Castle PointBorough Council inEssex,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, 39councillors have been elected from 13wards.[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 | ||
| Canvey Island Winter Gardens by-election | 29 May 2025 | CIIP | Reform | ||
