1,82435.4
Conservative holdSwing
St Mary's[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKate Meager1,12968.3+13.9
LabourBrian Wilson52431.7+0.1
Majority60536.6+13.9
Turnout1,65333.8
Conservative holdSwing
St Peter's[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBill Dick1,02668.4+3.2
LabourJohn Trollope26917.9-1.3
GreenEileen Peck20413.6-0.6
Majority75750.5+4.5
Turnout1,49929.7
Conservative holdSwing
Victoria[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeColin Riley1,16269.5+4.4
LabourBob Peters27516.4-1.3
GreenDouglas Copping23514.1-3.1
Majority88753.1+5.7
Turnout1,67235.9
Conservative holdSwing

By-elections between 2007 and 2008

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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]

St Marys by-election 20 December 2007 (2 seats)[6][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlf Partridge509
LabourBrian Wilson480
ConservativeMark Howard461
LabourTony Wright456
BNPJohn Barber253
BNPJohn Morgan234
Turnout2,39324.8-9.0
Conservative holdSwing
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing

References

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  1. ^ "Castle Point". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Voting for us was a matter of trust". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 7 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Three nations decide". The Guardian. NewsBank. 5 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Election 2007 Results". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election results". Castle Point Borough Council. Political Science Resources. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Castle Point by-election result". The Echo. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2014.