2023 Castle Point Borough Council election

2023 Castle Point Borough Council election

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14 out of 41 seats to Castle Point Borough Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Warren Gibson Dave Blackwell Godfrey Isaacs Party PIP CIIP Conservative Last election 10 seats, 28.6% 16 seats, 19.9% 15 seats, 36.6% Seats before 10 16 15 Seats won 7 6 1 Seats after 16 16 9 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 6,840 3,900 5,512 Percentage 35.4% 20.2% 28.5% Swing 6.8% 0.3% 8.1%
Leader before election Dave Blackwell Canvey Island Independent Party No overall control Leader after election Dave Blackwell Canvey Island Independent Party No overall control

The 2023 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

The coalition between The People's Independent Party and the Canvey Island Independent Party substantially increased their majority on the council at the expense of the Conservatives.^[2][3]

In the aftermath of the election the Conservative group leader, Godfrey Isaacs, left the group to sit as an independent councillor. He was replaced as group leader by Beverley Egan. Dave Blackwell, leader of the Canvey Island Independent Party, continued to serve as leader of the council after the election.^[4]

2023 Castle Point Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	PIP	7	6	50.0	10	16	39.02	6,840	35.4	+6.8
	CIIP	6		39.02	10	16	39.0	3,900	20.2	+0.3
	Conservative	1	6	7.1	7	8	19.5	5,512	28.5	–8.1
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,581	13.4	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	201	1.0	N/A
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	162	0.8	+0.2
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	111	0.6	N/A

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Castle Point Borough Council following the close of nomination on 5 April 2023.^[5] The results of the election were announced on 5 May 2023.^[6]

Appleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Benjamin Bizzell	653	43.3	–1.8
	Conservative	Wayne Johnson	614	40.7	–0.7
	Labour Co-op	Mark Maguire	241	16.0	+2.5
Majority			39	2.6	–1.1
Turnout			1,508
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	0.6

Boyce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Rob Lillis	1,036	59.2	+11.2
	Conservative	Chas Mumford*	566	32.3	–9.3
	Labour	Gwyn Bailey	149	8.5	–1.9
Majority			470	26.9	+20.5
Turnout			1,751
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	10.3

Canvey Island Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	Dave Blackwell*	665	65.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Nikki Drogman	176	17.3	–8.4
	Labour	Terry Miller	175	17.2	+2.5
Majority			489	48.2	+14.2
Turnout			1,016
	CIIP hold		Swing	7.1

Canvey Island East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	Grace Watson	678	64.4	+13.2
	Conservative	Pat Haunts	247	23.5	–13.6
	Labour	Jackie Reilly	127	12.1	+0.4
Majority			431	40.9	+26.8
Turnout			1,052
	CIIP hold		Swing	13.4

Canvey Island North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	Michael Fuller*	872	69.0	+3.0
	Conservative	Adrian Roper	231	18.3	–3.9
	Labour Co-op	Maggie McArthur-Curtis	161	12.7	+0.8
Majority			641	50.7	+7.9
Turnout			1,264
	CIIP hold		Swing	3.5

Canvey Island South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	Janice Payne*	762	64.2	–0.5
	Conservative	Wayne Lambert	260	21.9	–4.5
	Labour	Daniel Curtis	119	10.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Bannister	45	3.8	N/A
Majority			502	42.3	+4.0
Turnout			1,186
	CIIP hold		Swing	2.0

Canvey Island West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	David Thomas*	394	40.9	+3.4
	Conservative	John Stone	298	30.9	–7.7
	Independent	Sean Quartermaine	162	16.8	+5.6
	Labour	Heidi Cox	110	11.4	–1.3
Majority			96	10.0	N/A
Turnout			964
	CIIP hold		Swing	5.1

Canvey Island Winter Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CIIP	Graham Withers*	529	58.0	+2.0
	Conservative	Jeffrey Stanley	195	21.4	–6.4
	Labour Co-op	Liz Anderson	188	20.6	+4.4
Majority			334	36.6	+8.4
Turnout			912
	CIIP hold		Swing	4.2

Cedar Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Gareth Howlett	900	53.0	–5.6
	Conservative	Colin Maclean*	624	36.7	+4.3
	Labour Co-op	Moreblessing Chasiya	142	8.4	–0.5
	Reform UK	Keiron McGill	32	1.9	N/A
Majority			276	16.3	–9.9
Turnout			1,698
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Nicola Benson	604	48.1	+8.6
	Conservative	Jack Fortt	409	32.5	–10.1
	Labour	Katie Curtis	244	19.4	+1.4
Majority			195	15.6	N/A
Turnout			1,257
	PIP hold		Swing	9.4

St. James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqui Thornton*	698	41.2	–21.3
	PIP	Sonny Allain	451	26.6	N/A
	Labour	Dina Mehdi	311	18.3	–19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Duff	156	9.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Simon Woodward	79	4.7	N/A
Majority			247	14.6	–10.4
Turnout			1,695
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Di Jones	948	58.2	+10.4
	Conservative	James Cutler*	420	25.8	–11.6
	Labour Co-op	Laurence Chapman	262	16.1	+2.5
Majority			528	32.4	–22.0
Turnout			1,630
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	11.0

St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	Michael Dearson	892	56.2	+9.7
	Conservative	Michael Dixon	497	31.3	–9.9
	Labour	Bill Emberson	199	12.5	+0.2
Majority			395	24.9	+19.6
Turnout			1,588
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	9.8

Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PIP	John Knott	1,356	75.9	+13.6
	Conservative	Eleanor Dixon	277	15.5	–12.4
	Labour Co-op	Joe Cooke	153	8.6	–1.2
Majority			1,079	60.4	+26.0
Turnout			1,786
	PIP gain from Conservative		Swing	13.0