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]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
[edit]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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 64.3 | 55.8 | 12,428 | +5.7% | |
CIIP | 5 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 35.7 | 20.8 | 4,637 | +1.5% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18.1 | 4,035 | -3.8% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 852 | -2.9% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 309 | +1.4% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eoin Egan | 1,189 | 71.8 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Lorna Trollope | 468 | 28.2 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 721 | 43.5 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,657 | 31.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Goodwin | 1,285 | 69.8 | +6.4 | |
UKIP | Ron Hurrell | 309 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Labour | Tony Wright | 248 | 13.5 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 976 | 53.0 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,842 | 35.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIIP | Dave Blackwell | 958 | 58.3 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Carol Day | 466 | 28.4 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Bill Deal | 179 | 10.9 | −4.4 | |
Green | Irene Willis | 40 | 2.4 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 492 | 29.9 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,643 | 32.2 | |||
CIIP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIIP | Lee Barrett | 833 | 48.8 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Geoff Coates | 630 | 36.9 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Jackie Reilly | 245 | 14.3 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 203 | 11.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,708 | 33.9 | |||
CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIIP | Grace Watson | 878 | 51.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Pat Haunts | 493 | 29.0 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Mark Reilly | 289 | 17.0 | −4.4 | |
Green | Miles Willis | 38 | 2.2 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 385 | 22.7 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,698 | 32.1 | |||
CIIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIIP | Natalie Darby | 822 | 49.7 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Mark Howard | 613 | 37.0 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Daniel Curtis | 179 | 10.8 | −8.9 | |
Green | Christopher Keene | 41 | 2.5 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 12.6 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,655 | 32.6 | |||
CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ray Howard | 772 | 60.7 | +17.2 | |
CIIP | Rod Cowley | 405 | 31.9 | −9.4 | |
Labour | John Payne | 94 | 7.4 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 367 | 28.9 | +26.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,271 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIIP | Neville Watson | 741 | 56.2 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Norman Bambridge | 417 | 31.6 | +1.0 | |
Labour | Curtis McArthur | 161 | 12.2 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 324 | 24.6 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,319 | 25.8 | |||
CIIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Burch | 1,057 | 72.1 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Harry Brett | 409 | 27.9 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 648 | 44.2 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,466 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Govier | 920 | 67.9 | +13.9 | |
Labour | Joe Cooke | 434 | 32.1 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 486 | 35.9 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,354 | 29.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ladzrie | 1,269 | 69.6 | +0.1 | |
Green | Nanine Pachy | 294 | 16.1 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Fred Jones | 261 | 14.3 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 975 | 53.5 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,824 | 35.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Meager | 1,129 | 68.3 | +13.9 | |
Labour | Brian Wilson | 524 | 31.7 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 605 | 36.6 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 33.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Dick | 1,026 | 68.4 | +3.2 | |
Labour | John Trollope | 269 | 17.9 | −1.3 | |
Green | Eileen Peck | 204 | 13.6 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 757 | 50.5 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 29.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Riley | 1,162 | 69.5 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Bob Peters | 275 | 16.4 | −1.3 | |
Green | Douglas Copping | 235 | 14.1 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 887 | 53.1 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,672 | 35.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2007 and 2008
[edit]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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alf Partridge | 509 | |||
Labour | Brian Wilson | 480 | |||
Conservative | Mark Howard | 461 | |||
Labour | Tony Wright | 456 | |||
BNP | John Barber | 253 | |||
BNP | John Morgan | 234 | |||
Turnout | 2,393 | 24.8 | −9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Castle Point". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Voting for us was a matter of trust". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 7 May 2007.
- ^ "Three nations decide". The Guardian. NewsBank. 5 May 2007.
- ^ "Election 2007 Results". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Castle Point by-election result". The Echo. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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