The2008 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members ofCastle PointBorough Council inEssex,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
14 seats were contested at the election with no election in Canvey Westward, but with aby-election being held in Canvey South at the same time as the normal election in the ward, after theCanvey Island Independent Partycouncillor Natalie Derby had stepped down in March 2008 due to ill health.[3] One councillor stood down at the election, Conservative Elizabeth Govier from St Georges ward.[3]
Not counting the extra by-election in Canvey South, there were 13 candidates each from the Conservative and Labour parties, 5 from the Canvey Island Independent Party, 3 each from theBritish National Party and theGreen Party and 1 from theUK Independence Party.[3]
The Conservatives remained in control of the council after winning the seats inBenfleet,Hadleigh andThundersley, while the Canvey Island Independent Party won all 6 seats onCanvey Island.[4] No other party won any seats at the election, withLabour finishing behind the British National Party in 2 wards and behind the UK Independence Party in 1 ward.[4] Overallturnout at the election was 33.0%.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 52.2 | 12,075 | -3.6 | |
| CIIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 23.0 | 5,314 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 3,733 | -2.0 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 839 | +3.6 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 722 | -0.7 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 441 | +0.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Skipp | 1,262 | 73.2 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | John Trollope | 462 | 26.8 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 800 | 46.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,724 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeffrey Stanley | 1,215 | 63.8 | −6.0 | |
| UKIP | Ron Hurrell | 441 | 23.1 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Harry Brett | 249 | 13.1 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 774 | 40.6 | −12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,905 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | John Anderson | 905 | 60.3 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Best | 433 | 28.8 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Bill Deal | 164 | 10.9 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 472 | 31.4 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,502 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | Anne Wood | 962 | 59.2 | +10.4 | |
| Conservative | Colin Maclean | 508 | 31.3 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Katie Curtis | 155 | 9.5 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 454 | 27.9 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,625 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | Martin Tucker | 947 | 51.7 | +0.0 | |
| Conservative | Carole Cross | 363 | 19.8 | −9.2 | |
| BNP | John Morgan | 338 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Reilly | 183 | 10.0 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 584 | 31.9 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,831 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | Brian Wood | 767 | 45.0 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Howard | 549 | 32.2 | −4.8 | |
| BNP | Peter Barber | 257 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Curham | 130 | 7.6 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 218 | 12.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,703 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | Janice Payne | 930 | 55.6 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Belford | 596 | 35.6 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | John Payne | 146 | 8.7 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 334 | 20.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,672 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIIP | Barry Dixie | 803 | 59.4 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Pat Haunts | 422 | 31.2 | −0.4 | |
| Labour | Margaret McArthur-Curtis | 127 | 9.4 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 381 | 28.2 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,352 | ||||
| CIIPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Wass | 1,106 | 75.8 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Lorna Trollope | 353 | 24.2 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 753 | 51.6 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,459 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clive Walter | 1,049 | 69.1 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Joe Cooke | 469 | 30.9 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 580 | 38.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,518 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Sharp | 1,329 | 71.2 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Fred Jones | 271 | 14.5 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Narine Pachy | 266 | 14.3 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,058 | 56.7 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,866 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Cross | 963 | 55.6 | −12.7 | |
| Labour | Anthony Wright | 526 | 30.4 | −1.2 | |
| BNP | Scott Smith | 244 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
| Majority | 437 | 25.2 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,733 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beverley Egan | 1,099 | 69.7 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | William Emberson | 275 | 17.4 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Eileen Peck | 203 | 12.9 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 824 | 52.3 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,577 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Enid Isaacs | 1,181 | 71.3 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Lesley Morgan | 253 | 15.3 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Alan Curtis | 223 | 13.5 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 928 | 56.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,657 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
