Castle Point Borough Council election, 2004
The 2004 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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
Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 39 councillors, while both Labour and the Canvey Island Independent Party had 1 seat.[3] The Canvey Island Independent Party had been formed by ex-Labour councillor Dave Blackwell after he quit Labour in January 2004.[4] The party wanted Canvey Island to have its own council and police division.[5]
Election result
The Conservatives remained in control of the council, but lost 4 seats to the Canvey Island Independent Party.[6] This reduced the Conservatives to 35 councillors, while the Canvey Island Independent Party became the only opposition on the council with 6 seats.[2][6] The Canvey Island Independent Party won all 5 seats they had contested including defeating the only Labour councillor Terry Blackwell.[6]
Castle Point local election result 2004[7][8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 61.5 | 48.8 | 11,145 | -12.0% | ||
Canvey Island Independent | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 38.5 | 16.7 | 3,820 | +16.7% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 27.1 | 6,193 | -10.5% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,449 | +5.1% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 163 | +0.4% | ||
National Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 47 | +0.2% | ||
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 44 | +0.2% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Skipp | 1,183 | 64.6 | ||
Labour | John Trollope | 649 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 534 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,832 | 34.6 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Freeman | 1,185 | 63.9 | ||
Labour | Anthony Wright | 416 | 22.4 | ||
Green | Nanine Othni | 254 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 769 | 41.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,855 | 36.3 | +7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canvey Island Independent | John Anderson | 751 | 44.2 | ||
Labour | Terry Blackwell | 456 | 26.8 | ||
Conservative | Nigel King | 452 | 26.6 | ||
Green | Christopher Keene | 40 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 295 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,699 | 33.1 | +10.4 | ||
Canvey Island Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canvey Island Independent | Anne Wood | 847 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | Winnifred Day | 510 | 27.5 | ||
Labour | Jackie Reilly | 449 | 24.2 | ||
National Liberal Party | Keith Low | 47 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 337 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,853 | 36.0 | +10.5 | ||
Canvey Island Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canvey Island Independent | Martin Tucker | 846 | 47.6 | ||
Labour | Mark Reilly | 457 | 25.7 | ||
Conservative | Heather Searle | 406 | 22.8 | ||
Green | Irene Willis | 70 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 389 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,779 | 34.8 | +14.8 | ||
Canvey Island Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canvey Island Independent | Brian Wood | 750 | 41.9 | ||
Conservative | Jeffrey Stanley | 581 | 32.5 | ||
Labour | Mike Curham | 248 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | L Hart | 163 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Clifford Hughes | 48 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 169 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,790 | 35.1 | +7.9 | ||
Canvey Island Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canvey Island Independent | Barry Dixie | 626 | 45.5 | ||
Conservative | Keneth Moore | 460 | 33.5 | ||
Labour | Margaret McArthur-Curtis | 245 | 17.8 | ||
Respect | Robert Chapman | 44 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 166 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,375 | 26.4 | +5.9 | ||
Canvey Island Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Ladzrie | 1,170 | 67.8 | ||
Labour | Lorna Trollope | 556 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 614 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,726 | 36.9 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Govier | 1,007 | 60.5 | ||
Labour | Joseph Cooke | 657 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 350 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,664 | 35.3 | +6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Sharp | 1,131 | 57.9 | ||
Green | Vikki Copping | 425 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | Daniel Regan | 397 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 706 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,953 | 39.1 | +10.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Cross | 942 | 52.7 | ||
Labour | Brian Wilson | 844 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 98 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,786 | 35.6 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beverley Egan | 1,084 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | M Gamble | 423 | 23.6 | ||
Green | Peck | 288 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | 661 | 36.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,795 | 35.4 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Enid Isaacs | 1,034 | 59.0 | ||
Labour | Robert Peters | 396 | 22.6 | ||
Green | Douglas Copping | 324 | 18.5 | ||
Majority | 638 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,754 | 38.0 | +8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2004 and 2006
Boyce
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 699 | 64.0 | +0.1 | ||
Labour | 278 | 25.4 | +3.0 | ||
Green | 116 | 10.6 | -3.1 | ||
Majority | 421 | 38.5 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,093 | 21.5 | -14.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Canvey Island North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Reilly | 399 | 45.8 | +20.1 | |
Canvey Island Independent Party | 315 | 36.1 | -11.5 | ||
Conservative | 131 | 15.0 | -7.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 27 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||
Majority | 84 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 872 | 16.6 | -18.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Castle Point council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Castle Point : Council election results, June 10". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 11 June 2004.
- ↑ "Castle Point : We'll keep sticking to our promises". Essex county Publications. NewsBank. 4 May 2004.
- ↑ "Castle Point: Opposition in tatters as stalwart quits Labour". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 20 January 2004.
- ↑ "Canvey: New campaign to give island independence". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 20 February 2004.
- 1 2 3 "Canvey: Ecstatic Canvey Independent Party". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 11 June 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Borough Election results". Castle Point Borough Council. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ballot box - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 12 June 2004. p. 26.
- 1 2 "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Canvey: Labour victory fuels Tory fighting". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 12 September 2005.