2014 Castle Point Borough Council election

2014 UK local government election December 2014 May 2026 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2014 Castle Point Borough Council election. Canvey Island Independent Party in light grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Conservative in blue. The 2014 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cz3nmp588gnt Castle Point BBC News Online 3 August 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 20 Canvey Island Independent Party 16 UK Independence Party 5Pam Challis loses seat as Castle Point falls from Tory control Weinfass Ian 23 May 2014 The Echo NewsBank Background At the last election in 2012 the Conservatives held control of the council with 25 councillors, compared to 15 for the Canvey Island Independent Party and 1 independent.http://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 However, since then the UK Independence Party had won 2 Castle Point seats at the 2013 Essex County Council election and planned to stand 8 candidates at the 2014 Borough Council election.Can anyone halt the rise of Ukip in borough council elections? 29 April 2014 The Echo NewsBank 14 of the 41 seats on the council were contested at the 2014 election.http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2014-05-13/local-elections-2014-castle-point/ Local Elections 2014: Castle Point 13 May 2014 ITV News 24 December 2014 Election result The Conservatives lost their majority on the council after the UK Independence Party gained 5 seats.Farage hails himself 'honorary Essex man' on victory tour - Ukip leader pulls pint for cameramen as he says party success shows its message was "resonating" among Conservative and Labour voters Hope Christopher Turner, Camilla 23 May 2014 The Daily Telegraph NewsBank The UK Independence Party gains came in Appleton, Cedar Hall, St George's, St Peter's and Victoria wards, with 87-year-old UK Independence Party candidate Ron Hurrell defeating the Conservative leader of the council, Pam Challis, in St Peter's ward.Ukip victors cite voters' dislike of Westminster Bounds Andrew 23 May 2014 Financial Times NewsBank Meanwhile, in the European elections that were held at the same time the UK Independence Party won 48% of the vote in Castle Point, almost double that of the Conservatives.UKIP to target Castle Point MP's seat Weinfass Ian 28 May 2014 The Echo NewsBank On Canvey Island the Canvey Island Independent Party regained a seat in Canvey Island South, which they had lost to a defection. The results left the Conservatives as the largest party on the council with 20 seats, while the Canvey Island Independent Party had 16 seats and the UK Independence Party had 5 seats. Following the election the Conservative group on the council chose Colin Riley as their new leader defeating the former deputy leader of the council Jeffrey Stanley by 2 votes,Talks over Castle Point Council's future break down Weinfass Ian 3 June 2014 The Echo NewsBank while Alan Bayley became the leader of the UK Independence Party group.Council power still hanging in balance Tilley Caroline 29 May 2014 The Echo NewsBank Both the Canvey Island Independent Party and UK Independence Party initially proposed a coalition between all 3 parties to run the council, but following the Conservative leadership election decided against coalition and Colin Riley became the new leader of the council at the head of a Conservative minority administration.Colin Riley is new Castle Point leader Hakim Seema 9 June 2014 The Echo NewsBank Castle Point local election result 2014http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/file/ALL%20wards%20Declaration%20of%20results%202014%20final.pdf Declaration of result of poll Castle Point Borough Council 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140803182450/http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/file/ALL%20wards%20Declaration%20of%20results%202014%20final.pdf 3 August 2014 dead Canvey Island Independent Party 6 1 0 +1 42.9 23.2 5,543 +2.3% UK Independence Party 5 5 0 +5 35.7 26.9 6,431 +26.9% Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 5 -5 21.4 33.9 8,098 -12.9% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 3,822 -10.9% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 -2.4% Ward results Appleton UK Independence Party Alan Bayley 856 44.0 +44.0 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Mumford 728 37.4 -24.3 Labour Party (UK) Elliott Adair 361 18.6 -19.7 128 6.6 1,945 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Boyce Conservative Party (UK) Norman Smith 927 46.1 -28.0 UK Independence Party Robert Baillie 823 40.9 +40.9 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Wright 261 13.0 -12.9 104 5.2 -43.1 2,011 Conservative Party (UK) Canvey Island Central Canvey Island Independent Party Peter May 964 65.1 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Savill 324 21.9 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) John Payne 192 13.0 -3.2 640 43.2 +0.0 1,480 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island East Canvey Island Independent Party Alan Acott 1,006 66.8 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Haunts 318 21.1 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Margaret McArthur-Curtis 182 12.1 -0.7 688 45.7 +21.2 1,506 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island North Canvey Island Independent Party Nigel Harvey 1,067 63.7 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Belford 325 19.4 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Reilly 283 16.9 +0.2 742 44.3 -1.8 1,675 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island South Canvey Island Independent Party Barry Palmer 1,035 62.3 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Lambert 458 27.6 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Curham 168 10.1 -0.6 577 34.7 +11.9 1,661 Canvey Island Independent Party Independent (politician) Canvey Island West Canvey Island Independent Party Jane King 636 50.1 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Blissett 509 40.1 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) William Deal 124 9.8 +1.8 127 10.0 1,269 Canvey Island Independent Party Canvey Island Winter Gardens Canvey Island Independent Party Peter Greig 835 64.3 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Carrington 283 21.8 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Katie Curtis 181 13.9 -2.7 552 42.5 +1.0 1,299 Canvey Island Independent Party Cedar Hall UK Independence Party Alan Hudson 897 49.4 +49.4 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Maclean 610 33.6 -25.1 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Thorne 310 17.1 -24.2 287 15.8 1,817 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) St George's UK Independence Party Brian Wood 710 43.0 +43.0 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Freeman 525 31.8 -21.9 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Cooke 417 25.2 -21.1 185 11.2 1,652 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) St. James' Conservative Party (UK) Godfrey Isaacs 886 43.9 -16.9 UK Independence Party Michael Dixon 790 39.2 +39.2 Labour Party (UK) Dina Mehdi 340 16.9 -4.3 96 4.8 34.8 2,016 Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Sheldon 771 40.3 -11.9 UK Independence Party Michael Aubrey 726 37.9 +37.9 Labour Party (UK) Brian Wilson 418 21.8 -26.0 45 2.3 -2.0 1,915 Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's UK Independence Party Ronald Hurrell 830 45.1 +45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Challis 680 36.9 -27.1 Labour Party (UK) William Emberson 331 18.0 -18.0 150 8.1 1,841 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) Victoria UK Independence Party Paul Varker 799 44.2 +44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Neal Warren 754 41.7 -22.9 Labour Party (UK) Frederick West 254 14.1 -5.7 45 2.5 1,807 UK Independence Party Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2014 and 2015 A by-election was held in Canvey Island East on 30 October 2014 after Canvey Island Independent Party councillor Gail Barton was removed from the council for not attending any council meetings for 8 months.http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11474802.October_battle_for_empty_Canvey_seat/ October battle for empty Canvey seat Mansfield Katie 16 September 2014 The Echo 24 December 2014 The UK Independence Party did not put up a candidate for the by-election, instead supporting the Canvey Island Independent Party candidate, while the Canvey Island Independents agreed to support the UK Independence Party at the 2015 general election.Ukip won't stand against Canvey Independents in by-election Weinfass Ian 5 June 2014 The Echo NewsBankDefector gives power back to Conservatives Mansfield Katie 5 November 2014 The Echo NewsBank However the seat was gained by independent candidate Colin Letchford with a majority of 66 votes over the Canvey Island Independent Party.http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11571255.print/ Independent candidate Colin Letchford wins Canvey East by-election Mansfield Katie 30 October 2014 The Echo 24 December 2014 Meanwhile, following the by-election, councillor Stephen Cole defected from the Canvey Island Independent Party to the Conservatives, with the agreement between the Canvey Island Independent Party and the UK Independence Party being cited as a factor in his decision. This meant following the by-election and defection the Conservatives regained a one-seat majority on the council with 21 seats, compared to 14 for the Canvey Island Independent Party, 5 for the UK Independence Party and 1 independent. Canvey Island East by-election 30 October 2014 Independent (politician) Colin Letchford 389 39.1 +39.1 Canvey Island Independent Party John Payne 323 32.4 -34.4 Conservative Party (UK) Chas Mumford 208 20.9 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Jackie Reilly 76 7.6 -4.5 66 6.6 996 20.9 Independent (politician) Canvey Island Independent Party References Category:Castle Point Borough Council elections Castle Point Category:2010s in Essex