2012 Castle Point Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election December 2024 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Castle Point Borough Council election. Conservative in blue and Canvey Island Independent Party in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000069.stm Castle Point 4 May 2012 BBC News 3 August 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 25 Canvey Island Independent Party 15 Independent 1http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/main.cfm?MenuId=11542 Councillors Castle Point Borough Council 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120726030455/http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/main.cfm?MenuId=11542 26 July 2012 Background Since the last election in 2011, 3 councillors for the Canvey Island Independent Party, Joan Liddiard, Anne and Brian Wood, formed their own Canvey Independent Group, after Brian Wood had been expelled from the party in November 2011.http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/9404110.Canvey_independents_quit_to_form_new_group/ Canvey independents quit to form new group 7 December 2011 The Echo 3 August 2014 Anne and Brian Wood stood at the 2012 election as independent candidates, along with 13 candidates each from the Conservative and Labour parties, 5 from the Canvey Island Independent Party and 2 from the Green Party.http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/9688221.Two_Canvey_Independent_Group_councillors_lose_seats_in_Castle_Point_elections/?ref=rc Two Canvey Independent Group councillors lose seats in Castle Point elections McMillan Jacqueline 4 May 2012 The Echo 3 August 2014http://apps.castlepoint.gov.uk/cpapps/index.cfm?fa=electcandidate Elections 2012 Castle Point Borough Council 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120730151846/http://apps.castlepoint.gov.uk/cpapps/index.cfm?fa=electcandidate 30 July 2012 One Conservative councillor, Enid Isaacs of Victoria ward, stood down at the election. Election result The Conservatives retained a 9-seat majority on the council after holding all of the seats they had been defending.http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2012-05-01/election-2012-castle-point/ Election 2012: Castle Point 1 May 2012 itv.com 3 August 2014 The closest they came to losing a seat was in St Mary's ward where they held on with a majority of 63 votes over Labour, which meant Labour failed to win any seats at the election. Meanwhile, the Canvey Island Independent Party regained seats in both Canvey East and Canvey South defeating independents Anne and Brian Wood. Castle Point local election result 2012 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 0 0 61.5 46.8 8,018 -6.3 Canvey Island Independent Party 5 2 0 +2 38.5 20.9 3,578 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 26.9 4,603 +5.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 517 -0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0.0 2.4 410 +2.4 Ward results Appleton Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Skipp 849 61.7 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Elliott Adair 526 38.3 +3.9 323 23.5 -7.6 1,375 Conservative Party (UK) Boyce Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Stanley 983 74.1 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Lorna Trollope 343 25.9 +2.1 640 48.3 -4.0 1,326 Conservative Party (UK) Canvey Island Central Canvey Island Independent Party John Anderson 754 63.5 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Haunts 241 20.3 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Bill Deal 192 16.2 +2.1 513 43.2 +1.3 1,187 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island East Canvey Island Independent Party Gail Barton 595 48.0 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lydia Parkin 291 23.5 -6.3 Independent (politician) Anne Wood 195 15.7 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) Maggie McArthur-Curtis 158 12.8 -1.2 304 24.5 -1.9 1,239 Canvey Island Independent Party Independent (politician) Canvey Island North Canvey Island Independent Party Martin Tucker 913 64.7 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Howard 262 18.6 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Esther Akinnuwa 236 16.7 +0.8 651 46.1 +12.6 1,411 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island South Canvey Island Independent Party Barry Campagna 624 47.8 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chas Mumford 327 25.1 -8.1 Independent (politician) Brian Wood 215 16.5 +16.5 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Reilly 139 10.7 -0.5 297 22.8 +0.5 1,305 Canvey Island Independent Party Independent (politician) Canvey Island Winter Gardens Canvey Island Independent Party Steven Cole 692 62.5 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Kay Mullaly 232 20.9 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) Katie Curtis 184 16.6 +2.4 460 41.5 +18.0 1,108 Canvey Island Independent Party Cedar Hall Conservative Party (UK) Liz Wass 720 58.7 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Laura Ward 507 41.3 +13.3 213 17.4 +6.9 1,227 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's Conservative Party (UK) Clive Walter 607 53.7 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) Joe Cooke 524 46.3 +8.1 83 7.3 -16.3 1,131 Conservative Party (UK) St. James' Conservative Party (UK) Bill Sharp 982 60.8 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Fred Jones 343 21.2 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Douglas Copping 290 18.0 +3.8 639 39.6 -8.0 1,615 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) David Cross 762 52.2 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) Brian Wilson 699 47.8 +10.9 63 4.3 -21.9 1,461 Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Egan 822 64.0 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Bill Emberson 463 36.0 +13.1 359 27.9 -14.7 1,285 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hart 940 64.6 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Dina Mehdi 289 19.8 -0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Lesley Morgan 227 15.6 +3.1 651 44.7 -1.6 1,456 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Castle Point Borough Council elections Castle Point Category:2010s in Essex